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Cotton Club marquee and front entrance, Harlem, New York, ca. 1920s

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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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Cotton Club marquee and front entrance, Harlem, New York, ca. 1920s

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Title
Cotton Club marquee and front entrance, Harlem, New York, ca. 1920s
Collection

Nightclubs and theaters

Dates / Origin
Date Captured: 1923 - 1929 (Approximate)
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.)
Marquees -- New York (State) -- New York
Nightclubs -- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Cotton Club
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: SC-CN-89-0263
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: B ; 26 x 21 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16102326
Photo Order: 52501
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ebda0180-c61a-012f-d29f-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1923: Captured (Approximate)
  • 2015: 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. "Cotton Club marquee and front entrance, Harlem, New York, ca. 1920s" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7673ca48-2ca2-6a64-e040-e00a18067b00

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Cotton Club marquee and front entrance, Harlem, New York, ca. 1920s" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 10, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7673ca48-2ca2-6a64-e040-e00a18067b00

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. Cotton Club marquee and front entrance, Harlem, New York, ca. 1920s Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7673ca48-2ca2-6a64-e040-e00a18067b00

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Cotton Club marquee and front entrance, Harlem, New York, ca. 1920s