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Lobby card for Harlem on the Prairie

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Distributed by

    Toddy Pictures Company, American, 1941 - 1970s

    Subject of

    Herb Jeffries, American, 1913 - 2014
    Mantan Moreland, American, 1902 - 1973
    Flournoy Miller, American, 1885 - 1971
    Consuela Harris, American, 1910 - 2000
    Jed Buell, American, 1897 - 1961
    Sam Newfield, American, 1899 - 1964

    Created by

    Toddy Pictures Company, American, 1941 - 1970s

    Description

    Lobby card for Harlem on the Prairie.
    The card features three black and white images from the film. At the top left is [TODDY PICTURES CO. / Presents / HARLEM ON THE PRAIRIE]. Beneath this are two images side by side. On the left, a man (Herbert Jeffries) in a checked shirt and cowboy hat looks at a wanted poster. On the right side, a man (Flournoy Miller) in a cowboy hat stands with a woman (Connie Harris), also in a cowboy hat. The man holds a pistol pointed up in his proper right hand while the woman grasps his wrist. Beneath this image the third, depicting two men (Manton Moreland and Miller) in cowboy hats, seated next to each other. To the left of this image is [HERBERT JEFFRIES / F.E. MILLER / MANTON MORELAND / CONNIE HARRIS / PRODUCED BY JED BUELL / DIRECTED BY SAM NEWFIELD / Distributed Nationally by TODDY PICTURES CO.].

    Transcription Center Status

    Transcribed by digital volunteers

    Credit Line

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

    Date

    1937

    Object number

    2013.118.111.1

    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 3/4 in. (27.9 × 34.9 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
    American West
    Film
    Musical films
    Race films
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Western films

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd572ffaceb-043b-4897-a312-4fca6e2382d3

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2013.118.111.1

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