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Scene from the play "Harlem" featuring Isabel Washington

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

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Harlem Theater Stills Collection

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Scene from the play "Harlem" featuring Isabel Washington

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Title
Scene from the play "Harlem" featuring Isabel Washington
Names
White Studio (New York, N.Y.) (Photographer)
Collection

Harlem Theater Stills Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1929
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Theater
Topics
African American actresses
African American theater
Powell, Isabel Washington, 1908- -- Performances
Genres
Photographs
Publicity photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 26 x 21 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11545260
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fe89b510-c622-012f-7ba5-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1929: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Scene from the play "Harlem" featuring Isabel Washington" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1929. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e0afd44-3fb5-c48e-e040-e00a18063db7

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Scene from the play "Harlem" featuring Isabel Washington" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e0afd44-3fb5-c48e-e040-e00a18063db7

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1929). Scene from the play "Harlem" featuring Isabel Washington Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8e0afd44-3fb5-c48e-e040-e00a18063db7

Wikipedia Citation

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Scene from the play "Harlem" featuring Isabel Washington