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Moms Mabley (right foreground) and William Spayne backstage at the Apollo Theater

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Gordon Anderson collection

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Moms Mabley (right foreground) and William Spayne backstage at the Apollo Theater

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Title
Moms Mabley (right foreground) and William Spayne backstage at the Apollo Theater
Names
Anderson, Gordon, 1920- (Photographer)
Collection

Gordon Anderson collection

II. Apollo Theater

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1951 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Gordon Anderson Collection
Topics
Apollo Theater (New York, N.Y. : 125th Street)
African American entertainers
Mabley, Moms
African American women entertainers
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 21 x 18 cm ; black and white
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12490621
Photo Order: 50227
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ab0952d0-835c-0130-4545-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1951: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Moms Mabley (right foreground) and William Spayne backstage at the Apollo Theater" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1951. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/664fee40-835e-0130-b4b8-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Moms Mabley (right foreground) and William Spayne backstage at the Apollo Theater" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/664fee40-835e-0130-b4b8-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1951). Moms Mabley (right foreground) and William Spayne backstage at the Apollo Theater Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/664fee40-835e-0130-b4b8-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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Moms Mabley (right foreground) and William Spayne backstage at the Apollo Theater