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Portrait of entertainers Bert Williams and George Walker

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

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Portrait of entertainers Bert Williams and George Walker
Collection

Portrait collection

Bert Williams portrait collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1900 - 1909 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Williams Bert / Folder 2
Topics
Williams, Bert, 1874-1922
Comedians -- United States
African American actors
Theatrical producers and directors -- United States
Dancers -- United States
African American singers
Walker, George, 1873-1911
West Indians -- United States
African American entertainers
African Americans in the performing arts
Publicity photographs
Genres
Portraits
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 26 x 21 cm ; black and white
Item bears cropping marks on recto.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11527300
Photo Order: 53206
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c4db6220-09f6-0132-fe37-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1900: Created (Approximate)
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of entertainers Bert Williams and George Walker" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900 - 1909. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a172b880-0ac0-0132-e7e8-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of entertainers Bert Williams and George Walker" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a172b880-0ac0-0132-e7e8-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1900 - 1909). Portrait of entertainers Bert Williams and George Walker Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a172b880-0ac0-0132-e7e8-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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Portrait of entertainers Bert Williams and George Walker