The Show-Down vol. 2 no. 1

Published by

Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935

Edited by

Cathrell, Sally J. Jr., American, 1913 - 1981

Photograph by

Maurice Seymour Studio, American, founded 1929

Written by

Lawrence, Neil

Dancer, Maurice

Albagli, Victor

Subject of

Anderson, Ivie, American, 1905 - 1949

Moseley, Thomas, American, 1878 - 1971

Lunceford, Jimmie, American, 1902 - 1947

Snow, Valaida, American, 1904 - 1956

Date

November 1936

Medium

ink on paper with metal

Dimensions

H x W x D (Closed): 10 7/8 × 8 3/16 × 1/16 in. (27.7 × 20.8 × 0.2 cm)

H x W x D (Open): 10 7/8 × 16 5/16 × 3/8 in. (27.7 × 41.4 × 0.9 cm)

Description

The Show-Down magazine, volume 2, number 1. The front cover is green with navy print and features a blue tinted, image of Ivie Anderson against a blue background. Anderson is depicted from the shoulders up. Her head is turned and she is looking towards the upper right side of the image. The top right corner of the image has been replaced by a graphic of a wooden fence. The bottom left corner depicts an illustration of a turkey. Four cover lines to the left of the image read, [FINAL CHAPTER / "Dark Ghetto" / By / NEIL LAWRENCE], [PLAY BUREAU / "Fair Exchange" / By / VICTOR ALBAGLI], ["NOAH'S" / Thomas Moseley / By / MAURICE DANCER], and ["Rhythmania" / JIMMIE LUNCEFORD]. Text across the bottom of the page reads [FIRST ANNIVERSARY / November 1936 Ten Cents]. A horizontal line forms a border below the text. The masthead is centered in the top third of the front cover, and reads, [THE / SHOW-DOWN]. A horizontal blue line extends from either side of the word [THE]. The text, [SHOW-DOWN], is in large, block lettering patterned with vertical white stripes. The interior pages are white and green with black text and black-and-white images. The back cover is features an advertisement for Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra. This magazine issue is twenty (20) pages.

Transcription Center Status

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Place printed

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Collection title

The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection

Classification

Documents and Published Materials

Type

magazines (periodicals)

Topic

Actors

Business

Dance

Entertainers

Jazz (Music)

Mass media

Musicians

Nightlife

Photography

Theatre

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.46.25.78

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

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