Ladies at Yorkie's Tavern Nightclub
Dublin Core
Title
Ladies at Yorkie's Tavern Nightclub
Subject
Yorkie’s Tavern (Lightfoot, Va.)
African Americans – Virginia – Williamsburg – Social life and customs – Photographs
Documentary photography – Virginia – Williamsburg
Vernacular photography – Virginia – Williamsburg
Description
Photo of nine women at a table at Yorkie's Tavern, Lightfoot, Va., circa late 1940s-1950s. Enclosed in a "souvenir photo" envelope (image # DUR5311CNb). From far right, counterclockwise: Queen Esther Taylor, John Parsons (upper right, with scarf), Josephine Lee Hargis, [Alzene Parsons or Alzenia Holmes], Cynthia Ferguson Wallace, Celestine Carter Overberry, Marilynn Billups, Marie Crump Brown, unidentified, Clarine Billups Jones (with arm outstretched toward viewer).
Creator
Durant, Albert W.
Date
Circa late 1940s-1950s
Date Created
Circa late 1940s-1950s
Rights
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Format
JPEG
Medium
Image
Identifier
DUR5311CN
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Gelatin silver print
Physical Dimensions
5x7 inches
Citation
Durant, Albert W., “Ladies at Yorkie's Tavern Nightclub,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed March 28, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/353.