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Lobby card for Go Down, Death!

1944

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States

The lobby card features a large tinted photograph of a scene from the film depicting a large congregation seated in pews inside a church. A large stained-glass window is on the far wall. The black and white image has had bright colors added to the stained-glass window and the clothing of some of the congregation members. Above the congregation is printed [ALFRED N. SACK / REVERENTLY PRESENTS] in small white text followed by [GO DOWN, DEATH!] in large yellow print and [THE STORY OF JESUS AND THE DEVIL] in white text. At the bottom left corner in yellow text is [ALL-COLORED CAST / WITH / SPENCER WILLIAMS / MYRA HEMMINGS / THE HEAVENLY CHOIR / JIMMIE GREEN'S ORCHESTRA / Story by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON]. There is a white and blue seal in the bottom right corner which reads [MARK OF MERIT / SACK / ATTRACTIONS]. There is a border around the image. There is blue text on the bottom proper right corner in the border which reads [*COUNTRY OF ORIGIN U.S.A.*]. On the back are black handwritten numbers going down horizontally on the left side which read [1416]. There are black handwritten numbers going up horizontally on the right side which read [4315]. In the top right corner there is handwriting in blue ink. The number "100" is crossed out. There is additional text which reads [N / 3707 / 100-].

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  • Title: Lobby card for Go Down, Death!
  • Date Created: 1944
  • Physical Dimensions: H x W (sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
  • Subject Keywords: Actors and actresses, Preaching, Race films, Religion, Poetry, Advertising
  • Medium: ink on paper
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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