"HARLEM ON THE PRAIRIE" AFRICAN-AMERICAN WESTERN LINEN-MOUNTED MOVIE POSTER.
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Winning Bid:
$118.00 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
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Thursday, November 15, 2018 9:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, November 15, 2018 9:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #225 - Part 2
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Item Description
27x41" one-sheet for the 1948 Toddy Pictures re-release of the 1937 Western "Harlem On The Prairie," which was billed as the first "All-Colored" Western musical, starring Herb Jeffries, Hollywood's first singing African-American cowboy. The movie reminded audiences that there were black cowboys and corrected a popular Hollywood image of an all-white Old West. Poster advertises Jeffries, w/large "King Of The Juke Box And Radio" text at top. Poster features image of Jeffries w/female co-star Connie Harris. Originally folded, poster has been linen-mounted w/some minor color touch-ups at fold crease intersections. Some scattered lt. margin wear and strip of aging across top margin and top horizontal fold line. Displays VF/Exc. as linen-mounted w/strong color.
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