Flier for the Sumter Drive In Theatre: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A theatre flyer delivered by postmaster for the Sumter Drive In Theatre in Belvilles Corner, Florida. The flyer is green ink printed on white paper and lists advertisements for the movies playing at the theatre including "Apache", "African Queen", "Valley of the Kings", "Dragonfly Squadron", and "City of Badmen". In the proper upper left corner in the the postage paid there is text that reads [WHITE FAMILIES/ ONE TO EACH].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1954
• Printed by: Sumter Drive In Theatre, American, 1930s - 1986
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W: 7 1/2 x 5 in. (19.1 x 12.7 cm)
• Place used: Bevilles Corner, Sumter County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Amusements
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Segregation
• Object number: 2011.160.7
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David A. Lowrance
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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