Photomontage of John Bubbles
date: label: Date
content: early 20th-mid 20th century
name: label: Photograph by
content: Maurice Seymour Studio, American, founded 1929
label: Subject of
content: John Bubbles, American, 1902 - 1986
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a photomontage of John Bubbles posing on stage in three (3) different costumes. John Bubbles depicted on the left, is standing on a semi-circular platform, holding a cane in his proper right hand and full champagne glass in his proper left hand. He is wearing a black tuxedo and top hat. He is looking towards the other figures in the photograph. Bubbles, pictured center, is depicted with his proper left foot propped up on a shoe shine stand. He is wearing a medium toned suit, vest, striped tie, and a bowler hat. He has a cane hooked over his proper right arm and a cigarette held by his ear in his proper left hand. Bubbles pictured right, is crouched next to the shoe shine stand, holding a white cloth shining the shoe of Bubbles in the bowler hat. He is wearing a light colored newsboy cap and a plaid jacket. White text in the negative in the bottom left corner reads, [Maurice / CHICAGO]. An inscription in blue ink to the left of Bubbles reads, [To Laurie / My Dear Darling / With Best / Wishes for / your / Happiness / John / Bubbles]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.
place: label: Place made
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Vaudeville
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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: 2013.46.25.20
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): 7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (19.1 × 24.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)