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Lobby card for Go Down, Death!

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Distributed by

    Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979

    Subject of

    Alfred N. Sack, American, 1898 - 1969
    Spencer Williams, American, 1893-1969
    Myra Hemmings, American, 1895 - 1968
    The Heavenly Choir, American
    Jimmie Green's Orchestra, American
    James Weldon Johnson, American, 1871 - 1938

    Description

    Lobby card for "Go Down, Death!".
    The lobby card features a tinted photograph of a scene from the film depicting a large congregation seated in pews inside a church. A decorative stained-glass window is on the far wall. The black and white image has had bright colors added to the stained-glass window and the clothing of some of the congregation members. Above the congregation is printed [ALFRED N. SACK / REVERENTLY PRESENTS] in small white text followed by [GO DOWN, DEATH!] in large yellow print and [THE STORY OF JESUS AND THE DEVIL] in white text. At the bottom left corner in yellow text is [ALL-COLORED CAST / WITH / SPENCER WILLIAMS / MYRA HEMMINGS / THE HEAVENLY CHOIR / JIMMIE GREEN'S ORCHESTRA / Story by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON]. There is a white and blue seal in the bottom right corner which reads [MARK OF MERIT / SACK / ATTRACTIONS]. There is a border around the image. There is blue text on the bottom proper right corner in the border which reads [*COUNTRY OF ORIGIN U.S.A.*].
    On the back are black handwritten numbers going down horizontally on the left side which read [1416]. There are black handwritten numbers going up horizontally on the right side which read [4315]. There is a section that was crossed out in black above “1416”. In the top right corner there is handwriting in blue ink. The number "100" is crossed out. There is additional text which reads [N / 3707 / 100-]. There are tears, holes, and areas of discoloration in several areas.

    Transcription Center Status

    Transcribed by digital volunteers

    Credit Line

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

    Date

    1944

    Object number

    2013.118.107.1

    Restrictions & Rights

    Public domain
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    lobby cards

    Medium

    ink on paper

    Dimensions

    H x W (image): 9 15/16 × 12 7/8 in. (25.2 × 32.7 cm)
    H x W (sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)

    Place used

    United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Collection title

    A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film

    Classification

    Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Actors
    Advertising
    Film
    Poetry
    Preaching
    Race films
    Religion

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53eb3bfe8-d290-499b-8f7f-64c0991fb1d6

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2013.118.107.1

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