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Images of the Nicholas Brothers dance team from the "Cotton Club Parade" program, circa 1938

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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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Images of the Nicholas Brothers dance team from the "Cotton Club Parade" program, circa 1938

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Title
Images of the Nicholas Brothers dance team from the "Cotton Club Parade" program, circa 1938
Collection

Nightclubs and theaters

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1938 (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.)
Nicholas Brothers
African American dancers
Dance teams
African Americans in the performing arts
Cotton Club
Genres
Photographs
Publicity photographs
Reproductions
Notes
Content: Item is a single page from the "Cotton Club Parade" third edition program.
Physical Description
Theater programs
Extent: 31 x 23 cm ; black and white
Image bears fold through page length.
Photomechanical prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16102326
Photo Order: 53206
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 90865260-09ee-0132-a85e-58d385a7b928
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

  • 1938: 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. "Images of the Nicholas Brothers dance team from the "Cotton Club Parade" program, circa 1938" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1938. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f2336ef0-0abf-0132-7cbc-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Images of the Nicholas Brothers dance team from the "Cotton Club Parade" program, circa 1938" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f2336ef0-0abf-0132-7cbc-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1938). Images of the Nicholas Brothers dance team from the "Cotton Club Parade" program, circa 1938 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f2336ef0-0abf-0132-7cbc-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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Images of the Nicholas Brothers dance team from the "Cotton Club Parade" program, circa 1938