Photograph folder from the Ubangi Club
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1942
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Ubangi Club, American, 1934 - 1944
notes: label: Description
content: A photograph folder from the Ubangi Club. The paper folder holds a black-and-white photograph (2013.46.25.67.1). The folder is green with a faux leather finish and is held together with two (2) staples along the spine. The front cover centrally features green text in a black circle with protrusions on the left and right sides. The text, written in varying fonts, reads, [THE WORLD FAMOUS / UBANGI / club]. On the right is a stylized, black graphic of a female dancer, depicted wearing bikini top, beaded jewelry, armbands, and bracelets. Black text at the bottom, bordered above and below by two (2) red lines, reads, [1678 BROADWAY - NEW YORK / 3 SHOWS NIGHTLY - - - CIRCLE 6-4959]. The black-and-white photograph is housed on the right, interior page of the folder, in a paper frame. The left interior page is blank. On the back of the folder is printed black text, bordered by a black decorative frame, which reads, [SOUVENIR PHOTO / $1.00 / REMEBRANCE OF A / PLEASANT EVENING AT / UBANGI CLUB].
place: label: Place used
content: New York City, New York, United States, 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: 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: 2013.46.25.67.2
objectType: label: Type
content: folders (containers)
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 paper with metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Closed): 6 7/16 × 8 9/16 × 1/16 in. (16.4 × 21.7 × 0.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Open): 6 7/16 × 17 × 1/16 in. (16.4 × 43.2 × 0.1 cm)