Collector:

Hoffman, David  Search this

Boaz, Joyce  Search this

Hoffman, Iris  Search this

Donor:

Hoffman, David  Search this

Boaz, Joyce  Search this

Hoffman, Iris  Search this

Names:

Nouveau Cirque (Paris, France)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Boaz, Joyce  Search this

Hoffman, David  Search this

Hoffman, Iris  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper., 5.6" x 3.6")

Container:

Box 1

Culture:

African Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Photographic postcards

Picture postcards

Postcards

Place:

France -- 1890-1920

Date:

Circa 1898

Scope and Contents:

Real photo post card. (Translation: The Cake Walk danced at the new circus.) Negro children. (Rudy and Fredy Walker.) See "Rudy and Fredy Walker, c.1903 postcard series 'Le Cake-Walk' by Rainer E. Lotz, http://songbook1.wordpress.com/pp/fx/african-american-musical-theater-1896-1926/rudy-and-fredy-walker/cake-walking-babies-from-home/Handwriting in ink at lower right. Stamped on verso, sent to an address in Dijon.

Arrangement:

In Box 1, Folder Cake Walk.

Local Numbers:

AC0281-0000002-01 (AC Scan) AC0281-0000002-02 (AC Scan)

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

African American dance  Search this

Cakewalk (Dance)  Search this

Dance  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 1890-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints

Photographic postcards

Picture postcards -- 1890-1910

Postcards -- 1890-1910

Collection Citation:

Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection, 1898-1920, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, box X, folder XX, digital image file XXXXXXX.

See more items in:

Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection

Hoffman/Boaz Postcard Collection / Cake Walk

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a39cc4be-54d1-40f8-93ce-779cc9aca81d

EDAN-URL:

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