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Group portrait of beauty contestants, possibly sponsored by the Inter-state Tattler magazine, at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem

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

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Nightclubs and theaters

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Group portrait of beauty contestants, possibly sponsored by the Inter-state Tattler magazine, at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem
Collection

Nightclubs and theaters

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1927 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Nightclubs and Theaters
Topics
African Americans -- Social life and customs
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Savoy Ballroom (Harlem, New York, N.Y.)
Nightclubs -- New York (State) -- New York
Beauty contests -- New York (State) -- New York
African Americans -- Social life and customs
Chick Webb and his Harlem Stompers
Genres
Photographs
Portraits
Notes
Content: Handstamp for entertainment writer Floyd G. Snelson, Jr. appears on recto.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 23 x 30 cm ; black and white
Original print has missing upper and lower right-hand corners, and crease near lower right-hand corner.
Description
Group portrait of beauty contestants from a contest possibly sponsored by the Inter-state Tattler magazine, at the Savoy Ballroom in the late 1920s. The Tattler's managing editor, Bennie Butler, is in the top row at far left. Members of Chick Webb and his Harlem Stompers, who are appearing at the Savoy, are shown in the far background.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16102326
Photo Order: 63174
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e0314360-a05d-0139-3ae8-0242ac110003
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

  • 1927: Created
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Group portrait of beauty contestants, possibly sponsored by the Inter-state Tattler magazine, at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1927. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cacff2b0-a08a-0139-acad-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Group portrait of beauty contestants, possibly sponsored by the Inter-state Tattler magazine, at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cacff2b0-a08a-0139-acad-0242ac110003

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1927). Group portrait of beauty contestants, possibly sponsored by the Inter-state Tattler magazine, at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cacff2b0-a08a-0139-acad-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cacff2b0-a08a-0139-acad-0242ac110003 | title= (still image) Group portrait of beauty contestants, possibly sponsored by the Inter-state Tattler magazine, at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, (1927)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 25, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Group portrait of beauty contestants, possibly sponsored by the Inter-state Tattler magazine, at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem