<I>The Show-Down vol. 2 no. 1</I>
date: label: Date
content: November 1936
name: label: Published by
content: Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935
label: Edited by
content: Sally J. Cathrell Jr., American, 1913 - 1981
label: Photograph by
content: Maurice Seymour Studio, American, founded 1929
label: Written by
content: Neil Lawrence
label: Written by
content: Maurice Dancer
label: Written by
content: Victor Albagli
label: Subject of
content: Ivie Anderson, American, 1905 - 1949
label: Subject of
content: Thomas Moseley, American, 1878 - 1971
label: Subject of
content: Jimmie Lunceford, American, 1902 - 1947
label: Subject of
content: Valaida Snow, American, 1904 - 1956
notes: label: Description
content: The Show-Down magazine, volume 2, number 1. The front cover is green with navy print and features a blue tinted, image of Ivie Anderson against a blue background. Anderson is depicted from the shoulders up. Her head is turned and she is looking towards the upper right side of the image. The top right corner of the image has been replaced by a graphic of a wooden fence. The bottom left corner depicts an illustration of a turkey. Four cover lines to the left of the image read, [FINAL CHAPTER / "Dark Ghetto" / By / NEIL LAWRENCE], [PLAY BUREAU / "Fair Exchange" / By / VICTOR ALBAGLI], ["NOAH'S" / Thomas Moseley / By / MAURICE DANCER], and ["Rhythmania" / JIMMIE LUNCEFORD]. Text across the bottom of the page reads [FIRST ANNIVERSARY / November 1936 Ten Cents]. A horizontal line forms a border below the text. The masthead is centered in the top third of the front cover, and reads, [THE / SHOW-DOWN]. A horizontal blue line extends from either side of the word [THE]. The text, [SHOW-DOWN], is in large, block lettering patterned with vertical white stripes. The interior pages are white and green with black text and black-and-white images. The back cover is features an advertisement for Jimmie Lunceford and his Orchestra. This magazine issue is twenty (20) pages.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place printed
content: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Arts and music festivals
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Holidays and festivals
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Theatre
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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: Books and Published Materials
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: 2013.46.25.78
objectType: label: Type
content: magazines (periodicals)
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: ink on paper with metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Closed): 10 7/8 × 8 3/16 × 1/16 in. (27.7 × 20.8 × 0.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Open): 10 7/8 × 16 5/16 × 3/8 in. (27.7 × 41.4 × 0.9 cm)