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Louise Beavers and Claudette Colbert in a scene from the motion picture Imitation of Life

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

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Imitation of Life Motion Picture Stills Collection

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Louise Beavers and Claudette Colbert in a scene from the motion picture Imitation of Life

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Title
Louise Beavers and Claudette Colbert in a scene from the motion picture Imitation of Life
Collection

Imitation of Life Motion Picture Stills Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1934
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Motion pictures
Topics
Colbert, Claudette
Beavers, Louise, 1902-1962
Genres
Film stills
Photographs
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG089000093-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11545109
Barcode: 33433077454449
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ff70f1c0-c6cd-012f-1ab1-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1934: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Louise Beavers and Claudette Colbert in a scene from the motion picture Imitation of Life" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1934. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac2288d-30cd-5a53-e040-e00a18063a1e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Louise Beavers and Claudette Colbert in a scene from the motion picture Imitation of Life" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 30, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac2288d-30cd-5a53-e040-e00a18063a1e

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1934). Louise Beavers and Claudette Colbert in a scene from the motion picture Imitation of Life Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bac2288d-30cd-5a53-e040-e00a18063a1e

Wikipedia Citation

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Louise Beavers and Claudette Colbert in a scene from the motion picture Imitation of Life