Photograph folder from the Ubangi Club
Object Details
- Description
- A photograph folder from the Ubangi Club. The folder holds a sepia toned photograph (2013.46.25.66.1). The front of the folder features red and blue text and design. There are red and blue stripes running across the top and the bottom of the front cover of the folder. Small red American flags arranged in a "V" shape separates the cover into three sections. Inside the “V” shape is text in varying fonts that reads, [Souvenir From / UBANGI / CLUB / 1678 BROADWAY / NEW YORK / CIrcle 6-4959]. The blue text in the left section reads, [A COMPLETELY / NEW EXTRAVAGANZA / A GALAXY of STAR ACTS]. The blue text in the right section reads [DINNER / SHOW at 8 / SUPPER / SHOW at 12 / FUN / SHOW at 2]. Five (5) blue stars are scattered throughout. The photograph is housed on the right, interior page of the folder, in a paper frame. The left interior page is blank. The back of the folder is blank.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date
- ca. 1942
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.66.2
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Ubangi Club, American, 1934 - 1944
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- folders (containers)
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 6 9/16 × 8 1/2 × 1/16 in. (16.7 × 21.6 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 6 9/16 × 17 × 1/16 in. (16.7 × 43.2 × 0.1 cm)
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Topic
- African American
- Dance
- Jazz (Music)
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Theatre
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.46.25.66.2
