Photograph folder from the Ubangi Club
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Ubangi Club, American, 1934 - 1944
- Date
- ca. 1942
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 6 7/16 × 8 9/16 × 1/16 in. (16.4 × 21.7 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 6 7/16 × 17 × 1/16 in. (16.4 × 43.2 × 0.1 cm)
- Description
- A photograph folder from the Ubangi Club. The paper folder holds a black-and-white photograph (2013.46.25.67.1). The folder is green with a faux leather finish and is held together with two (2) staples along the spine. The front cover centrally features green text in a black circle with protrusions on the left and right sides. The text, written in varying fonts, reads, [THE WORLD FAMOUS / UBANGI / club]. On the right is a stylized, black graphic of a female dancer, depicted wearing bikini top, beaded jewelry, armbands, and bracelets. Black text at the bottom, bordered above and below by two (2) red lines, reads, [1678 BROADWAY - NEW YORK / 3 SHOWS NIGHTLY - - - CIRCLE 6-4959]. The black-and-white photograph is housed on the right, interior page of the folder, in a paper frame. The left interior page is blank. On the back of the folder is printed black text, bordered by a black decorative frame, which reads, [SOUVENIR PHOTO / $1.00 / REMEBRANCE OF A / PLEASANT EVENING AT / UBANGI CLUB].
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- folders (containers)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.67.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.