On View
Musical Crossroads Gallery
Exhibition
Musical Crossroads
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Subject of
Cotton Club, American, 1923 - 1940
Date
1923-1933
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 5 3/16 × 2 3/8 in. (13.2 × 6 cm)
Description
Small rectangular white tag with a large hole in the upper third. Below, in the remaining two-thirds is text "NOTICE TO GUESTS/ The content of this bottle is/ sold to you as a beverage and/with the understanding that/ it will not be mixed or used/ with any alcoholic content/ liquor in violation of the/ prohibition laws./ THE MANAGEMENT/ COTTON CLUB/ Lenox Ave. at 142nd St./ New York." On the reverse, written upside down in pencil is a multi-lined illegible note.
Transcription Center Status
Transcription Available
Place used
Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Type
tags
Topic
Cooking and dining
Dance
Entertainers
Musical Theatre
Nightlife
Popular music
Segregation
Stereotypes
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vicki Gold Levi
Object number
2013.223.43
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d73b497b-73a6-449a-93c1-9f3ca740809f

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