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  • Poster for The Crimson Skull

    Created by
    Norman Studios, American, 1920 - 1928
    Subject of
    Pickett, Bill, American, 1870 - 1932
    Reynolds, Steve, American, 1892 - 1945
    Bush, Anita, American, 1883 - 1974
    Chenault, Lawrence, American, 1877 - 1943
    Printed by
    Ritchey Litho Company, American, 1915 - 1928
    Date
    1922
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
    Exhibition
    Taking the Stage
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 41 7/8 × 27 11/16 in. (106.3 × 70.3 cm)
    Description
    A poster for the film The Crimson Skull. The poster features an image two people standing on either side of a white horse. On the left side is a man (Lawrence Chenault) in a red shirt and brown pants. He wears a brown vest, brown cowboy hat and a green scarf tied around his neck. He has an ammunition belt slung around his hips and his head is turned toward the horse and woman on his left. The woman (Anita Bush) also wears a cowboy hat and has a red scarf around her neck over purple shirt. She wears brown pants and an ammunition belt around her waist. She is leaning towards the white horse standing between her and the man and smiling at the man. In the bottom half of the poster is white and yellow text on a black background that reads "The Norman Film MFG CO. / presents / THE CRIMSON SKULL / Baffling Western Mystery Photoplay." This is followed by cast and production information. At the bottom is "ALL COLORED CAST" and "Distributed by NORMAN FILM MFG CO., Jacksonville, Fla." and "6 SMASHING REELS".
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    United States, North and Central America
    Place filmed
    Boley, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    posters
    Topic
    Actors
    Film
    Race films
    Western films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.118.25
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd509c56f60-e84b-4a18-b60f-a0a6465c2832
  • Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 3

    Directed by
    Rev. Jones, S. S., American, 1869 - 1936
    Date
    1924-1928
    Medium
    16mm Film (a): acetate film;
    Film Reel (b): metal;
    Film Can (c): metal
    Dimensions
    Duration: 14 Minutes
    Length (Film): 400 Feet
    Title
    16mm motion picture film of Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies: Reel 3
    Caption
    Rev. Solomon Sir Jones was a Baptist minister, businessman, and amateur filmmaker. This collection of home movies by Jones documents African American communities in Oklahoma between 1924 and 1928, depicting residents at work and in their homes, as well as activities at local schools, businesses, and churches. Community social events such as parades and funerals are prominently featured.
    Description
    A 16mm silent, black and white film (a) with original metal film reel (b) and original metal film can (c) featuring footage taken in Oklahoma during the middle and late 1920s by Solomon Sir Jones, the third in a collection of nine films.
    Inscribed on the outside of the canister is, in red ink [#], followed in black ink by [3]. A handwritten inscription on white adhesive label reads: [Boley 1st Natl Bank]. Stamped into the center of the can is the imprint of a logo with stylized letters [EKC].
    The film opens with members of the local Masonic lodge walking in a parade down the main commercial street, probably in Boley, Oklahoma. The men are well-dressed and wearing different kinds of hats. The next scene shows men and women leaving what appears to be the front door of a movie theater. They are all dressed in semi-formal clothes. A group of similarly dressed men and women are shown leaving the front door of a building in the next scene. They then pose in the front yard for a group portrait. The next scene shows the First National Bank in Boley, Oklahoma, and a title sign for the scene notes that it was the first bank organized by blacks in America. Men are shown walking out of the front door of the bank and the camera pans to show the front window with the name of the bank on it. There is also a wider shot of the entire bank building. The next title sign states that the footage shows the M.M. Mathonican General Merchandise store, also in Boley. A man and a woman walk out of the front door of the store and then back inside, presumably they are Mr. and Mrs. Mathonican. The next title sign indicates that the footage shows Reverend C. Johnson and his wife's farm and home in Boley. They walk off of the front porch and into the yard. The next title sign notes that the footage shows the Moder Order of Pals Boy Scouts of Oklahoma City at the Boley Fair Grounds. The footage shows tents and other structures at the campground and boys dressed up in scout uniforms marching around the campground. A title sign gives the exact date of the next scene, July 8, 1925, and it is at the Boley Telephone Company owned by M. T. Hunter and his son L. C. Hunter. The footage shoes a woman seated at a telephone exchange board and two other women stand beside her. There is also footage of the outside of the building. The next title sign notes the footage shows the C. L. White Hardware Company in Boley, again on July 8, 1925. Customers are shown exiting with a variety of goods from the store. The next scene shows a parade down the main commercial street with soldiers in uniform followed by boys in uniform. The footage then shows a variety of street scenes with people and a variety of vehicles. The next scene shows a parade, possibly part of the later funeral procession, down the main commercial street. The men are dressed formally and have small white aprons around their waists. Some of the men are wearing medals on their jackets or vests. As the casket is placed into a wagon, soldiers stand on either side. Then they walk in front of the wagon as it goes down a street followed by vehicles and a large number of people walking that pass in front of the camera. A streetcar is also visible in the background. There is again footage of the casket begin placed in the automobile wagon, possibly after the church service before prior to going to the cemetery.
    Place filmed
    Boley, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    American South
    American West
    Amusements
    Associations and institutions
    Business
    Communities
    Domestic life
    Finance
    Freemasonry
    Funeral customs and rites
    Rural life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Naomi Long Madgett
    Object number
    2011.79.3.1abc
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a1a93c82-1f34-48e2-80ed-079d51bf01b0
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    Herald for The Crimson Skull

