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Le Cake-Walk / Danse au Nouveau Cirque. Les Negres. 144/4 [photographic postcard]

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Le Cake-Walk / Danse au Nouveau Cirque. Les Negres. 144/4 [photographic postcard].
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Le Cake-Walk / Danse au Nouveau Cirque. Les Negres. 144/4 [photographic postcard]
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Object Details

Collector

Hoffman, David

Donor

Hoffman, David

Collector

Boaz, Joyce

Donor

Boaz, Joyce

Collector

Hoffman, Iris

Donor

Hoffman, Iris

Names

Nouveau Cirque (Paris, France)

Collection Creator

Boaz, Joyce
Hoffman, David
Hoffman, Iris

Collection Citation

Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection, 1898-1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, box X, folder XX, digital image file XXXXXXX.

Scope and Contents

(Translation: The Cake Walk danced at the new circus, the Negroes.) Adult male and female dancer. Real photo postcard.
sova.nmah.ac.0281_ref526

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8bffc1d59-4e17-4fe1-95bd-5ebff87caef2

Local Numbers

AC0281-0000009.tif (AC Scan)

Place

France -- 1890-1920

Topic

African American dance
Cakewalk (Dance)
Dance
African American dance

Collector

Hoffman, David

Donor

Hoffman, David

Collector

Boaz, Joyce

Donor

Boaz, Joyce

Collector

Hoffman, Iris

Donor

Hoffman, Iris

Culture

African Americans

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Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection
Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection / Cake Walk

Extent

1 Item (Ink on paper., 5.6" x 3.6")

Date

Circa 1898

Container

Box 1

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials
Photographs
Picture postcards
Photographic postcards

Arrangement

In Box 1, Folder Cake Walk.

Collection Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Genre/Form

Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints
Picture postcards -- 1890-1910
Photographic postcards

Collection Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.
NMAH.AC.0281_ref526
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8bffc1d59-4e17-4fe1-95bd-5ebff87caef2
NMAH.AC.0281
ACAH

Record ID

ebl-1562714418934-1562714418945-2

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