A night-club map of Harlem : the stars indicate the places that are open all night, the only important omission is the location of the various speakeasies but since there are about 500 of them you won't have much trouble - Yale University Library

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Title: A night-club map of Harlem : the stars indicate the places that are open all night, the only important omission is the location of the various speakeasies but since there are about 500 of them you won't have much trouble
Creator: Campbell, E. Simms (Elmer Simms), 1906-1971, creator
Publication Place: 1932
Description: BEIN BrSides Double Folio 2016 34: Mounted on board. Stamp in upper left corner, "Manhattan." Scant manuscript annotations at bottom.
North oriented towards the lower right.
Provenance: Purchased from William Reese Co. (Swann African American sale 2408, 2016 March 31, lot 415) on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2016.
Extent: 1 map : 48 x 76 cm, on sheet 63 x 89 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Scale: Not drawn to scale.
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: BrSides Double Folio 2016 34

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre: Maps
Pictorial works
Portraits
Annotations (Provenance) 20th century
Manuscript maps
Pictorial maps
Material: manuscript ;
Resource Type: cartographic image
Subject (Geographic): Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
New York (State)
New York
Subject (Name): Cotton Club.
Connie’s Inn (New York, N.Y.)
Small’s Paradise (Nightclub : Harlem, New York, N.Y.)
Lafayette Theater (New York, N.Y. : 132nd Street)
Club Hot-Cha (New York, N.Y.)
Yeah Man (Nightclub : New York, N.Y.)
Tillie's (Nightclub : New York, N.Y.)
Radium Club (New York, N.Y.)
Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994
Bentley, Gladys
Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949
Tucker, Snakehips
Subject (Topic): Social life and customs
African American neighborhoods
Nightclubs
Harlem Renaissance
Subjects: Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Maps
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Social life and customs > Pictorial works
African American neighborhoods > New York (State) > New York > Maps
Nightclubs > New York (State) > New York > Maps
Harlem Renaissance > Maps
Cotton Club
Connie’s Inn (New York, N.Y.)
Small’s Paradise (Nightclub : Harlem, New York, N.Y.)
Lafayette Theater (New York, N.Y. : 132nd Street)
Club Hot-Cha (New York, N.Y.)
Yeah Man (Nightclub : New York, N.Y.)
Tillie's (Nightclub : New York, N.Y.)
Radium Club (New York, N.Y.)
Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994 > Portraits
Bentley, Gladys > Portraits
Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949 > Portraits
Tucker, Snakehips > Portraits
20th century

Access And Usage Rights

Access: Public
Rights: Copyright is held by the estate of Elmer Simms Campbell.

Identifiers

Orbis Record: 12779400
Object ID (OID): 15808571

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