Created by
Toddy Pictures Company, American, 1941 - 1970s
Subject of
Jeffries, Herb, American, 1913 - 2014
Harris, Consuela, American, 1910 - 2000
Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973
Miller, Flournoy, American, 1885 - 1971
Date
1937
Medium
lithographic ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 41 x 27 1/2 in. (104.1 x 69.9 cm)
Description
One-sheet poster from the movie Harlem on the Prairie. Poster has a red background and in the center is an illustration of a man (Herbert Jefferies) and a woman (Connie Harris) wearing white cowboy hats. Below them is blue text that reads [HERBERT JEFFRIES / IN / HARLEM ON THE PRAIRIE]. In the lower proper right is another illustration of a man riding a white horse that has lifted its legs into the air. Next to this illustration is blue text that reads [WITH / MANTAN / MORELAND / F.E. MILLER / CONNIE HARRIS / THE FOUR TONES / & / THE FOUR BLACKBIRDS / ALL COLORED / STAR CAST]. In the lower proper left there are also references to songs in the movies. Across the top of the poster is additional blue text on a white banner that reads [KING OF THE JUKEBOX AND RADIO].
Transcription Center Status
Transcription Available
Place used
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Type
one-sheet posters
Topic
Actors
American West
Film
Musical films
Race films
Western films
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.41.10
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e96b06b2-a864-43c9-b2ff-2df72e7dcb42

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