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Three women dancers from Asadata Dafora's dance troupe

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

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Title
Three women dancers from Asadata Dafora's dance troupe
Collection

Asadata Dafora photograph collection

Dancers

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1930 - 1939 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Asadata Dafora Collection
Topics
African Americans in the performing arts
Dance, Black
Dance companies -- New York (State) -- New York
Women dancers
Blacks in the performing arts
Genres
Photographs
Group portraits
Notes
Numbering: SC-CN-00-203
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 25 x 19 cm ; black and white
Original item is worn on edges.
Description
Three women dancers from Asadata Dafora's dance troupe, ca. 1930s
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG98-F967
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14932328
Photo Order: 60296
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0d23d1c0-cb43-0136-6dd8-071eb43c6e9d
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

  • 1930: Created (Approximate)
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Three women dancers from Asadata Dafora's dance troupe" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1930 - 1939. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9b6b09f0-cb4b-0136-8b1a-1981f0af5b54

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Three women dancers from Asadata Dafora's dance troupe" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 16, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9b6b09f0-cb4b-0136-8b1a-1981f0af5b54

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1930 - 1939). Three women dancers from Asadata Dafora's dance troupe Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9b6b09f0-cb4b-0136-8b1a-1981f0af5b54

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9b6b09f0-cb4b-0136-8b1a-1981f0af5b54 | title= (still image) Three women dancers from Asadata Dafora's dance troupe, (1930 - 1939)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 16, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Three women dancers from Asadata Dafora's dance troupe