Poster for Harlem on the Prairie
date: label: Date
content: 1937
name: label: Created by
content: Toddy Pictures Company, American, 1941 - 1970s
label: Subject of
content: Herb Jeffries, American, 1913 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Consuela Harris, American, 1910 - 2000
label: Subject of
content: Mantan Moreland, American, 1902 - 1973
label: Subject of
content: Flournoy Miller, American, 1885 - 1971
notes: label: Description
content: One-sheet poster from the movie Harlem on the Prairie. Poster has a red background and in the center is an illustration of a man (Herbert Jefferies) and a woman (Connie Harris) wearing white cowboy hats. Below them is blue text that reads [HERBERT JEFFRIES / IN / HARLEM ON THE PRAIRIE]. In the lower proper right is another illustration of a man riding a white horse that has lifted its legs into the air. Next to this illustration is blue text that reads [WITH / MANTAN / MORELAND / F.E. MILLER / CONNIE HARRIS / THE FOUR TONES / & / THE FOUR BLACKBIRDS / ALL COLORED / STAR CAST]. In the lower proper left there are also references to songs in the movies. Across the top of the poster is additional blue text on a white banner that reads [KING OF THE JUKEBOX AND RADIO].
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Musical films
label: Topic
content: Race films
label: Topic
content: Western films
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture 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: 2011.41.10
objectType: label: Type
content: one-sheet posters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: lithographic ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 41 x 27 1/2 in. (104.1 x 69.9 cm)