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Photograph of the Ensemble of Harlem Uproar House
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Cathrell, Laura, 1914 - 1999
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Harlem Uproar House, American
- McCullin, Vivian Lucille, American
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 7 3/8 × 9 5/16 in. (18.7 × 23.7 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 7 15/16 × 9 7/8 in. (20.2 × 25.1 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a group of eleven (11) women wearing matching costumes and posing on stage. Each woman is wearing a large bow on her head, cropped tops with puffed sleeves, and ruffled skirts that open at the front. One (1) woman is seated on a two-tiered platform at the center of the image. Two (2) women stand behind her, while the remaining women stand on either side of the platform, four (4) on each side. Each woman is holding her skirt out to the side and smiling. Inscribed within the white border at the top, in blue ink, is the text, [To Laurie.. May the sky be your limit, Iris]. Handwritten in black ink over the curtain at the top right of the image is text that reads, [The Ladies of the “Ensemble" / Harlem Uproar House / Season "37" / N.Y.C.] The name [Lauri] is written across the chest of one of the women. The remainder of the inscriptions are written across the bottom of the page and are written in blue ink by different hands: [To Lauri / Cappie / “Dee[?]” / To Laurie - I met / you in a / uproar (solid) / Jeanne / Martine / To Lauri / From Thelma / To Lauri / Always rembir[?] the / "Uproar House" / C[---?]th[---?] / To Lauri my [---?] / Friend (Bah) Cappie / “Bu” / To Lauri / From "Bridgie" / (Vivian Garrett) / "Ethyl Love" / To "Laurie" From Eva / To Homey / from Lula / Doris Dawson / To My Lauri / remember that / fun blue crock / (smiles) / Sincerely / Nonie]. There is an inscription in pencil on the back.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place captured
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Memorial Quilt for Tuskegee Airman 2d Lt. James McCullin
- Created by
- McCullin, Vivian Lucille, American
- Subject of
- Second Lieutenant McCullin, James L., American, 1919 - 1943
- Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
- 99th Pursuit Squadron, American, 1941 - 1949
- Date
- after 1943
- Medium
- cloth and ink
- Dimensions
- H x W: 41 x 39 3/4 in. (104.1 x 101 cm)
- Description
- A quilt made in memory of Lt. James McCullin. The majority of the quilt's background is a tan fabric with a dotted blue floral design. The border of the quilt is navy blue fabric with a dotted tan floral design. In the center of the quilt is a printed photograph of James McCullin dressed as a World War II pilot. Around the portrait are triangular pieces of the blue fabric forming a sunburst pattern. Around the edges of the quilt are pieces of fabric with images and text printed on them. Many of these pieces are McCullin's personal documents such as his diploma, Army certification, and correspondence with the War Department concerning his disappearance in 1943. The images include the plane he flew, his grave, and the building named after him at Kentucky State University.
- Place depicted
- Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
- Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Italy, Europe
- Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Textiles-Quilts
- Type
- quilts
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the McCullin Family, in memory of Second Lieutenant James L. McCullin
- Object number
- 2013.52.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions