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Herrmann: Brooklyn Park Theatre

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Title
Herrmann: Brooklyn Park Theatre
Additional title: Herrmann : poster, circa 1880s
Names
Strobridge Lithographing Company (Publisher)
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Division posters

Magic (MWEZ+++)

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1880 - 1889 (Approximate)
Place: Brooklyn, New York
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: MWEZ+++ n.c. 5323A (Herrmann)
Topics
Magic
Magicians
Herrmann, Alexander, 1843-1896
Park Theatre (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Genres
Posters
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 1 poster : lithograph, color ; 87 x 65.2 cm
Description
Color lithographic poster promoting magician Alexander Herrmannn and his performances for the week of November 21st [circa 1880s] at the Park Theatre (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Poster features a head and shoulders portrait of Herrmann wearing a fur coat and hat with fur trim, set within a central decorative cartouche in the Eastlake style.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b23561068
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 26.501.231
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ed809ae0-124c-013e-3391-0242ac110003
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

  • 1880: Created (Approximate)
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Herrmann" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1880 - 1889. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/08d7ebf0-124f-013e-b2be-0242ac110004

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Herrmann" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/08d7ebf0-124f-013e-b2be-0242ac110004

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1880 - 1889). Herrmann Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/08d7ebf0-124f-013e-b2be-0242ac110004

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/08d7ebf0-124f-013e-b2be-0242ac110004 | title= (still image) Herrmann, (1880 - 1889)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 17, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Herrmann