[Photographs relating to Dora Bacote].
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Description
- Title
- [Photographs relating to Dora Bacote].
- Creator
- Bacote, Dora, 1905- compiler
- Contributor
- Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964, photographer.
- Published / Created
- circa 1923-1960.
- Publication Place
- New York, New York ; New Jersey
- Abstract
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Circa 300 photographs compiled by Dora Bacote, circa 1923-1960. Images document Bacote’s family and friends living in New York City and New Jersey. Also includes circa 50 photographs of African American entertainers who performed at the Cotton Club in the 1930s. Includes autographed studio portraits of Hayes Alvis, Ivie Anderson, Avis Andrews, Billy Banks, Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Lena Horne, Kahloah, Floyd McDaniel, the Mills Blue Rhythm Band, the Nicholas Brothers, Noble Sissle, George Dewey Washington, Ethel Waters, and Ernest Whitman. Also includes a studio portrait of Reginald Beane by Carl Van Vechten
- Description
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Dora Bacote (1905-) was an African American singer who performed at the Cotton Club in the 1930s. Bacote is listed as a cast member in the 1934 Broadway play "Africana".
Captions in English.
Title devised by cataloger.
Place and date of creation from captions.
Captions on recto and verso of some photographs.
Nitrate negative was removed from the collection for digitization and discard in compliance with Yale University policy. Surrogate images will be available in the future. Please consult Access Services for more information. - Provenance
- Purchased from Bartleby's Books on the George B. Alvord Fund, 2016.
- Extent
- circa 350 photographs : 28 x 22 cm and smaller
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- JWJ MSS 273
- Container / Volume
- Box
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Portraits
Portaits
Pictorial works
Gelatin silver prints
Photographs
Studio portraits - Material
- black and white prints ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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New York (State)
New York
New Jersey
United States
New York (N.Y.) - Subject (Name)
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Alvis, Hayes, 1907-1972
Anderson, Ivie
Andrews, Avis
Bacote, Dora, 1905-
Banks, Billy, -1967
Beane, Reginald
Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Horne, Lena
Kahloah
McDaniel, Floyd
Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964.
Washington, George Dewey
Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977
Whitman, Ernest
Cotton Club.
Mills Blue Rhythm Band
Nicholas Brothers - Subject (Topic)
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African American entertainers
African American musicians
African American singers
African American women
African Americans
Entertainers
Musicians
Singers - Subjects
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Alvis, Hayes, 1907-1972 > Portraits
Anderson, Ivie > Portraits
Andrews, Avis > Portraits
Bacote, Dora, 1905-
Bacote, Dora, 1905- > Portraits
Banks, Billy, -1967 > Portraits
Beane, Reginald > Portraits
Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994 > Portraits
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 > Portaits
Horne, Lena > Portraits
Kahloah > Portraits
McDaniel, Floyd > Portraits
Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975 > Portraits
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Washington, George Dewey > Portraits
Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977 > Portraits
Whitman, Ernest > Portraits
Cotton Club
Mills Blue Rhythm Band > Pictorial works
Nicholas Brothers > Portraits
African American entertainers > New York (State) > New York > Portraits
African American musicians > New York (State) > New York > Portraits
African American singers > New York (State) > New York > Portraits
African American women > New York (State) > New York > Portraits
African Americans > New Jersey > Pictorial works
African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Pictorial works
Entertainers > New York (State) > New York > Pictorial works
Musicians > New York (State) > New York > Pictorial works
Singers > United States > 20th century > Pictorial works
New Jersey > Pictorial works
New York (N.Y.) > Pictorial works
United States > 20th century
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Citation
- Photographs Relating to Dora Bacote. James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 99156953253408651
- Object ID (OID)
- 33551368
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