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The Show-Down vol. 1 no. 1
- Published by
- Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935
- Photograph by
- Stiger Studio, American
- Edited by
- Cathrell, Sally J. Jr., American, 1913 - 1981
- Subject of
- Cathrell, Laura, 1914 - 1999
- Date
- November 7, 1935
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 11 5/16 × 8 9/16 × 1/16 in. (28.8 × 21.7 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 11 5/16 × 17 1/8 × 3/16 in. (28.8 × 43.5 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- The Show-Down magazine, volume 1, number 1. The front cover is white with green print and features a green tinted image of Laura Cathrell, against a dark background. Cathrell is wearing a dark, long sleeve dress with a V-neck and puffed sleeves. She is standing in three-quarters profile, with her head turned towards the viewer, and holding her hands steepled in front of her waist. White text printed in the negative of the image at the bottom right corner reads, [Stiger / K.C. Mo.]. The main cover line is printed just below the image of Cathrell and reads, [LAURIE CATHRELL (Story on Page 8)]. The date is printed along the top edge of the front cover and reads, [November] on the left and [1935] on the right. The masthead is centered along the top fourth of the front cover, and reads, [THE / SHOW DOWN]. The text, [SHOW DOWN], is in large, block lettering patterned with vertical white stripes. The price is printed along the bottom edge of the front cover [15 Cents] on the left and [Per Copy] on the right. An inscription in blue ink, written over the bottom right corner of the image reads, [To my darling Mother / whom I owe all / my success! / Sally J. Cathrell / 11/7/35]. The interior pages are white and green with black text and black-and-white images. The back cover is blank. This magazine issue is sixteen (16) 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
- Topic
- 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
- 2013.46.25.73
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Photograph of a female performer in costume
- Photograph by
- Stiger Studio, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1935
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and sheet): 9 5/8 × 7 3/16 in. (24.4 × 18.3 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a female performer in costume. The woman is depicted standing against a dark curtain. Her proper left arm is raised and her hand rests on the back of her head. Her proper right arm is resting on her proper right hip. She is wearing a light colored, harem-style costume, with a cropped top and wide, full length sleeves, gathered at the wrists as well as light colored, bikini bottoms. Both garments are embellished with sequins. There is an inscription in black ink at the bottom right corner of the photograph, that reads, [To Frank / I Love you / little Boy / From / Pauline / Los Angeles / Cal. / /35/]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.
- Place collected
- Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Kansas City, Jackson County, 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
- Entertainers
- Photography
- Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.143
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Photomontage of Sam Theard
- Photograph by
- Stiger Studio, American
- Subject of
- Theard, Sam, American, 1904 - 1982
- Date
- December 8, 1935
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 15/16 × 7 5/8 in. (25.2 × 19.3 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 9 15/16 × 7 7/8 in. (25.2 × 20 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white photomontage of two (2) images of Sam Theard. Theard, depicted on the left, is seated with his knees drawn up and his elbows resting on his knees. He is looking up towards the image of Theard on the right. In the image of Theard on the right, he is standing with his arms out, bent at the elbows, with his proper right thumb and middle finger held together as if snapping. Theard is wearing the same outfit in both images: plaid pants held up by diagonally striped suspenders, a white short-sleeve collared shirt, and a white cap with a turned up brim. The photographer's mark, handwritten in green, and located in the center of the bottom edge reads, [Stiger / K.C. Mo.]. In the top left corner of the image is a handwritten inscription in black ink that reads, [From original Lovin Sam Theard. / To a Very Sweet Kid / Laura Cathrell / 12/8/35 / CATCH ON?]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.
- Place made
- Kansas City, Jackson County, 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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.189
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible