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Ada "Bricktop" Smith, entertainer and nightclub owner, outside Café le Grand Duc, Paris

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

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Ada "Bricktop" Smith photograph collection

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II. Professional, 1910s-1970s

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Ada "Bricktop" Smith, entertainer and nightclub owner, outside Café le Grand Duc, Paris

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Title
Ada "Bricktop" Smith, entertainer and nightclub owner, outside Café le Grand Duc, Paris
Names
Bricktop, 1894-1984 (Collector)
Collection

Ada "Bricktop" Smith photograph collection

II. Professional, 1910s-1970s

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1925
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Ada "Bricktop" Smith Collection
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Ada "Bricktop" Smith Collection / Box 1
Topics
African American businesspeople -- France -- Paris
Women-owned business enterprises -- France -- Paris
African American women entertainers
Genres
Photographs
Portrait photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 23 x 12 cm ; black and white
Original image bears handwritten captions on recto.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG98-F147
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13633955
Photo Order: 58357
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 50025c70-c61d-012f-43fc-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

  • 1894: Creator Born
  • 1925: Created
  • 1984: Creator Died
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Ada "Bricktop" Smith, entertainer and nightclub owner, outside Café le Grand Duc, Paris" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1925. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a352fe2-7ffa-8a42-e040-e00a18067cb6

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Ada "Bricktop" Smith, entertainer and nightclub owner, outside Café le Grand Duc, Paris" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a352fe2-7ffa-8a42-e040-e00a18067cb6

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1925). Ada "Bricktop" Smith, entertainer and nightclub owner, outside Café le Grand Duc, Paris Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a352fe2-7ffa-8a42-e040-e00a18067cb6

Wikipedia Citation

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Ada "Bricktop" Smith, entertainer and nightclub owner, outside Café le Grand Duc, Paris