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Portrait of NYC downtown actor and playwright Ethyl Eichelberger (real name: James Roy), dressed as a woman holding a gun.

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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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Portrait of NYC downtown actor and playwright Ethyl Eichelberger (real name: James Roy), dressed as a woman holding a gun.

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Title
Portrait of NYC downtown actor and playwright Ethyl Eichelberger (real name: James Roy), dressed as a woman holding a gun.
Names
Swope, Martha (Photographer)
Collection

Martha Swope photographs

Series VI. Digitized slides and mounted negatives

People

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1990
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-VIM 2010-048
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Original location: EICHELBERGER, ETHYL
Type of Resource
Still image
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19790133
MSS Unit ID: 22827
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8b5e2d20-818a-0138-4025-018f655f9f2c
Rights Statement
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

  • 1990: Created
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of NYC downtown actor and playwright Ethyl Eichelberger (real name: James Roy), dressed as a woman holding a gun." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1990. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8df38d30-818a-0138-fa7d-71569943926c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of NYC downtown actor and playwright Ethyl Eichelberger (real name: James Roy), dressed as a woman holding a gun." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8df38d30-818a-0138-fa7d-71569943926c

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1990). Portrait of NYC downtown actor and playwright Ethyl Eichelberger (real name: James Roy), dressed as a woman holding a gun. Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8df38d30-818a-0138-fa7d-71569943926c

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Portrait of NYC downtown actor and playwright Ethyl Eichelberger (real name: James Roy), dressed as a woman holding a gun.