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Snapshot photograph of 266 West End Avenue, where Mae West possibly lived with her sister

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Billy Rose Theatre Division photograph file

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Mae West

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Snapshot photograph of 266 West End Avenue, where Mae West possibly lived with her sister

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Title
Snapshot photograph of 266 West End Avenue, where Mae West possibly lived with her sister
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Division photograph file

Personalities

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Mae West

Mae West, [File A]

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1960 - 1980 (Questionable)
Place: New York (N.Y.)
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Pho A (West, Mae)
Topics
West, Mae
Genres
Photographs
Snapshots
Notes
Biographical/historical: "The most ambitious town house still standing on West End Avenue is No. 266, between 72nd and 73rd... It is sometimes said that Mae West occupied the house for a time with her sister, Beverly, who is indeed listed there in a 1933 directory." --New York Times, "Three Apples of Somebody’s Eye," Sept. 2, 2010
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d6245780-ff95-012f-b2ed-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

  • 1960: Created (Approximate)
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Snapshot photograph of 266 West End Avenue, where Mae West possibly lived with her sister" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1960 - 1980. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-6618-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Snapshot photograph of 266 West End Avenue, where Mae West possibly lived with her sister" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 26, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-6618-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1960 - 1980). Snapshot photograph of 266 West End Avenue, where Mae West possibly lived with her sister Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-6618-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-6618-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) Snapshot photograph of 266 West End Avenue, where Mae West possibly lived with her sister, (1960 - 1980)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 26, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Snapshot photograph of 266 West End Avenue, where Mae West possibly lived with her sister