Five vintage lobby cards for the filmds Jittering Jitterbug, Romance on the Beat, Tropicana and Love in Syncopation.

One lobby card for Jittering Jitterbug. Presented by Sack entertainment, the films Lobby card is in good condition. 11 X 14". With small tears around bottom edges.

One lobby card for Love in Syncopation. Depicts stills from the film and Henri Woode and Band. In good condition. Minimal wear.

One Lobby card for the film Swing. Card is in acceptable condition. Color. Scratches in middle but poster is intact. Measures 11 x 14".

One Lobby Card for the film Tropicana starring Mae West and Victor Moore. In good condition, minimal wear. Measures 11 x 14".

Plus one Romance on the Beat rare Lobby Card, in excellent condition. 11 x 14".

A Cinema Apart, or the Beverly and Larry Richards Collection, was amassed by Larry Richards over a number of many years. A respected historian and a librarian at the Philadelphia Free Library, and author of the book African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography, Mr. Richards was deeply passionate and knowledgeable about African-American culture and history. In 2008, Mr. Richards tragically and suddenly died quite young, leaving behind his collection of hundreds of motion picture posters featuring African-American stars and addressing African-American issues, as well as rare broadsides, window cards, and ephemera. Additionally, he possessed items relating to African-American and slavery history. His collection has been deemed so culturally important that a section of it is now in the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. His wife, Dr. Beverly Richards, now oversees the collection, and has lectured on and exhibited the items both nationally and internationally.