South African military recruitment poster for 'coloured men.' c.1946. Issued during the first World War. The title occupies the upper quarter, with the text occupying the remainder, all in brown and set against a white background. 39 3/4 x 35"'. Linen-backed poster. Good condition.

Poster reads, "CAPE CORPS RECRUITS WANTED COLOURED MEN REMEMBER THE REPUTATION GAINED BY THE 1st BATTALION CAPE CORPS DO NOT LET THIS CORPS LOSE ITS IDENTITY FOR WANT OF RECRUITS SIGN ON NOW AND DO YOUR SHARE".

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.