Photograph of Laura Cathrell and two female performers in costume
date: label: Date
content: 1930-1950
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Laura Cathrell, 1914 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Laura Cathrell and two (2) female performers in costume, dancing on a stage. Cathrell is centrally depicted with the two (2) female performers on either side of her. Cathrell’s proper right arm is raised in front of her and her proper left arm is behind her in mid-swing. The performers are all wearing identical costumes that include black shorts, a matching bikini top embellished with sequins, and a matching vest with winged shoulders, embellished with sequins and fastened to the shorts. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Theatre
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2013.46.25.199
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): 6 5/16 × 4 5/16 in. (16.1 × 10.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 6 7/8 × 4 15/16 in. (17.5 × 12.5 cm)