Created by
Lincoln Motion Picture Company, American, 1916 - 1921
Printed by
Goes Lithographing Company, American, founded 1879
Subject of
Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969
Smith, James T.
Berry, Samuel
Date
1921
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 8 3/8 × 10 13/16 in. (21.3 × 27.4 cm)
Description
A stock certificate for the Lincoln Motion Picture Company. Document is made out to Samuel Berry for one hundred shares at one dollar per share. The certificate is signed by Clarence A. Brooks and James Thomas Smith in their roles as Secretary and President of the company, respectively, and dated to the 18th of April, 1921. At top left is an image of Abraham Lincoln. Gold embossed stamp at bottom left reads [LINCOLN MOTION PICTURE COMPANY / CALIFORNIA / INCORPORATED / JANUARY 20, 1917]. On back is a restatement of the issuance of one hundred shares of the capital stock of the Lincoln Motion Picture Company to Samuel Berry. 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
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 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
2019.28.27
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cb9abea0-a010-44db-8439-868aa2a01e8e

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