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Bert Williams in his rooster costume from the theatrical revue the "Ziegfeld Follies"

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Title
Bert Williams in his rooster costume from the theatrical revue the "Ziegfeld Follies"
Names
White Studio (New York, N.Y.) (Photographer)
Culver Pictures (Copyright claimant)
Collection

Portrait collection

Bert Williams portrait collection

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1910 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Williams, Bert
Topics
Williams, Bert, 1874-1922
Comedians -- United States
African American actors
Theatrical producers and directors -- United States
Dancers -- United States
African American singers
African American entertainers
Blackface entertainers
Vaudeville shows -- New York (State) -- New York
Publicity photographs
Genres
Portraits
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 23 x 19 cm ; black and white
Original shows wear and a bears a handwritten notation on recto.
Description
Bert Williams in rooster costume from the "Ziegfeld Follies," about 1910.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11527300
Photo Order: 59240
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 38586b30-507f-0136-d94c-3b57a597a45e
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library holds or manages the copyright(s) in this item. If you need information about reusing this item, please go to: http://nypl.org/permissions

Item timeline of events

  • 1910: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Bert Williams in his rooster costume from the theatrical revue the "Ziegfeld Follies" " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1910. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/45e30240-508e-0136-4616-25c96575b633

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Bert Williams in his rooster costume from the theatrical revue the "Ziegfeld Follies" " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/45e30240-508e-0136-4616-25c96575b633

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1910). Bert Williams in his rooster costume from the theatrical revue the "Ziegfeld Follies" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/45e30240-508e-0136-4616-25c96575b633

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/45e30240-508e-0136-4616-25c96575b633 | title= (still image) Bert Williams in his rooster costume from the theatrical revue the "Ziegfeld Follies" , (1910) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=April 27, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Bert Williams in his rooster costume from the theatrical revue the "Ziegfeld Follies"