Photographic postcard of Billy Ward and His Dominoes, with autographs
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Object Details
- Photograph by
- Maurice Seymour Studio, American, founded 1929
- Distributed by
- Associated Booking Corporation, American, founded 1940
- Subject of
- Billy Ward & His Dominoes, American, 1950s-1960s
- Rose Marks
- Description
- A black and white photographic postcard of Billy Ward and His Dominoes with signatures on the back.
- The front of the postcard features two images superimposed over each other. In the bottom left corner is a photographic portrait of Billy Ward standing and playing a white grand piano. He is looking up towards the top right corner, where there is a portrait of the four Dominoes. All wear light-colored jackets and dark-colored ties. A small, black and white domino is visible on the proper left chest of the Dominoes' jackets. The two images are presented in two overlapping circles, as if spotlighted, against a black background. In the bottom right corner of the image is the photographer's mark [MAURICE chicago] in white.
- Printed beneath the image, black text reads [BILLY WARD / And His Dominoes] on the proper right, [Personal Manager / ROSE A. MARKS] in the center, and [Associated Booking Corporation / Joe Glaser, President / NEW YORK, CHICAGO, HOLLYWOOD] on the proper left side.
- The back of the postcard is oriented horizontally with printed grey text [PHOTO POST CARD] across the top and, in smaller grey text, [J. (?) K. COPY ART PHOTOGRAPHERS, N.Y.C.] and a [DEVOLITE PEERLESS] stamp box in the top right. In the center is the autograph [With all my heart / Billy Ward] in blue ink. On either side are two more autographs in graphite, [Musically / Yours / (illegible) / Van] on the left and [MUSICALLY / (illegible) / JONES] on the right. Horizontally along the left edge of the card is written [ SIGNED BY BILLY WARD & OTHERS].
- The back of the postcard is horizontal. There is grey text which reads [PHOTO POST CARD] horizontally along the top and [?, ?, ? PHOTOGRAPHERS, N.Y.C. vertically down the center. In the top right corner there is a grey rectangle with the words [DEVOLITE / PEERLESS] printed inside. There are several signatures on the back as well.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1950-1969
- Object number
- 2015.97.38.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- portraits
- postcards
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 5 1/2 × 3 9/16 in. (14 × 9 cm)
- H x W (Image): 4 7/16 × 3 in. (11.3 × 7.6 cm)
- Place captured
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 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
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Photography
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2015.97.38.4
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a78dc324-6e94-4d41-99b1-1122f9148967
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