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Business contract between Club Harlem and Flash Gordon

February 20, 1956

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A business contract between Club Harlem and Flash Gordon booking the exotic dancer to perform at the club starting February 20, 1956 for seven (7) days for one hundred dollars ($100.00) to be paid weekly. In the contract, Gordon also agrees to an option of extending the agreement for three (3) consecutive additional periods of two (2) consecutive weeks each, immediately following the conclusion of the original engagement. The contract is on a contract form created by the American Guild of Variety Artists. The contract is signed and dated by Flash Gordon.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2011.145.4.3

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