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Publicity photograph of vaudeville comedy duo Miller and Lyles, looking from behind a door in unidentified comedy routine, between 1909 and 1928

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

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Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection

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Publicity photograph of vaudeville comedy duo Miller and Lyles, looking from behind a door in unidentified comedy routine, between 1909 and 1928

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Title
Publicity photograph of vaudeville comedy duo Miller and Lyles, looking from behind a door in unidentified comedy routine, between 1909 and 1928
Names
Johnson, Helen A. (Collector)
Collection

Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection

Personalities

Miller and Lyles

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1909 - 1928 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Helen Armstead-Johnson Photograph Collection
Topics
Miller & Lyles
Miller, Flournoy E., 1886-1971
Lyles, Aubrey L., 1884-1932
African American entertainers
Vaudeville -- United States
Blackface entertainers
Genres
Photographs
Publicity photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 26 x 21 cm ; black and white
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG00-F335
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14907059
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14907057
Photo Order: 54460
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 48bf0190-c29c-0132-5fb7-58d385a7bbd0
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

  • 1909: Created (Approximate)
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Publicity photograph of vaudeville comedy duo Miller and Lyles, looking from behind a door in unidentified comedy routine, between 1909 and 1928" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1909 - 1928. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2bcd78b0-c4e3-0132-7305-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Publicity photograph of vaudeville comedy duo Miller and Lyles, looking from behind a door in unidentified comedy routine, between 1909 and 1928" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2bcd78b0-c4e3-0132-7305-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1909 - 1928). Publicity photograph of vaudeville comedy duo Miller and Lyles, looking from behind a door in unidentified comedy routine, between 1909 and 1928 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2bcd78b0-c4e3-0132-7305-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2bcd78b0-c4e3-0132-7305-58d385a7bbd0 | title= (still image) Publicity photograph of vaudeville comedy duo Miller and Lyles, looking from behind a door in unidentified comedy routine, between 1909 and 1928, (1909 - 1928)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=April 27, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Publicity photograph of vaudeville comedy duo Miller and Lyles, looking from behind a door in unidentified comedy routine, between 1909 and 1928