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  • Subject is exactly "African American dancers"

LittleHarlem1-watermarked.jpg
Group performance picture. Six female dancers, two male. Two couples. Seven piece band. Taken by J. N. Erhart, Commercial Photographer. Gladdess (first dancer from the left). Jean Eldridge, woman in black dress. Eugene Adams, pianist; Wendel Arter,…

Position: 253 (46 views)

LittleHarlem2-watermarked.jpg
Group performance picture. Six female performers, one male. Taken by J. N. Erhart, Commercial Photographer. Backdrop is painted like downtown Buffalo with Mayfair Hotel and advertisements for Eddie's Auto Service, Century Cab, Burns Bros. Suits 449…

Position: 287 (41 views)

LittleHarlem4-watermarked.jpg
Group performance picture. Eight female dancers. Twelve piece band. Two couples in center, and one couple shaking hands (Ann Montgomery?) Lil Armstrong in the top hat, holding a conductor's baton. Stuff Smith's former band. Date must be 1935, just…

Position: 232 (49 views)

LittleHarlem8-watermarked.jpg
Group performance picture. Marriage scene? Thirteen dancers (four men, nine women).

Position: 246 (47 views)

LittleHarlem9-watermarked.jpg
Unlabeled professional shot of female dancer. Taken by J. N. Erhart.

Position: 262 (45 views)

LittleHarlem11-watermarked.jpg
Professional shot. Signed "Here's to you and from you and back to you again when you look at this mug remember I'm your friend." March 6, 1939. Taken by P. Slaughter

Position: 304 (37 views)

LittleHarlem12-watermarked.jpg
Professional performance shot. Seven female dancers (one nude, coming out of a box), one male dancer holding a bulldog. Seven piece band. Front Row: Abdeen Ali, Ravida [possibly]. Middle Row: Six Little Harlem Club dancers; Gladdess (first dancer…

Position: 291 (40 views)

LH4ANNPRO001.jpg
Souvenir Program for the 4th Anniversary of Montgomery Hotel and Grill, which, like the Little Harlem Club, was part of the Mongtomery chain of hotels and restaurants. Program features: portraits of manager Leroy Smith and his wife, additional hotel…

Position: 36 (186 views)

LH14ANNPRO001.jpg
Souvenir Program for the 14th Anniversary of the Little Harlem Club. Features a map of the club's location, labeled "the Gayest Spot in Buffalo." Also features: portraits of Ann Montgomery and Harold Tyler, club staff members, and performing artists,…

Position: 42 (175 views)

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