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Crowd outside the Lafayette Theatre, in Harlem, at the opening of "Macbeth" produced by the WPA Federal Theatre Project, 1936

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Title
Crowd outside the Lafayette Theatre, in Harlem, at the opening of "Macbeth" produced by the WPA Federal Theatre Project, 1936
Names
Federal Theatre Project (New York, N.Y.) (Photographer)
Collection

Nightclubs and theaters

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1936
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.)
Theaters -- New York (State) -- New York
Theatrical productions -- New York (State) -- New York
Lafayette Theatre (New York, N.Y. : 1825-1829)
Crowds -- New York (State) -- New York
Entertainment events -- New York (State) -- New York
Negro Theatre Project
Federal Theatre Project (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 21 x 26 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16102326
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): eb731990-c61a-012f-5d39-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1936: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Crowd outside the Lafayette Theatre, in Harlem, at the opening of "Macbeth" produced by the WPA Federal Theatre Project, 1936" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1936. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8392b19b-a49e-f69d-e040-e00a180628fb

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Crowd outside the Lafayette Theatre, in Harlem, at the opening of "Macbeth" produced by the WPA Federal Theatre Project, 1936" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8392b19b-a49e-f69d-e040-e00a180628fb

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1936). Crowd outside the Lafayette Theatre, in Harlem, at the opening of "Macbeth" produced by the WPA Federal Theatre Project, 1936 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8392b19b-a49e-f69d-e040-e00a180628fb

Wikipedia Citation

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Crowd outside the Lafayette Theatre, in Harlem, at the opening of "Macbeth" produced by the WPA Federal Theatre Project, 1936