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Snapshots
Title
Snapshots / Sammy Davis Jr.
Production
[Buffalo, New York] ; [London, England] ; [Los Angeles, California] ; [Monaco] ; [New York, New York] ; [Niagara Falls, New York] ; [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania] ; [San Juan, Puerto Rico], [1952-circa 1965]
Physical Description
circa 700 photographs in 1 album : gelatin silver prints ; album 37 x 28 cm
Notes
Title from cover.
Place and date of creation supplied by cataloger.
Spine title: "Snapshots. Volume 5."
Provenance
Purchased from Marc Selvaggio, Bookseller (PBA Galleries sale 451, 2011 April 7, lot 365) on the Adele Gutman Nathan Theatrical Collection Fund, 2011.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Sammy Davis Jr. (1925-1990) was an African American singer, dancer, actor, and comedian.
No linguistic content.
Summary
Photograph album with circa 700 photographs taken by Sammy Davis Jr., 1952-circa 1965, documenting his personal and professional life. Photographs show scenes of Davis, his friends and family, and other people in the entertainment business at different locations in the United States, Caribbean, and Europe. Photographs depict scenes backstage and onstage at theaters and clubs during performances and rehearsals; at a baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates; at restaurants, a beach, people's homes, and offices; and during air and automobile travel. People and groups depicted in the photographs include: Sammy Davis Jr., Davis's second wife May Britt, and their daughter Tracey Davis; Sammy Davis Sr.; Will Mastin; Will Mastin Trio; and Zero Mostel. Locations depicted include: Erlanger Theater in Buffalo, New York; London Palladium in London, England; Sunfax Market in Los Angeles, California; Palais Princier de Monaco; New York City; Niagara Falls; Forbes Field and the Copa Club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and El San Juan Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Movie theater marquees and newspapers visible in images suggest the earliest photographs in the album date from approximately 1952.
Format
Images
Added to Catalog
December 10, 2020
References
Sammy Davis Jr., Snapshots. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Sammy Davis Jr., Snapshots. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Aerial photographs.
Gelatin silver prints.
Photograph albums.
Photographs.
Occupation
Actors United States.
Actresses United States.
Dancers United States.
Entertainers United States.
Singers United States.
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