Title

Photographic Postcard of the Cuban Knights Social Club

Description

A photographic postcard featuring a sepia toned image of twelve (12) young men dressed similarly in white jackets with medium toned lapels, dark pants, and dark ties with tie clips. They are arranged in two (2) rows, with five (5) seated in front and seven (7) standing at the back. The three (3) men in the center of the front row are holding a sign that reads [CUBAN KNIGHTS / Social Club]. The number [3217] is printed in the negative, in the bottom left corner. The back of the postcard has the text [POST CARD] printed at the top in black and traced over by hand in pencil. The left half of the page has black printed text that reads [CORRESPONDENCE / Dear Friend: / You are invited to our / ANNUAL FREE MATINEE / West End Hall / Vandeventer and Finney Aves. / Sunday, April 11, '37 4-8 p.m. / Music by / ST. LOUIS CRACKERJACKS / Admission and Checking Free / Thanking you, / The Cuban Knights / Courtesy fee 15c]. The name of the manufacturer, [ORCAJO PHOTO ART, DAYTON, OHIO], is printed vertically to the left of the text. The right half is addressed [To / Sally Cathell / From / Harold Green], handwritten in pencil.

Creator

Orcajo Photo Art, American

Subject

Cuban Knights Social Club

St. Louis Crackerjacks

West End Hall

Harold Green

Medium

ink on paper
H x W: 3 7/16 × 5 7/16 in. (8.7 × 13.8 cm)

Format

tiff

Date

1937

Source

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

Identifier

2013.46.25.13