Created by
Birth of a Race Photoplay Corporation, American, founded 1916
Printed by
Goes Lithographing Company, American, founded 1879
Dwight & M. H. Jackson, American
Subject of
Edwin L. Barker, American
Eggert, Henrietta
Date
1918
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 8 1/4 × 10 7/8 in. (21 × 27.6 cm)
Description
A stock certificate for the Birth of a Race Photoplay Corporation. Document is made out to Henrietta Eggert for four shares at ten dollars per share. The certificate is signed by E. E. [illegible] and Edwin L. Barker in their roles as Assistant Secretary and President of the company, respectively, and dated to the 9th of March, 1918. At top center is an image of a radiant torch. Gold embossed stamp at bottom left is largely illegible, but part appears to read [BIRTH OF A RACE PHOTOPLAY CORPORATION]. On back is a restatement of the issuance of four shares of the capital stock of the Birth of a Race Photoplay Corporation to Henrietta Eggert. On the left is preprinted language, complete with blank spaces for filling out, for the sale or transfer of the certificate to another party.
Place depicted
Delaware, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
stock certificates
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Film
Finance
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2019.28.26.1
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ff9fe59c-285a-473e-b19c-206e4ad55202

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