Distributed by
Toddy Pictures Company, American, 1941 - 1970s
Subject of
Jeffries, Herb, American, 1913 - 2014
Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973
Miller, Flournoy, American, 1885 - 1971
Harris, Consuela, American, 1910 - 2000
Buell, Jed, American, 1897 - 1961
Newfield, Sam, American, 1899 - 1964
Created by
Toddy Pictures Company, American, 1941 - 1970s
Date
1937
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 11 × 13 3/4 in. (27.9 × 34.9 cm)
Description
Lobby card for Harlem on the Prairie.
The card features three black and white images from the film. At the top left is [TODDY PICTURES CO. / Presents / HARLEM ON THE PRAIRIE]. Beneath this are two images side by side. On the left, a man (Herbert Jeffries) in a checked shirt and cowboy hat looks at a wanted poster. On the right side, a man (Flournoy Miller) in a cowboy hat stands with a woman (Connie Harris), also in a cowboy hat. The man holds a pistol pointed up in his proper right hand while the woman grasps his wrist. Beneath this image the third, depicting two men (Manton Moreland and Miller) in cowboy hats, seated next to each other. To the left of this image is [HERBERT JEFFRIES / F.E. MILLER / MANTON MORELAND / CONNIE HARRIS / PRODUCED BY JED BUELL / DIRECTED BY SAM NEWFIELD / Distributed Nationally by TODDY PICTURES CO.].
Transcription Center Status
Transcription Available
Place used
United States, North and Central America
Collection title
A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Type
lobby cards
Topic
Actors
Advertising
American West
Film
Musical films
Race films
U.S. History, 1933-1945
Western films
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.118.111.1
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd572ffaceb-043b-4897-a312-4fca6e2382d3

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