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
Type
magazines (periodicals)
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.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c1331c97-be47-4cf1-a54d-c904ca714b1b

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