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The African Grove Theatre in Greenwich Village, ca. 1821

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

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Broadsides, posters and playbills

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The African Grove Theatre in Greenwich Village, ca. 1821

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Title
The African Grove Theatre in Greenwich Village, ca. 1821
Additional title: Theatre, in Mercer Street in th rear of the 1 mile stone.
Collection

Broadsides, posters and playbills

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1821 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Topics
African American theater
Genres
Broadsides
Type of Resource
Text
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 786490e0-c602-012f-03b7-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1821: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "The African Grove Theatre in Greenwich Village, ca. 1821" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1821. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-c6ff-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "The African Grove Theatre in Greenwich Village, ca. 1821" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 20, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-c6ff-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1821). The African Grove Theatre in Greenwich Village, ca. 1821 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-c6ff-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The African Grove Theatre in Greenwich Village, ca. 1821