Lobby card for Go Down, Death!

Object Details

Distributed by

Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979

Subject of

Alfred N. Sack, American, 1898 - 1969

Spencer Williams, American, 1893-1969

Myra Hemmings, American, 1895 - 1968

The Heavenly Choir, American

Jimmie Green's Orchestra, American

James Weldon Johnson, American, 1871 - 1938

Description

Lobby card for "Go Down, Death!".

The lobby card features a tinted photograph of a scene from the film depicting a large congregation seated in pews inside a church. A decorative stained-glass window is on the far wall. The black and white image has had bright colors added to the stained-glass window and the clothing of some of the congregation members. Above the congregation is printed [ALFRED N. SACK / REVERENTLY PRESENTS] in small white text followed by [GO DOWN, DEATH!] in large yellow print and [THE STORY OF JESUS AND THE DEVIL] in white text. At the bottom left corner in yellow text is [ALL-COLORED CAST / WITH / SPENCER WILLIAMS / MYRA HEMMINGS / THE HEAVENLY CHOIR / JIMMIE GREEN'S ORCHESTRA / Story by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON]. There is a white and blue seal in the bottom right corner which reads [MARK OF MERIT / SACK / ATTRACTIONS]. There is a border around the image. There is blue text on the bottom proper right corner in the border which reads [*COUNTRY OF ORIGIN U.S.A.*].

On the back are black handwritten numbers going down horizontally on the left side which read [1416]. There are black handwritten numbers going up horizontally on the right side which read [4315]. There is a section that was crossed out in black above “1416”. In the top right corner there is handwriting in blue ink. The number "100" is crossed out. There is additional text which reads [N / 3707 / 100-]. There are tears, holes, and areas of discoloration in several areas.

Transcription Center Status

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

1944

Object number

2013.118.107.1

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

lobby cards

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W (image): 9 15/16 × 12 7/8 in. (25.2 × 32.7 cm)

H x W (sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)

Place used

United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title

A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Actors

Advertising

Film

Poetry

Preaching

Race films

Religion

Record ID

nmaahc_2013.118.107.1

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53eb3bfe8-d290-499b-8f7f-64c0991fb1d6