Concert poster for the Darlings of Rhythm at Memorial Hall
date: label: Date
content: August 9, 1946
name: label: Published by
content: William C. Powell Agency, Inc., American
label: Subject of
content: Darlings of Rhythm , American, founded 1943
notes: label: Description
content: A color concert poster for an upcoming performance of the all-woman jazz orchestra band Darlings of Rhythm at Memorial Hall.
label: Description
content: The poster features four black-and-white photographs capturing the orchestra outside the motion picture studios Metro Goldwyn-Meyers, RKO Radio Pictures, Warner Brothers, and Paramount Pictures. From top to bottom, the poster reads: [FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH / AIR CONDITIONED / MEMORIAL HALL / Advance $1.00 Tax Included At door $1.25 / WILLIAM C. POWELL AGENCY Inc. Presents; / THE DARLINGS / OF RHYTHM / ALL GIRL ORCHESTRA / DIRECT FROM HOLLYWOOD / Direction, William C. Powell Agency, Inc., 328 North Senate Ave., Indianapolis 2, Ind., Telephone, Rlley 5767]. There are no markings on the reverse of the poster.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
label: Place captured
content: Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Hollywood (Film)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Orchestral (Music)
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
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: 2021.16.17
objectType: label: Type
content: posters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on card stock
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 22 1/16 × 14 1/16 in. (56.1 × 35.7 cm)