Photographic postcard of the Cleveland Colored Quintet: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photographic postcard of the Cleveland Colored Quintet: Date: early 20th-mid 20th century. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Cleveland Colored Quintet, American.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black-and-white unused photographic postcard of the Cleveland Colored Quintet. Five (5) men are pictured standing in a row in front of a wood paneled wall wearing suits and neckties. They hold, from left to right, a baritone horn, an alto saxophone, a book, a violin, and a soprano saxophone. The man at center holding the book points his right finger at the camera. The AZO paper manufacturer's mark is printed in the upper right corner on the verso as well as text indicating sections for a message and an address to be filled out by hand.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: early 20th-mid 20th century
- Photograph by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Cleveland Colored Quintet, American
- Type: collodion prints
- Type: portraits
- Type: photographic postcards
- Medium: collodion and silver on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 3 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (8.9 × 14 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Gospel (Music)
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2014.63.102.31
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The displayed image also has an explicit CC0 designation. The underlying object's rights statement is: No Known Copyright Restrictions Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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