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Description: The collection (ca. 1920s-1980s) consists of exterior and interior views of Harlem nightclubs and theaters (1920s-1960s); portraits and candid shots of entertainers, individual musicians, orchestras and chorus girls appearing at or affiliated with specific clubs and theaters (1920s-1960s); and views of nightclub patrons (ca. 1940s).Also depicted are views of clubs located in other parts of New York City; views of crowds gathered outside theaters; reproductions of broadsides and a club menu; studio portraits of club owners; a group portrait of beauty contestants; and maps showing the locations of certain clubs. Of note are views of the crowd outside the Lafayette Theatre for the opening of the Federal Theatre Project production of "Macbeth" (1936); views of the interior and exterior of the Cotton Club (ca. 1920s-1930s); portraits of brothers Connie and George Immerman, owners of Connie's Inn (ca. 1920s); a portrait of the entertainment troupe The Three Eddies (ca. 1920); and reproductions of broadsides advertising performances at the Apollo Theatre (ca. 1940s-1950s). Also included are a souvenir journal from the Apollo Theatre, entitled "The Apollo Story" (ca. 1965), and pages from a souvenir program from the Cotton Club, entitled the "Third Cotton Club Parade" (ca. 1938), when the club was located on West 48th Street, in midtown Manhattan, during the late 1930s.
Names: Federal Theatre Project (New York, N.Y.); United Press International; Butler, Otis (Photographer); Campbell, James C. (Photographer); Dummett (Photographer); Anderson, Gordon, 1920- (Photographer); Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996 (Photographer); Smith, W. (Photographer)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1920 - 1989 (Approximate)
Library locations: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division; Shelf locator: Sc Photo Nightclubs and Theaters
Topics: Immerman, George; The Three Eddies; Apollo Theater (New York, N.Y. : 125th Street); Connie's Inn (New York, N.Y.); Cotton Club; Lafayette Theatre (New York, N.Y. : 1825-1829); Nest Club (New York, N.Y.); Nightclubs -- New York (State) -- New York; Theaters -- New York (State) -- New York; Interiors -- New York (State) -- New York; Motion picture theaters -- New York (State); African Americans -- Social life and customs; African American entertainers; African American musicians; Chorus girls; Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Genres: Portrait photographs; Group portraits; Broadsides; Reproductions; Photographs
Notes: Content: Title devised by cataloger.; Content: Some photographs bear photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso; some items bear photographer's name printed on recto. Some items bear handwritten notations on verso; some items bear printed captions on recto; some items have typewritten labels or captions attached to verso. Some items are duplicates.; Content: Collection contains work by Otis C. Butler, James C. Campbell, Dummett, and Austin Hansen, among others.
Physical Description: Gelatin silver prints; Dye coupler prints; Extent: 109 items (.3 cu. ft., 1 box); 6 photographic prints :gelatin silver, b&w ; 36 x 28 cm. and smaller; 19 photographic prints :gelatin silver, b&w ; 28 x 36 cm. and smaller ; 19 photographic prints :gelatin silver, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm. and smaller ; 49 photographic prints :gelatin silver, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. and smaller ; 7 photomechanical sheets : halftone, b&w ; 31 x 23 cm ; 3 photomechanical prints :b&w, one col. ; 21 x 35 cm. and smaller. ; 1 photographic print :col. ; 13 x 18 cm. ; 3 postcards :b&w ; 9 x 14 cm. ; 1 photographic postcard :silver gelatin, b&w ; 9 x 14 cm. ; 1 booklet, 40, [4] p. :ill., ports. ; 31 cm.
Type of Resource: Still image
Identifiers: RLIN/OCLC: NYPG05-F10254; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16102326; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): eada8df0-c61a-012f-cffc-58d385a7bc34

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