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  • Juke Joint

    Directed by
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    Written by
    Thompson, True T., American, 1896 - 1973
    Produced by
    Alfred N. Sack, American, 1898 - 1969
    Newell, Inez
    Distributed by
    Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
    Subject of
    Orr, Robert, American
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    Newell, Inez
    Duncan, Leonard
    Moore, Dauphine
    Duncan, Melody
    Moore, Katherine
    Patterson, Tilford
    Smith, Albert
    Galloway, Howard
    Beamon, Clifford
    McHugh, Frances
    Gilbert, Don
    Date
    1947
    Medium
    acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 68 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 1175 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 1175 Feet
    Description
    A 16mm release print of the feature film Juke Joint. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-area optical sound.
    It opens as the protagonists Bad News Johnson (Spencer Williams) and July Jones (also known as “Cornbread Green” in the film) deboard an automobile in Dallas, Texas. Both men thank their driver and after the vehicle pulls away Johnson tells Jones, “Well, here we are. Mr. Jones, you are now in the great South West.” In response to one of Jones’ question about where they will be headed next, Johnson states “Mr. Jones, we are following the advice of Horace Greeley. Mr. Greely said, ‘go west young man, and do your best; then come east and spend your grease.’” Jones later reminds Johnson that they only have twenty-five cents with them.
    The rest of the film chronicles how the two men pass themselves off as beauty pageant coaches in exchange for free room and board in the home of Mrs. Louella "Mama Lou" Holiday (Inez Newell). The final scene takes place in a juke joint were Mama Lou discovers her daughters celebrating winning the pageant.
    Place filmed
    Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    sound films
    black-and-white films (visual works)
    release prints (motion pictures)
    feature films
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    American South
    Comedy
    Domestic life
    Race films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.10.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53f7c9f60-e25f-4807-a048-9d693f03cf5f
  • Letter sent to Charley Pride from Captain Jeff Wells

    Written by
    Captain Wells, Jeff, American
    Received by
    Pride, Charley, American, 1934 - 2020
    Subject of
    United States Army, American, founded 1775
    Date
    May 28, 2007
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (letter): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    H x W (images): 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A fan letter sent to Charley Pride from Captain Jeff Wells while serving in United States Army. The letter is handwritten in blue ink on yellow paper. In the letter, Jeff Wells thanks Charley Pride for making music that allowed him to temporarily escape from the war in Iraq. Also included are four images of Wells while serving in Iraq. The images are printed on a white piece of paper in landscape view (2012.125.76.1.6b). The images are attached to letter with a metal staple.
    Place depicted
    San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Baghdad, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Correspondence
    Country (Music)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Iraq War, 2003-2011
    Military
    Photography
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charley Pride
    Object number
    2012.125.76.1.6ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jeff Wells
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52d18181c-c961-44c0-bbab-4542c7a319ff
  • Baseball cap souvenir from Prince's Jam of the Year Tour

    Manufactured by
    Yupoong, Korean, founded 1974
    Subject of
    Prince, American, 1958 - 2016
    Date
    1997
    Medium
    cotton and polyester fabric, plastic, cardboard and metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 5 × 6 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. (12.7 × 15.9 × 26.7 cm)
    Description
    A baseball cap from Prince’s Jam of the Year Tour 1997. The cap is made of a black cotton-polyester blend fabric and has a low crown profile. The cap's stiff bill is formed by black fabric on top and green fabric on the underside stitched onto cardboard. White embroidered text across the crown reads: [emancipation]. Embroidered on both the proper left and proper right sides of the cap, in yellow thread, is the hybrid male-female symbol representing the Artist Formerly Known as Prince. The back of the cap has a plastic snap closure. Above the adjuster, text embroidered in white thread reads: [NPG]. Below the white text is black embroidered text: [RECORDS]. The interior of the cap has stiffener underneath the two (2) center crown panels of the cap. There is one (1) grommet surrounded by thread in the center of each of the six (6) panels that make up the cap, and one (1) fabric-covered rivet fastener at the top of the crown. A sweatband of the same black material as the cap is stitched along the cap edge. At the interior proper left side is a manufacturer's tag that reads: [YUPOONG/ 60% Cotton/ 40% Polyester/ One Size Fits All/ Made In/ Domincan Republic].
    Place purchased
    Alamodome, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Clothing-Historical
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    baseball caps
    Topic
    Clothing and dress
    Funk (Music)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Popular music
    Rhythm and blues (Music)
    Rock and roll (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dwandalyn R. Reece in memory of Pauline Watkins Reece
    Object number
    2015.45.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5144e8f5b-bbe6-44a7-86db-36e9ea3d1904
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