    Created by
    Norman Studios, American, 1920 - 1928
    Subject of
    Bush, Anita, American, 1883 - 1974
    Chenault, Lawrence, American, 1877 - 1943
    Pickett, Bill, American, 1870 - 1932
    Reynolds, Steve, American, 1892 - 1945
    Date
    1922
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 18 9/16 × 14 3/16 in. (47.2 × 36 cm)
    Description
    A herald for the film Crimson Skull. The herald is yellow with black and red text and features a black and white image from the movie in the center. The image depicts a woman tied to a tree and a man tied to a wooden ladder being confronted by a person dressed as a skeleton and a second figure with a dark hood over their face. Above the image is black and red text that reads [The Norman Film Mfg. Co. Presents the / CRIMSON SKULL / Baffling Western / Mystery Photo-Play]. Within the capital 'C' of Crimson is a skull with a spider dangling from it. Beneath the vignette is a list of the cast. At the very bottom is [ALL-COLORED CAST SIX SMASHING REELS].
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Place filmed
    Boley, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    A Cinema Apart: African American Film Memorabilia (Larry Richards Collection)
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    fliers (printed matter)
    posters
    Topic
    Actors
    Film
    Race films
    Western films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.118.242
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a2b94a47-db8a-4fe3-b214-cfe70b8d99bb
  • Three-sheet film poster for The Bull Dogger

    Distributed by
    Norman Studios, American, 1920 - 1928
    Subject of
    Norman, Richard Edward, American, 1891 - 1960
    Pickett, Bill, American, 1870 - 1932
    Bush, Anita, American, 1883 - 1974
    Turpin, Bennie
    Printed by
    Ritchey Litho Company, American, 1915 - 1928
    Date
    1922
    On View
    Second Floor, 2 050
    Exhibition
    Now Showing: Posters from African American Movies
    Dimensions
    H x W (image): 74 9/16 × 37 7/8 in. (189.4 × 96.2 cm)
    H x W (sheet): 76 13/16 × 41 1/4 in. (195.1 × 104.8 cm)
    Description
    A three sheet film poster for The Bull-Dogger. The poster has a black background with white border. At teh top in large white text is [THE NORMAN FILM MFG. CO. / PRESENTS / BILL PICKETT / World's Colored Champion / 'THE BULL-DOGGER']. Beneath this is a large color illustration of actor Steve Reynolds dressed in a cowboy hat, orange neckerchief, brown vest, purple shirt, and brown pants. He holds a rifle in one hand. Below and to the right is a color illustrated portrait of actress Anita Bush wearing a beige hat and red neckerchief, pictured from the shoulders up. To the right is a similar portrait of actor Bennie Turpin, wearing a suit jacket and tie and a hat. Beneath these portraits is an oval shaped color illustration of a scene from the movie of Bill Pickett bullfighting. At the bottom white text reads [BILL PICKETT FIGHTING A WILD MEXICAN BULL / Death Defying Feats of Courage and Skill / THRILLS! LAUGHS TOO! / Produced by NORMAN FILM MFG. CO. Jacksonville, Fla.
    Place depicted
    Boley, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    three-sheet posters
    Topic
    American West
    Film
    Men
    Race films
    Western films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gay Young and Daniel Schindler
    Object number
    2013.193
    Restrictions & Rights
    Pubic domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd535700659-bf2f-4c77-90be-521fc76c8a2b
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