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  • Photographic postcard of the Cuban Knights Social Club

    Printed by
    Orcajo Photo Art, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Cuban Knights Social Club
    St. Louis Crackerjacks, American, 1938
    West End Hall, American
    Green, Harold
    Date
    1937
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 7/16 × 5 7/16 in. (8.7 × 13.8 cm)
    Description
    A photographic postcard featuring a sepia toned image of twelve (12) young men dressed similarly in white jackets with medium toned lapels, dark pants, and dark ties with tie clips. They are arranged in two (2) rows, with five (5) seated in front and seven (7) standing at the back. The three (3) men in the center of the front row are holding a sign that reads [CUBAN KNIGHTS / Social Club]. The number [3217] is printed in the negative, in the bottom left corner. The back of the postcard has the text [POST CARD] printed at the top in black and traced over by hand in pencil. The left half of the page has black printed text that reads [CORRESPONDENCE / Dear Friend: / You are invited to our / ANNUAL FREE MATINEE / West End Hall / Vandeventer and Finney Aves. / Sunday, April 11, '37 4-8 p.m. / Music by / ST. LOUIS CRACKERJACKS / Admission and Checking Free / Thanking you, / The Cuban Knights / Courtesy fee 15c]. The name of the manufacturer, [ORCAJO PHOTO ART, DAYTON, OHIO], is printed vertically to the left of the text. The right half is addressed [To / Sally Cathell / From / Harold Green], handwritten in pencil.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place depicted
    Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Collection title
    The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    portraits
    photographic postcards
    Topic
    American West
    Correspondence
    Fraternal organizations
    Jazz (Music)
    Nightlife
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.25.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ac071f30-cd6a-4fd8-ac73-ef42f123b29a
  • Photograph of three dancers at the Silver Slipper Ballroom

    Photograph by
    Woodland's Studio, American
    Subject of
    Cathrell, Laura, 1914 - 1999
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    St. Louis Crackerjacks, American, 1938
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Silver Slipper Ballroom, American
    Date
    ca. 1934
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 7 3/8 × 9 3/16 in. (18.7 × 23.4 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 7 15/16 × 9 3/4 in. (20.1 × 24.8 cm)
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a crowd at the Silver Slipper Ballroom surrounding three (3) dancers featured at the center of the image. The three (3) female dancers are depicted doing full splits on the ballroom floor, each smiling at the camera. The dancer in the center is Laura Cathrell. The crowd is seated and standing around the dancers. The ballroom has fringed decorations along the ceiling. The walls in the background are covered in a floral patterned wallpaper. Below the dancers, written in the negative, is the text [Silver Slipper Ballroom / Sarah at Hodimont]. In the lower right corner is an additional note in white text [Woodland's / Studio / St Louis']. Written in black ink, in the lower right quadrant, is a note in ink [Music by / St. Louis / Crackerjacks / Inc.].
    Place depicted
    Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Dance
    Music
    Nightlife
    Photography
    Theatre
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.25.52
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50dd3f7b7-4c73-43ba-8002-fb444c2fca15
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