- Photograph by
- P. R. Papin Photo Company, American
- Subject of
- Johnson, Ziggy, American, died 1968
- Boone, Daisy, American
- Collins, Chickie, American, died 1942
- McCullin, Vivian Lucille, American
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Miller, Jimmy, American
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Jeter-Pillars Orchestra, American, founded 1933
- Eight Plantation Dollies, American
- Missouri Theatre, American, 1957
- National Recovery Administration, American, 1933 - 1935
- Date
- February 1, 1935
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 7 5/16 × 9 1/4 in. (18.5 × 23.5 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 7 11/16 × 9 3/4 in. (19.6 × 24.7 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of the Jeter and Pillars Band performing on stage with Joe "Ziggy" Johnson, Daisy Boone and the Eight Plantation Dollies. A man and woman stand hand-in-hand at the front center of the stage. She is wearing a white, full length evening gown and he, a light colored tuxedo. Eight (8) showgirls in matching light colored outfits fan around them, four (4) on each side. Each showgirl is wearing a hat or a head wrap, a ruffled neck crop top, and flowing tiered skirt held out to the sides. Chorine Chickie Collins is depicted second from the left and Chorine Birdie Warfield is fourth from the left. The band is behind them on a raised platform, holding various instruments. The stage set features a repeated circular motif and fountain centered at the back. Photo is inscribed ink white ink at the top left and across the bottom. Text at the top left corner reads [JETER AND PILLARS / BAND / CLEVELAND OHIO]. Across the bottom, a name is written under each of the eight (8) showgirls: [VELMA], [CHICKIE], [VIRGINIA], [BERTHA], [MARGARET], [VIVIAN], [FLOSSIE], and [HELEN]. Written under the man and woman depicted center stage is [JOE AND DAISY / WITH THE EIGHT / PLANTATION DOLLIES / MISSOURI THEATRE / ST. LOUIS MO. 2/1/35]. An inscription written over the two showgirls depicted on the right edge of the image reads, [For [---?] / Laura / Helen]. The photographer’s stamp is on the back of the image. It features a graphic of an eagle clutching a gear in one set of talons and holding lightning bolts in the other and the text [NRA / MEMBER / WE DO OUR PART / P. R. PAPIN PHOTO CO. / ST. LOUIS].
- Place depicted
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.