Created by:

Lincoln Motion Picture Company, American, 1916 - 1921  Search this

Printed by:

Goes Lithographing Company, American, founded 1879  Search this

Subject of:

Clarence Brooks, American, 1896 - 1969  Search this

James T. Smith  Search this

Samuel Berry  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 8 3/8 × 10 13/16 in. (21.3 × 27.4 cm)

Type:

stock certificates

Place depicted:

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1921

Description:

A stock certificate for the Lincoln Motion Picture Company. Document is made out to Samuel Berry for one hundred shares at one dollar per share. The certificate is signed by Clarence A. Brooks and James Thomas Smith in their roles as Secretary and President of the company, respectively, and dated to the 18th of April, 1921. At top left is an image of Abraham Lincoln. Gold embossed stamp at bottom left reads [LINCOLN MOTION PICTURE COMPANY / CALIFORNIA / INCORPORATED / JANUARY 20, 1917]. On back is a restatement of the issuance of one hundred shares of the capital stock of the Lincoln Motion Picture Company to Samuel Berry. On the left is preprinted language, complete with blank spaces for filling out, for the sale or transfer of the certificate to another party.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Business  Search this

Film  Search this

Finance  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2019.28.27

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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EDAN-URL:

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