Created by
Securities Realization Company, American, born 1918
Subject of
Birth of a Race Photoplay Corporation, American, founded 1916
Date
1922
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W (Closed): 11 1/16 × 8 9/16 in. (28.1 × 21.7 cm)
Description
A letter from the Securities Realization Company regarding potential legal action against the Birth of a Race Photoplay Corporation for what the letter refers to as "nothing more or less than a gigantic swindling promotion" in its sale of stock. Letter is a single sheet folded once. Printed black ink on white paper. The bottom third of the second page of the letter is a form for tearing away and sending back to the company - perforation is completely torn. There are no marks on the back.
Place depicted
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
correspondence
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Correspondence
Film
Finance
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2019.28.26.2
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50984e6da-1a2a-4fca-824f-c45b6c1f0735

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