Lobby card for Harlem on the Prairie

Creator Name

Toddy Pictures Company, American, 1941 - 1970s;
Herb Jeffries, American, 1913 - 2014;
Mantan Moreland, American, 1902 - 1973;
Flournoy Miller, American, 1885 - 1971;
Consuela Harris, American, 1910 - 2000;
Jed Buell, American, 1897 - 1961;
Sam Newfield, American, 1899 - 1964;
Toddy Pictures Company, American, 1941 - 1970s

Cultural Context

African Americans

Date

1930s

Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

About the work

National Museum of African American History and Culture Object Description

Lobby card for Harlem on the Prairie.

The card features three black and white images from the film. At the top left is [TODDY PICTURES CO. / Presents / HARLEM ON THE PRAIRIE]. Beneath this are two images side by side. On the left, a man (Herbert Jeffries) in a checked shirt and cowboy hat looks at a wanted poster. On the right side, a man (Flournoy Miller) in a cowboy hat stands with a woman (Connie Harris), also in a cowboy hat. The man holds a pistol pointed up in his proper right hand while the woman grasps his wrist. Beneath this image the third, depicting two men (Manton Moreland and Miller) in cowboy hats, seated next to each other. ...

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Title

Lobby card for Harlem on the Prairie

Creator

Toddy Pictures Company, American, 1941 - 1970s, Distributed by;
Herb Jeffries, American, 1913 - 2014, Subject of;
Mantan Moreland, American, 1902 - 1973, Subject of;
Flournoy Miller, American, 1885 - 1971, Subject of;
Consuela Harris, American, 1910 - 2000, Subject of;
Jed Buell, American, 1897 - 1961, Subject of;
Sam Newfield, American, 1899 - 1964, Subject of;
Toddy Pictures Company, American, 1941 - 1970s, Created by

Worktype

lobby cards; Lobby cards

Cultural Context

African Americans

Material

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 11 × 13 3/4 in. (27.9 × 34.9 cm)

Technique

Language

Date

1930s

Provenance

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

Location

United States; North and Central America

Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Subjects

African American; Actors; Advertising; American West; Film; Musical films; Race films; U.S. History, 1933-1945; Western films; Actors and actresses; American West; Musical films; Race films; Motion pictures; U.S. History, 1933-1945; Advertising; Western films

Topic

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Toddy Pictures Company, American, 1941 - 1970s, Lobby card for Harlem on the Prairie, 1930s, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. CC0.

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