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  • Pass for Music Midtown used by Ira Tucker

    Created by
    Otto Printing & Entertainment Graphics, American, founded 1964
    Subject of
    Tucker, Ira Sr., American, 1925 - 2008
    Dixie Hummingbirds, American, founded 1928
    Date
    May 1, 1998
    Medium
    paper, plastic laminate, metal, nylon
    Dimensions
    H x W (Purple badge): 4 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.8 x 6.4 cm)
    L x W (lanyard): 21 x 5/16 in. (53.3 x 0.8 cm)
    Description
    An orange, nylon lanyard with a pass for the 1998 Midtown Music Festival, held in Atlanta, attached to it. The pass has an image of a microphone, and in a purple field below, the words "ARTIST / Coca-Cola/V103." The lanyard is an orange, fine-woven ribbon that bears a recurring logo and message "OSUUSPANKKI." Attached to the lanyard is an orange plastic ball.
    Place collected
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Place made
    Dayton, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    passes (tickets)
    Topic
    Gospel (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Ira Tucker, Jr. of the Dixie Hummingbirds
    Object number
    2013.13.19.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51cbc3d07-312d-441f-9366-b0cf8a064db9
  • 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
  • Photographic postcards of Lue Swarz

    Photograph by
    Young Studio, American
    Printed by
    Orcajo Photo Art, American
    Subject of
    Swarz, Lue, American
    Date
    1936
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (2013.46.25.242.1): 3 7/16 × 5 7/16 in. (8.8 × 13.8 cm)
    H x W (2013.46.25.242.2): 3 7/16 × 5 7/16 in. (8.8 × 13.8 cm)
    Description
    Two (2) photographic postcards depicting three (3) black-and-white images of Lue Swarz. The photographs are divided into three (3) panels divided by (2) vertical black bars. The bar on the left has a white panel with vertical, black script the reads, [AS / A / P / E / R / S / O / N / A / L / I / T / Y] with an arrow and three flourishes below. The bar on the right has a white panel with vertical, black script the reads, [AS / S / O / U / J / O / U / R / N / E / R / T / R / U / T / H] with three flourishes below. The central panel depicts an image of Swarz resting her arms and chin on a black surface with a rounded top. There is a white panel below her with black script that reads, [Affectionately / Yours, / Lue Swarz]. Swarz’s head is slightly tilted to the right and she is looking up towards the left edge of the image. On the left is an image of Swarz seated on a white block in front of a white arch shaped background. Next to her is a large rectangular planter with white flowers. At her feet is a basket of more white flowers. Swarz is wearing a black jacket and skirt over a white, ruffle neck blouse. She has a flower corsage pinned to the front of her jacket. A number and the photographer's mark, printed in the negative in the bottom left corner read, [2943] and [YOUNG / ST. LOUIS]. On the right is an image of Swarz, depicted in profile, seated on a wooden back chair. Swarz is wearing a black, nineteenth century dress and bonnet. The photographer's mark, printed in the negative in the bottom left corner reads, [YOUNG / ST. LOUIS]. On the back of the postcard is black text printed along the left edge that reads, [ORCAJO PHOTO ART, DAYTON, OHIO]. Across the top edge of the postcard reads, [POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS] and on the far right is a stamp box with the text [PLACE / STAMP / HERE] inside and the letters [D / O / P / S] at each corner of the box. There are no inscriptions on either postcard.
    Place printed
    Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    portraits
    picture postcards
    Topic
    Actors
    Correspondence
    Entertainers
    Nightlife
    Theatre
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.46.25.242.1-.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5de5ffa8d-3474-458e-abf6-83e1bf0fb2a8
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