Sujet

Press release from the Lincoln Motion Picture Company, May 21, 1917. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The Lincoln Motion Picture Company, founded in 1916, is considered the first all-black film production company. It made 'race movies' (films produced for black audiences, featuring black casts) which showcased African-American talent in the film industry. The press release talks about the company going public and making stock options available. The rest of the press release talks about actors Albertine Pickens (1890 - 1983) and Anita Thompson (1901-1980).

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A78_091

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

80,2Mo (4,2Mo) / 26,9cm x 74,7cm / 3175 x 8824 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black business country entertainment finance museum film cinema race location century movie African American African-American B&W film industry stocks and shares afro-american moving picture United States of America cinematography black & white black and white B W 1910s 20th century heritage American America USA segregation united states racial segregation Unknown Johnson Noble Ink on paper cultural heritage Black History film company Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC race film race movie press releases Lincoln Motion Picture Company race films race movies Noble M. Johnson Noble M. Noble Johnson