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African Americans in the performing arts
Theatrical productions
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African American theater
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African Americans
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Performing arts
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United States. Works Progress Administration
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New Lafayette Theatre
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Johnson, Helen A
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Eagle Ezzes & Mipaas
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White Studio (New York, N.Y.)
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Federal Theatre Project - Theater Stills Collection
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Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection
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The official theatrical world of colored artists: national directory and guide
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Entertainers
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Lily Yuen papers
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United States
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New York (N.Y.)
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New York
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Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
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Photographs
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Publicity photographs
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Advertisements
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Group portraits
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Theatrical World Pub. Co
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Cooper & Aronson
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The Inter-state tattler
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Schomburg Photographs and Prints Division
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Schomburg Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
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Fredi Washington, far right, …
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Studio portrait of Fredi Wash…
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The Greatest Colored Aggregat…
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Mantan Moreland (left) and Pi…
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Edna Thomas as Lady Macbeth
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Portrait of actress Fredi Was…
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Three women dancers from Asad…
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Asadata Dafora as the Bridegr…
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Portrait of Lawrence Brown
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George Walker as the Zulu chi…
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Maurice Cooper as Nanki-Poo a…
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Scene from Is Zat So
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Rehearsal in Harlem
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Edward Fraction as the Mikado…
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Man and woman embracing