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Cake Walk. Photo postcard of couple in dancing pose, woman gesturing with both hands.

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

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Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection

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Cake Walk. Photo postcard of couple in dancing pose, woman gesturing with both hands.

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Title
Cake Walk. Photo postcard of couple in dancing pose, woman gesturing with both hands.
Names
Johnson, Helen A. (Collector)
Collection

Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection

Postcards

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1900 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Helen Armstead-Johnson Photograph Collection (Postcards)
Topics
African Americans
Genres
Postcards
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14907059
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG00-F338
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14907055
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): da747e80-c634-012f-57bf-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

  • 1900: Issued
  • 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. "Cake Walk. Photo postcard of couple in dancing pose, woman gesturing with both hands." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8f346f8a-f886-1457-e040-e00a180636fe

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Cake Walk. Photo postcard of couple in dancing pose, woman gesturing with both hands." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8f346f8a-f886-1457-e040-e00a180636fe

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1900). Cake Walk. Photo postcard of couple in dancing pose, woman gesturing with both hands. Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8f346f8a-f886-1457-e040-e00a180636fe

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8f346f8a-f886-1457-e040-e00a180636fe | title= (still image) Cake Walk. Photo postcard of couple in dancing pose, woman gesturing with both hands., (1900) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=October 13, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Cake Walk. Photo postcard of couple in dancing pose, woman gesturing with both hands.