- Published by
- Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
- Edited by
- Johnson, John Harold, American, 1918 - 2005
- Burns, Ben, American, 1913 - 2002
- Clayton, Edward T., American, 1921 - 1966
- Subject of
- DeLavallade, Angelle, American
- Johnson, Hosea Lee, American
- Date
- November 22, 1951
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 5 3/4 × 4 3/16 × 1/8 in. (14.6 × 10.6 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- Jet Magazine, volume 1, number 4, featuring a black and white image of Angelle DeLavallade, against a green background. DeLavallade is wearing a white bikini top, white pedal pushers and a nautical captain's hat with a black patch with two crossed anchors and a wheel. She is seated, leaning backwards on her arms and facing forward. Her proper left leg is laying straight and slightly towards the left side of the cover and the knee of her proper right leg is bent. Above DeLavallade’s proper left shoulder is the model’s credit with a caption, in black ink, that reads [Angelle / DeLavallade: / She’s one of / Hollywood’s / forgotten / brown beauties] and the associated cover line in a box outlined in black near her proper left hip that reads [HOLLYWOOD’S / UNKNOWN / NEGRO BEAUTIES]. The top third of the front cover is the masthead and price in black text [JET / THE WEEKLY NEGRO NEWS MAGAZINE] on the left side and the date line, price and publisher [Nov. 22, 1951 / A Johnson Publication / 15c], on the right. To the left of DeLavallade is the main cover line, [WHY / NIGHT CLUBS / ARE DYING], and an additional cover line below that reads [CITY OF LOST BOUNDARIES] along the bottom edge of the cover. The back cover features a black and white image of apprentice jockey Hosea Lee Richardson, with a caption that reads [NEGRO JOCKEY TO RIDE IN DIXIE / Apprentice jockey, Hosea Lee Richardson, 16, Columbia, / S. C., will be the first Negro to ride at famous Hialeah Park / at Miami, this winter. In his first season of racing, Rich- / ardson mounted 12 winners, had numerous “place” / horses. / (See “Sports”.)]. This magazine issue is sixty-six (66) pages.
- Place printed
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Topic
- Black Press
- Business
- Mass media
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Courtesy of Johnson Publishing Company, LLC
- Object number
- 2015.122.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Johnson Publishing Company, Inc
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




