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Lobby card for the film Juke Joint

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Printed by

    Unidentified

    Distributed by

    Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979

    Subject of

    Bert Goldberg, American
    Alfred N. Sack, American, 1898 - 1969
    Spencer Williams, American, 1893-1969
    July Jones, American

    Description

    Lobby card for the 1947 film Juke Joint. The card is white with colored images and blue, red and yellow text. In the top left corner is a blue-and-white image of a man and woman dancing. A Sack Amusement Enterprises logo is over the dancers. Printed below the dancers on the right side is [ALFRED N. SACK / presents / JULY / JONES / SPENCER / WILLIAMS]. A large color photographic image of men playing pool is at the center of the card. In the top right corner are two blue-and-white images of a man and woman dancing. In the bottom left corner is a black-and-white photographic image of a man on one knee looking through a keyhole. At the bottom of the card printed in yellow ink on a red background is [in JUKE JOINT] in large text. Printed below this in black ink on a white background is [A BERT GOLDBERG PRODUCTION] and [Distributed by SACK AMUSEMENT ENTERPRISES]. The right side of the card is stained and torn. The back of the card is blank.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Date

    1947

    Object number

    2019.22.19

    Restrictions & Rights

    Public domain
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    lobby cards

    Medium

    ink on paper

    Dimensions

    H x W: 11 × 13 15/16 in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm)

    Place used

    United States, North and Central America

    Place depicted

    Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Actors
    Advertising
    Film
    Race films

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5651c122a-17e0-416e-9116-d698046ca9c3

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2019.22.19

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