Photograph of Laura Cathrell and a group of men and women at a party
date: label: Date
content: 1950-1965
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 Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Laura Cathrell and a group of five men and two women at a party. They are depicted in two rows, with the top row standing and the bottom kneeling in front. In the top row are two women, including Cathrell, and three men. Cathrell is depicted on the far left. She is wearing a light colored, three-quarter length sleeve blouse, with a long, dark toned skirt. Her hair is pulled back into a low ponytail. Her proper right hand is under the chin of the man kneeling in front of her. On her right, is a man in a dark, thin striped overcoat, white collared shirt, a diamond pattern tie, and a dark Stetson hat. He is holding a cigarette in his proper left hand and wears a comical expression on his face. To his right is a woman standing with her elbows down at her sides and her arms extended outward. She is holding a cigarette in her proper left hand. She is wearing light toned pants and a short sleeve shirt patterned with hearts, spades, diamonds, clubs, jacks, kings and queens. The man behind her is wearing a dark overcoat, white collared shirt, and a black tie. The man one the far right is wearing a light toned overcoat, dark jacket and pants, a white collared shirt, and a dark tie. On the bottom row, the man on the far left is wearing medium toned jacket, white collared shirt, dark tie, and a dark Stetson hat. Cathrell’s hand is under his chin. The man in the center of the bottom row is wearing a medium toned overcoat, black jacket, white collared shirt, and a black tie. On the far right is Birdie Warfield Edison. She has shoulder length hair and curled bangs. She is wearing a thin striped jacket and a white, button down shirt. In the background are polka dot curtains on the left side of the image and a wooden bureau with a framed mirror on the right. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Amusements
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
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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: 2013.46.25.211
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 and sheet): 4 3/8 × 6 5/8 in. (11.1 × 16.9 cm)