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Performer Mercedes Ellington w. her father, musical director Mercer Ellington, in a publicity shot fr. the Broadway musical revue "Sophisticated Ladies." (Washington (D.C.))

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Martha Swope photographs

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Series VI. Digitized slides and mounted negatives

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Theater (and other show titles)

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Performer Mercedes Ellington w. her father, musical director Mercer Ellington, in a publicity shot fr. the Broadway musical revue "Sophisticated Ladies." (Washington (D.C.))

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Title
Performer Mercedes Ellington w. her father, musical director Mercer Ellington, in a publicity shot fr. the Broadway musical revue "Sophisticated Ladies." (Washington (D.C.))
Names
Swope, Martha (Photographer)
Collection

Martha Swope photographs

Series VI. Digitized slides and mounted negatives

Theater (and other show titles)

Sophisticated ladies

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1981 - 1982
Date Created: 1981
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-VIM 2010-048
Topics
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Sophisticated ladies
Musicals
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Original location: SW-371
Type of Resource
Still image
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19790133
MSS Unit ID: 22827
Other local Identifier: Martha Swope Photographs
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1f0f75d0-6e42-0130-edeb-58d385a7bbd0
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The New York Public Library holds or manages the copyright(s) in this item. If you need information about reusing this item, please go to: http://nypl.org/permissions

Item timeline of events

  • 1981: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Performer Mercedes Ellington w. her father, musical director Mercer Ellington, in a publicity shot fr. the Broadway musical revue "Sophisticated Ladies." (Washington (D.C.))" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1981. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/248355e0-6e42-0130-40cc-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Performer Mercedes Ellington w. her father, musical director Mercer Ellington, in a publicity shot fr. the Broadway musical revue "Sophisticated Ladies." (Washington (D.C.))" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 3, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/248355e0-6e42-0130-40cc-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1981). Performer Mercedes Ellington w. her father, musical director Mercer Ellington, in a publicity shot fr. the Broadway musical revue "Sophisticated Ladies." (Washington (D.C.)) Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/248355e0-6e42-0130-40cc-58d385a7bbd0

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Performer Mercedes Ellington w. her father, musical director Mercer Ellington, in a publicity shot fr. the Broadway musical revue "Sophisticated Ladies." (Washington (D.C.))