Promotional mailer from the Elk's Rendezvous Nite Club
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1945
name: label: Written by
content: Ralph Cooper, American, 1908 - 1992
label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Richard Campbell
label: Subject of
content: Sam Theard, American, 1904 - 1982
label: Subject of
content: Elks Rendezvous, American, ca. 1930 - 1945
label: Subject of
content: United Service Organizations, American, founded 1941
notes: label: Description
content: A promotional mailer from the Elk's Rendezvous Nite Club. The mailer is a single sheet of paper which folds in half to form the mailer. The first page features a reproduced letter to Ralph Cooper, Elk's Rendezvous Nite Club, to Mr. Richard Campbell, U.S.O., thanking the U.S.O. for allowing their orchestra to perform. The text is printed in red on a white background. The letter is surrounded by a white and red border featuring illustrations of a tank, soldiers, a crowd of men and women, and a banner. It also has the phrase [We Mean it!] printed in white along the top right edge of the border. The interior pages fold out to form a full-page red and white spread. It features a collage of photographic images with [ELK'S RENDEZVOUS / FLOOR /SHOW] printed at the top and information about the club and the performers, printed at the bottom. Ralph Cooper is depicted in the top left corner and Sam Theard in the bottom right corner. The top half of the back of the mailer includes blank space for an address and stamp surrounded by illustrations of music notes and female dancers in front of a building with [Elk's Rendezvous] printed on a sign above the dancers. The bottom half features red and white text against an illustrated background decorated with a star spangled curtain, music notes, and female dancers.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place used
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
label: Topic
content: World War II
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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 - Advertisements
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: 2013.46.25.18
objectType: label: Type
content: advertisements
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: 10 15/16 × 8 9/16 in. (27.8 × 21.7 cm)