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Newspaper clipping of the Club Ebony Gals

1947-1948

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A newspaper clipping depicting a black-and-white image of five (5) female performers in matching costumes. The women are depicted in two (2) rows. There are two (2) women in the top row are standing and three (3) in the bottom row are sitting. Laura Cathrell is depicted seated on the far left in the bottom row. They are all wearing black bodysuits with straps embellished with light toned feathers, white elbow-length gloves, black-and-white chokers, and large light toned feathers in their hair. Behind the woman is a curtain. Below the image is a caption printed in black ink that reads, [CLUB EBONY GALS-When you’ve got girls like these around there’s bound to be “a hot time in the old / town tonight.

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Catalog reference: 2013.46.25.274.2

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