Photograph of two Ensemble of Harlem Uproar House female performers in costume
date: label: Date
content: 1937
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Laura Cathrell, 1914 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Harlem Uproar House, American
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of two Ensemble of Harlem Uproar House female performers in costume. The women are seated side-by-side on a stage, with their arms around each other’s backs. Both women are wearing matching costumes that include large bows on their heads, cropped tops with ruffled necklines and puffed sleeves, and ruffled skirts that open at the front. Laura Cathrell is depicted on the left side of the image with her proper right leg crossed over her proper left leg. She rests her proper right arm on her proper right knee. The woman on the right side of the image is depicted with her proper left leg crossed over her proper right leg. She rests her proper left arm on her proper left calf. There is an inscription in blue ink at the bottom center of the photograph, that reads, [To my / Great Big "Sis" / With Love / Lauri / N.Y.C.]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.
place: label: Place depicted
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: Nightlife
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: 2013.46.25.124
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 3/8 in. (19 × 23.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.2 cm)