Photograph of a man and five female performers in costume
date: label: Date
content: 1933-1950
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Laura Cathrell, 1914 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: Birdie Warfield Edison, American
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a man and five female performers in costume. Laura Cathrell is centrally depicted, with the man standing beside her, and two female performers standing on either side of the couple. Laura Cathrell is depicted standing facing the left edge of the photograph, looking up towards the man. She is wearing a striped dress with a white ruffle at the hemline. She holds the edge of her skirt up with her proper left hand. She is also wearing a medium toned half hat. The man is wearing a dark jacket, light toned pants, and a white collared shirt. He is depicted in profile, facing Laura Cathrell. The two female performers on the left side of the image, Birdie Warfield Edison and an unidentified woman, are standing in a row behind the man, with their bodies turned towards him and their heads turned towards the viewer. Their proper right arms are bent at the elbow and extended towards Cathrell and the man. The female performers on the right side image are posed in a mirror image of the female performers on the left. All of the female performers, except for Cathrell, are wearing identical costumes that include short sleeve, black dresses. The dresses are off-the-shoulders and have large ruffles at the hemline. They are also wearing fascinators tied under their chins, with large white flower attached to the proper side and second flower at the knot under their chins. In the background, on the left side of the image, is a drum set. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.
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
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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: 2013.46.25.201
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): 4 5/8 × 6 3/4 in. (11.7 × 17.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 5 × 6 15/16 in. (12.7 × 17.6 cm)