Issued by
Birth of a Race Photoplay Corporation, American, founded 1916
Printed by
J. W. Middleton & Co. Stationers, American
Date
September 27, 1918
Medium
ink on paper with foil
Dimensions
H x W: 8 1/4 × 10 7/8 in. (21 × 27.6 cm)
Description
A stock certificate for 16 shares from the Birth of a Race Photoplay Corporation. The certificate is off-white paper with rust, gray, and black designs and text. At the top center of the certificate there is a drawing of a torch. To the left of the drawing a box reads: [Number / 8113] and a box on the right reads: [Shares / 2]. Text below the boxes and drawings reads: [Birth of a Race Photoplay Corporation / Incorporated under the Laws of the State of Delaware / Capital Stock $1,000,000.00]. The certificate is made out to Arthur C. Young, by hand in blue ink. Additional text conveys information about the stock shares. The certificate is signed by the secretary and president of the corporation in the bottom center of the stock. To the left of the signatures is a foil seal. Below the signatures, text inside the decorative scroll work reads: [Shares $10.00 Each]. The back of the document is broken up into three sections, indicating that the document would have been presented as a tri-fold. The section to the left has rust colored pre-printed text with blank spaces to be filled in by hand to fill out if the stock were transferred. The center section has rust and black decorations and text indicating the amount of shares, the type of stock, the corporation, the recipient, and the date. The section to the right is blank.
Place printed
Chicago, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
Type
certificates
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Film
Finance
Race discrimination
Race films
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.97.20.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5da4e7d9c-31eb-439d-a5c1-193e388e6f92

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