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Gus Smith as Forty-Four explains the situation to his co-workers

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

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Federal Theatre Project - Theater Stills Collection

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Turpentine Theater Stills Collection

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Title
Gus Smith as Forty-Four explains the situation to his co-workers
Names
United States. Works Progress Administration (Sponsor)
Collection

Federal Theatre Project - Theater Stills Collection

Turpentine Theater Stills Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1936-06 - 1936-08
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Theater, Box 7
Topics
African Americans -- Performing arts
African Americans -- Theater
African American theater
African Americans in the performing arts
Plays
Theatrical productions
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Turpentine
New Lafayette Theatre
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11545224
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11545362
Other local Identifier: 3605
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7754cd80-0bc9-0134-2847-00505686a51c
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

  • 1936: Created (Approximate)
  • 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. "Gus Smith as Forty-Four explains the situation to his co-workers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1936 - 1936. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1ba7e10-0bd1-0134-586d-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Gus Smith as Forty-Four explains the situation to his co-workers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1ba7e10-0bd1-0134-586d-00505686a51c

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1936 - 1936). Gus Smith as Forty-Four explains the situation to his co-workers Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1ba7e10-0bd1-0134-586d-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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Gus Smith as Forty-Four explains the situation to his co-workers