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Ira Aldridge

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Billy Rose Theatre Division photograph file

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Ira Aldridge

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Ira Aldridge, [File C]

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Title
Ira Aldridge
Names
Barabás, Miklós, 1810-1898 (Artist)
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Division photograph file

Personalities

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Ira Aldridge

Ira Aldridge, [File C]

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1852
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Pho C (Aldridge, Ira)
Topics
Aldridge, Ira Frederick, 1807-1867
African American actors
Actors
Genres
Prints
Portraits
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 1 print ; 9.5 x 10.5 inches
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22640071
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 25.501.058
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d2837ab0-93f6-013d-c9b4-0242ac110004
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

  • 1810: Creator Born
  • 1852: Created
  • 1898: Creator Died
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Ira Aldridge" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1852. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d2ac7760-93f6-013d-5f23-0242ac110004

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Ira Aldridge" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d2ac7760-93f6-013d-5f23-0242ac110004

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1852). Ira Aldridge Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d2ac7760-93f6-013d-5f23-0242ac110004

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d2ac7760-93f6-013d-5f23-0242ac110004 | title= (still image) Ira Aldridge, (1852)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 18, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Ira Aldridge