Photograph of three dancers at the Silver Slipper Ballroom
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1934
name: label: Photograph by
content: Woodland's Studio, American
label: Subject of
content: Laura Cathrell, 1914 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: St. Louis Crackerjacks, American, 1938
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Silver Slipper Ballroom, American
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a crowd at the Silver Slipper Ballroom surrounding three (3) dancers featured at the center of the image. The three (3) female dancers are depicted doing full splits on the ballroom floor, each smiling at the camera. The dancer in the center is Laura Cathrell. The crowd is seated and standing around the dancers. The ballroom has fringed decorations along the ceiling. The walls in the background are covered in a floral patterned wallpaper. Below the dancers, written in the negative, is the text [Silver Slipper Ballroom / Sarah at Hodimont]. In the lower right corner is an additional note in white text [Woodland's / Studio / St Louis']. Written in black ink, in the lower right quadrant, is a note in ink [Music by / St. Louis / Crackerjacks / Inc.].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
label: Place printed
content: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Music
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: 2013.46.25.52
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 3/8 × 9 3/16 in. (18.7 × 23.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 7 15/16 × 9 3/4 in. (20.1 × 24.8 cm)