Photographic postcard of the Cuban Knights Social Club
date: label: Date
content: 1937
name: label: Printed by
content: Orcajo Photo Art, American
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Cuban Knights Social Club, American
label: Subject of
content: St. Louis Crackerjacks, American, 1938
label: Subject of
content: West End Hall, American
label: Subject of
content: Harold Green
notes: label: Description
content: A photographic postcard featuring a sepia toned image of twelve (12) young men dressed similarly in white jackets with medium toned lapels, dark pants, and dark ties with tie clips. They are arranged in two (2) rows, with five (5) seated in front and seven (7) standing at the back. The three (3) men in the center of the front row are holding a sign that reads [CUBAN KNIGHTS / Social Club]. The number [3217] is printed in the negative, in the bottom left corner. The back of the postcard has the text [POST CARD] printed at the top in black and traced over by hand in pencil. The left half of the page has black printed text that reads [CORRESPONDENCE / Dear Friend: / You are invited to our / ANNUAL FREE MATINEE / West End Hall / Vandeventer and Finney Aves. / Sunday, April 11, '37 4-8 p.m. / Music by / ST. LOUIS CRACKERJACKS / Admission and Checking Free / Thanking you, / The Cuban Knights / Courtesy fee 15c]. The name of the manufacturer, [ORCAJO PHOTO ART, DAYTON, OHIO], is printed vertically to the left of the text. The right half is addressed [To / Sally Cathell / From / Harold Green], handwritten in pencil.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place depicted
content: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
label: Place printed
content: Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
label: Cultural Place
content: Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Fraternal organizations
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
label: Topic
content: Photography
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.46.25.13
objectType: label: Type
content: portraits
label: Type
content: photographic postcards
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 3 7/16 × 5 7/16 in. (8.7 × 13.8 cm)