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The Savoy Ballroom, Lenox Avenue and West 140th Street, Harlem

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

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COLLECTION
Austin Hansen photograph collection

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SUB-COLLECTION
Series VII: General Subjects

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SUB-COLLECTION
Nightclubs

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Savoy Ballroom

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Exterior view

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The Savoy Ballroom, Lenox Avenue and West 140th Street, Harlem

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Title
The Savoy Ballroom, Lenox Avenue and West 140th Street, Harlem
Names
Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996 (Photographer)
Collection

Austin Hansen photograph collection

Series VII: General Subjects

Nightclubs

Savoy Ballroom

Exterior view

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1950 - 1959 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Austin Hansen Collection
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12017637
MSS Unit ID: 533511
Archives EAD ID: 3396474
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ea83f4b0-004d-0130-5f92-58d385a7bc34
Copyright Notice
© The Estate of Austin Hansen.
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

  • 1910: Creator Born
  • 1950: Created (Approximate)
  • 1996: Creator Died
  • 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. "The Savoy Ballroom, Lenox Avenue and West 140th Street, Harlem" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1950 - 1959. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6bdd02ba-b89c-8054-e040-e00a180612ad

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "The Savoy Ballroom, Lenox Avenue and West 140th Street, Harlem" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6bdd02ba-b89c-8054-e040-e00a180612ad

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1950 - 1959). The Savoy Ballroom, Lenox Avenue and West 140th Street, Harlem Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6bdd02ba-b89c-8054-e040-e00a180612ad

Wikipedia Citation

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The Savoy Ballroom, Lenox Avenue and West 140th Street, Harlem