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Crowds at the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem at the opening of "Macbeth"

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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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Title
Crowds at the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem at the opening of "Macbeth"
Names
Federal Theatre Project (New York, N.Y.) (Producer)
United States. Works Progress Administration (Sponsor)
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)
Federal Theatre Project (New York, N.Y.)
Theatrical productions
New Lafayette Theatre
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Biographical/historical: New Lafayette Theatre: Theater located in Harlem, New York City, noted for 1936 stage production of "Macbeth" produced by the WPA Federal Theatre Project and directed by Orson Wells.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 21 x 25 cm ; black and white
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16102326
NYPL Exhibition ID: Black New Yorkers 017
Other local Identifier: 3734
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3219f9c0-8dcc-0131-a2cd-58d385a7b928
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
  • 2016: 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. "Crowds at the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem at the opening of "Macbeth"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1936. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/aca86260-5d8e-0134-55c4-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Crowds at the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem at the opening of "Macbeth"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/aca86260-5d8e-0134-55c4-00505686a51c

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1936). Crowds at the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem at the opening of "Macbeth" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/aca86260-5d8e-0134-55c4-00505686a51c

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Crowds at the Lafayette Theatre in Harlem at the opening of "Macbeth"