Business contract between Club Harlem and Johnny Lynch: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A business contract between Club Harlem and Johnny Lynch obligating the musician to perform at the club for thirteen (13) weeks starting December 7, 1955 for four hundred and forty-one dollars and sixty-five cents ($441.65) to be paid at the end of each week. The contract was drawn up on a contract form created by the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada. The seal for this organization is visible in the upper top left-hand corner. The contract is signed and dated by Johnny Lynch.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: December 7, 1955
• Created by: American Federation of Musicians, founded 1896
• Used by: Club Harlem, American, 1935 - 1986
• Received by: Johnny Lynch
• Type: contracts
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
• Place depicted: Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Band (Music)
• Topic: Business
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Nightlife
• Object number: 2011.145.4.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Henrietta W. Shelton, Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation, Inc.
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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