Research Catalog

Title

Nightclubs and theaters [graphic].

Publication

[192-?]-[198-?]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Butler, Otis.
• Campbell, James C.
• Dummett.
• Anderson, Gordon, 1920-
• Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996.
• Smith, W.
• Federal Theatre Project (New York, N.Y.)
• United Press International.

Description

• 109 items (.3 cu. ft., 1 box); 36 x 28 cm. and smaller.
• 6 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
• 19 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
• 49 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
• 7 photomechanical sheets : halftone, b&w ;
• 3 photomechanical prints : b&w, one col. ;
• 1 photographic print : col. ;
• 3 postcards : b&w ;
• 1 photographic postcard : silver gelatin, b&w ;
• 1 booklet, 40, [4] p. : ill., ports. ;

Summary

The collection (ca. 1920s-1980s) consists of exterior and interior views of Harlem nightclubs and theaters (1920s-1960s); portraits and candid shots of entertainers, individual musicians, orchestras and chorus girls appearing at or affiliated with specific clubs and theaters (1920s-1960s); and views of nightclub patrons (ca. 1940s).

Subject

• Immerman, Connie
• Immerman, George
• The Three Eddies
• Apollo Theater (New York, N.Y. : 125th Street)
• Connie's Inn (New York, N.Y.)
• Cotton Club
• Lafayette Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
• Nest Club (New York, N.Y.)
• Nightclubs > New York (State) > New York
• Theaters > New York (State) > New York
• Interiors > New York (State) > New York
• Motion picture theaters > New York (State)
• African Americans > Social life and customs
• African American entertainers
• African American musicians
• Chorus girls
• Harlem (New York, N.Y.)

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1920-1989.
• Group portraits – 1920-1989.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1920-1989.
• Dye coupler prints – 1960-1969.
• Broadsides – Reproductions.
• Ephemera.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Some photographs bear photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso; some items bear photographer's name printed on recto. Some items bear handwritten notations on verso; some items bear printed captions on recto; some items have typewritten labels or captions attached to verso. Some items are duplicates.
• Collection contains work by Otis C. Butler, James C. Campbell, Dummett, and Austin Hansen, among others.

Terms of Use (note)

• Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Call Number

Sc Photo Nightclubs and theaters

OCLC

NYPG05-F10254

Title

Nightclubs and theaters [graphic].

Imprint

[192-?]-[198-?]

Terms Of Use

Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Local Note

Negatives exist for some images.

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Local Subject

Nightclubs -- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)

Theaters -- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)

Added Author

Butler, Otis. Photographer

Campbell, James C. Photographer

Dummett. Photographer

Anderson, Gordon, 1920- Photographer

Hansen, Austin, 1910-1996. Photographer

Smith, W. Photographer

Federal Theatre Project (New York, N.Y.)

United Press International.

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Nightclubs and theaters