Collection Highlights
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Noisemaker
Object Number:
2002.1.1661
Date:
1935
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
6 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/4 in.
Description:
This small wood paddle has a metal wire with two red wood balls attached so that when the paddle is shaken, a loud noise results. The paddle has a black printed border and reads on one side in black "Dickie Wells/ Harlem's Newest Nite Club/ 169 West 133rd St., N.Y.", and on the reverse "The Stuff is Here and Its Mellow!"
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
