Photograph of two men and a woman taken at the Ubangi Club

Object Details

Description: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of two men and a woman taken at the Ubangi Club. The souvenir photograph is framed in a green decorative folder (2013.46.25.67.2). The photograph depicts a woman seated between two (2) men. The man on the left is wearing a dark, pinstriped suit, white collared shirt, and a medium toned tie. The woman is wearing a fur stole and hat. She has her hands folded over a dark leather purse resting in her lap. The man on the right is wearing an army uniform with a staff sergeant patch on his proper left arm. A bar is behind them and there are bottles lining the shelves. Above the bar is a partially obstructed, painted mural that depicts a stylized woman, palm tree fronds, and a decorated paddle. An inscription in black ink along the top edge of the photograph reads, [I am happy because / of you / To Laurie R[---?]ie]. There are no inscriptions on the 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 5/8 × 6 3/4 in. (11.8 × 17.2 cm); H x W (Sheet): 4 15/16 × 7 in. (12.6 × 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/fd5e86c1f54-2f46-4747-ba36-bf0065df7e7d