Photograph of a group of men and women taken at the Ubangi Club

Object Details

Photograph by: Ubangi Club, American, 1934 - 1944
Subject of: Laura Cathrell, 1914 - 1999; Unidentified Man or Men; Unidentified Woman or Women

Description: A silver gelatin print depicting a sepia toned image of a group of men and women taken at the Ubangi Club. The souvenir photograph is framed in a white decorative folder (2013.46.25.66.2). The image depicts seven (7) women and two (2) men. One (1) man and woman stand on the left side of the image, while the rest are seated in a row. Laura Cathrell is the third person from the right. She is seated with her legs crossed and her hands folded over a dark purse, resting in her lap. She is wearing a white dress and a floral hat. The rest of the women are wearing dresses or skirts and blouses. Many of the women sport half up hairstyles or hats. One of the men is seated to the right of Cathrell. He is depicted in profile, partially obscured by the woman to his right who is wearing a black hat with a small, lace veil. In the background is a doorway. Next to the doorway is a wallpapered wall with three glass bottles perched in the top left corner. There are no inscriptions on the front or back of the photograph.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

ca. 1942

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 4 13/16 × 6 3/4 in. (12.2 × 17.2 cm); H x W (Sheet): 5 1/16 × 7 in. (12.8 × 17.8 cm)

Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place printed: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title: The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Dance; Jazz (Music); Nightlife; Photography; Theatre

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd510b861c4-b831-4220-9497-6c583bfb3a45