Photograph of three men with three 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 Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Café St-Michel, Canadian
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of three (3) men with three (3) female performers in costume. The six (6) are seated around a small table covered with a white table cloth. One of the performer, Birdie Edison, is seated on the lap of the man seated in the center of the table. Laura Cathrell is the woman seated on the left. All of the women are wearing identical costumes with white bodices with beaded embellishments that decorate the front of the bodice. They each wear halo-style headdresses with sweetheart shaped front brims, decorated with feather plumes and beaded embellishments on the brim. Each dancer also wears arm-length fingerless gloves, also detailed with beading. The men are all depicted wearing dark and medium toned suits with collared shirts and ties. On the table are glasses, an ashtray, and a piece of silverware. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.
place: label: Place captured
content: Montreal, Île-de-Montréal, Quebec, Canada, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Jazz (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: 2013.46.25.196
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
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 13/16 × 6 3/4 in. (12.3 × 17.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 5 1/16 × 6 15/16 in. (12.8 × 17.7 cm)