Photograph of Sally Cathrell, Paul Brown, and a group of men and women
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1937
name: label: Photograph by
content: Hughey J. Battelle
label: Subject of
content: Sally J. Cathrell, 1893 - 1970
label: Subject of
content: Paul Brown
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Sally Cathrell, Paul Brown, and a group of three (3) men and three (3) women seated at two (2) tables covered in gingham tablecloths. Cathrell is depicted on the far left, seated on wooden back chair. She is wearing a black short sleeve blouse, a medium toned skirt and a matching hat with a black bow. Brown is depicted seated in a wooden chair to the right, and slightly in front of Cathrell. He is seated with his back slightly to the viewer and looking over his proper right shoulder. He is wearing a black tuxedo with a white bow tie. Also in the foreground, on the right side of the image is a woman seated in a wooden chair. Her body is turned in profile, towards the left edge of the image, with her face turned towards the viewer. The woman is wearing a long, light colored dress with puffed, elbow-length sleeves and she has flowers tucked into her hair. The man on the far right is depicted wearing a dark toned, double breasted suit, a white collared shirt, and a dark tie. To the right of Cathrell is a woman seated and facing the viewer. She is wearing a medium toned, crochet dress. She is also wearing a light colored, wide brimmed hat, perched on the proper right side of her head. Next to her is a man seated between the two tables. The man is wearing a black tuxedo with tails, white vest, and a white bow tie. There is a boutonniere attached to his proper left lapel and a white pocket square in his proper left breast pocket. The man depicted in the center of the image is wearing a plaid three-piece suit, a white collared shirt, and a medium toned tie. He holds a trumpet in his proper right hand. To his right is a woman wearing a medium toned suit jacket over a black blouse with a pin at the front of the collar. She holds a cigarette in her proper right hand. On the tables in front of them are liquor bottles and glasses. The floor is covered in black and white tiles in a diamond pattern. The photographer's mark, printed in the negative, on the left side of the photograph reads, [H. BAttELLE / N.Y.C.]. There are notations in pencil on the back of the photograph. There are no inscriptions on the front of the photograph.
place: label: Place depicted
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
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: 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: 2013.46.25.236
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 4 7/16 × 6 7/16 in. (11.2 × 16.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 4 13/16 × 6 15/16 in. (12.3 × 17.6 cm)