Photograph of performing showgirls
date: label: Date
content: early 20th-mid 20th century
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Laura Cathrell, 1914 - 1999
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of five (5) female performers dancing on stage in a circle. Two (2) of the performers, depicted on the right, are turned towards the left edge of the image. Laura Cathrell is depicted between, them facing the viewer. The two (2) performers on the left side of the image have their backs to the viewer. Four (4) of the performers, including Cathrell, are wearing identical costumes that include dark short satiny skirts, matching cropped tops with ruffled shirt sleeves, and matching top hats with bows perched slightly askew. The fifth performer is wearing a white sleeveless dress with a satiny bodice and a tiered ruffled skirt. In the left foreground are two women in the audience. An inscription in black ink on the back of the photograph reads, [This is the picture/ Mr. Sydney gave me to / give to you.]. There are no inscriptions on the front of the photograph.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
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: 2013.46.25.217
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): 6 × 5 in. (15.2 × 12.7 cm)