Photograph of a small party of people at Small's Paradise in Harlem
date: label: Date
content: after 1925
name: label: Photograph by
content: Leslie E. Bigham
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Small's Paradise, American, founded 1925
notes: label: Description
content: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a small party of men and women at Small's Paradise in Harlem, New York. Five (5) women and four (4) men are depicted seated and standing behind a dinner table covered with a white tablecloth. The table is covered with bottles, glasses, flowers, and a white cake topped with lit candles. The woman seated at the center of the table is holding a knife and cutting into the cake. The wall behind group features a mural with illustrated foliage and a large bird. A waiter pours champagne on the left side of the image. White text in the negative at the bottom left corner reads [SMALL'S PARADISE / HARLEM - NEW YORK]. There is an inscription in pencil and two stamp marks in black ink on the back of the image.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
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: 2013.46.25.21
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 or photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 6 15/16 × 9 1/2 in. (17.6 × 24.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.2 cm)