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Photograph of Leroy Broomfield and the Ubangi Club dancers

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    Object Details

    Photograph by

    Hughey J. Battelle

    Subject of

    Leroy Broomfield, American, 1902 - 1971
    Margie Hubbard
    Marion Edgbert
    Ethel Moses, American, 1904 - 1982
    Dolly McCormack
    Julia Moses, American
    Selma Sampson
    Alice Key, American, 1911 - 2010
    Wilhemina Gray
    Ubangi Club, American, 1934 - 1944

    Description

    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Leroy Broomfield and the Ubangi Club dancers. The nine (9) are depicted standing, kneeling, and seated in three rows. In the top row, from left to right, is Margie Hubbard, Marion Edgbert, Leroy Broomfield, Ethel Moses, and Dolly McCormack. Hubbard is wearing overalls over a black blouse. Edgbert is wearing a medium toned, satiny button down top with three (3) white button down the center and white lapels. There is satin flower pinned to her proper right shoulder. Broomfield is wearing a dark toned three-piece suit and a white collared shirt, with the top button undone. Ethel Moses is wearing a one piece, bathing suit costume. The top of the suit has a halter neck and a diagonally striped top. The bottom of the suit is dark with a striped belt that matches the top of the suit. On the far right is McCormack. She is wearing a black sweater vest over a white blouse with a tie front and black pants. In the middle row, from left to right, is Julia Moses and Selma Sampson. Julia Moses is wearing a medium toned garment with a bow tied at the front. Sampson is wearing a white blouse with the letters [S S] stitched on the front. In the bottom row, from left to right, is Alice Key and Wilhelmina (Tondelayo) Gray. Key is wearing a white, short sleeve blouse with a black skirt. Gray is wearing light toned sailor-style shirt with a bow tied in the front and wide legged, matching pants. On the stage behind them is a set painted with a series of small buildings and houses. 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

    Date

    1937

    Object number

    2013.46.25.239

    Restrictions & Rights

    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    gelatin silver prints
    portraits

    Medium

    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

    Dimensions

    H x W (Image): 4 7/16 × 6 7/16 in. (11.2 × 16.3 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 4 13/16 × 6 7/8 in. (12.3 × 17.4 cm)

    Place captured

    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Collection title

    The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection

    Classification

    Photographs and Still Images

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Actors
    Dance
    Jazz (Music)
    Nightlife
    Photography

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52e1cb7d3-cee5-40c3-84a9-1f2889b4d97a

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2013.46.25.239

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