Photograph of two men and a woman taken at the Ubangi Club: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of two men and a woman taken at the Ubangi Club. The souvenir photograph is framed in a green decorative folder (2013.46.25.67.2). The photograph depicts a woman seated between two (2) men. The man on the left is wearing a dark, pinstriped suit, white collared shirt, and a medium toned tie. The woman is wearing a fur stole and hat. She has her hands folded over a dark leather purse resting in her lap. The man on the right is wearing an army uniform with a staff sergeant patch on his proper left arm. A bar is behind them and there are bottles lining the shelves. Above the bar is a partially obstructed, painted mural that depicts a stylized woman, palm tree fronds, and a decorated paddle. An inscription in black ink along the top edge of the photograph reads, [I am happy because / of you / To Laurie R[---?]ie]. There are no inscriptions on the back of the photograph.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1942
• Photograph by: Ubangi Club, American, 1934 - 1944
• Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
• Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 4 5/8 × 6 3/4 in. (11.8 × 17.2 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 4 15/16 × 7 in. (12.6 × 17.8 cm)
• Place captured: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Place printed: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Dance
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Nightlife
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Theatre
• Object number: 2013.46.25.67.1
• 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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