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Ada "Bricktop" Smith outside Brick Top's, in the old Monico nightclub, in Paris

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Ada "Bricktop" Smith photograph collection

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II. Professional, 1910s-1970s

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Ada "Bricktop" Smith outside Brick Top's, in the old Monico nightclub, in Paris

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Title
Ada "Bricktop" Smith outside Brick Top's, in the old Monico nightclub, in Paris
Names
Bricktop, 1894-1984 (Collector)
Collection

Ada "Bricktop" Smith photograph collection

II. Professional, 1910s-1970s

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1920 - 1960 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Ada "Bricktop" Smith Collection
Topics
African American businesspeople
Businesswomen
Nightclubs -- France -- Paris
African American business enterprises -- France -- Paris
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: B, 18 x 13 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG98-F147
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13633955
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4fb835c0-c61d-012f-adca-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

  • 1894: Creator Born
  • 1920: Created (Approximate)
  • 1984: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Ada "Bricktop" Smith outside Brick Top's, in the old Monico nightclub, in Paris" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1920 - 1960. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a352fe2-7ff7-8a42-e040-e00a18067cb6

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Ada "Bricktop" Smith outside Brick Top's, in the old Monico nightclub, in Paris" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a352fe2-7ff7-8a42-e040-e00a18067cb6

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1920 - 1960). Ada "Bricktop" Smith outside Brick Top's, in the old Monico nightclub, in Paris Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a352fe2-7ff7-8a42-e040-e00a18067cb6

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a352fe2-7ff7-8a42-e040-e00a18067cb6 | title= (still image) Ada "Bricktop" Smith outside Brick Top's, in the old Monico nightclub, in Paris, (1920 - 1960)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 17, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Ada "Bricktop" Smith outside Brick Top's, in the old Monico nightclub, in Paris