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Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Josh White, Café Society (Downtown), New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Portrait of Josh White, Café Society (Downtown), New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Josh White, CafU Society (Downtown), New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Josh White, Café Society (Downtown), New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Portrait of Josh White, Café Society (Downtown), New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Josh White, CafU Society (Downtown), New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Sarah Vaughan, Café Society (Downtown), New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1946

Portrait of Sarah Vaughan, Café Society (Downtown), New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Sarah Vaughan, CafU Society (Downtown), New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Dave Tough, Eddie Condon's (basement), New York, N.Y. ca. 1946

Portrait of Dave Tough, Eddie Condon's (basement), New York, N.Y. ca. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dave Tough, Eddie Condon's (basement), New York, N.Y. ca. 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Gene Sedric, The Place, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Gene Sedric, The Place, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Gene Sedric, The Place, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Gene Sedric, The Place, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Gene Sedric, The Place, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Gene Sedric, The Place, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Buddy Rich, Arcadia Ballroom, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947

Portrait of Buddy Rich, Arcadia Ballroom, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Buddy Rich, Arcadia Ballroom, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Buddy Rich, Arcadia Ballroom, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947

Portrait of Buddy Rich, Arcadia Ballroom, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Buddy Rich, Arcadia Ballroom, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Joe Mooney and Andy Fitzgerald, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Portrait of Joe Mooney and Andy Fitzgerald, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Miff Mole, Nick's (Tavern), New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Miff Mole, Nick's (Tavern), New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Miff Mole, Nick's (Tavern), New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Ray Wetzel, 1947 or 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Ray Wetzel, 1947 or 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Ray Wetzel, 1947 or 1948

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Max Kaminsky and Dave Tough, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. Dec. 1946

Portrait of Max Kaminsky and Dave Tough, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. Dec. 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Chubby Jackson, Conte Candoli, and Emmett Carls, Esquire Club...N.Y. ca. Apr. 1947

Portrait of Chubby Jackson, Conte Candoli, and Emmett Carls, Esquire Club...N.Y. ca. Apr. 1947
Portrait of Chubby Jackson, Conte Candoli, and Emmett Carls, Esquire Club, Valley Stream, Long Island, N.Y. ca. Apr. 1947

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Chubby Jackson, Esquire Club, Valley Stream, Long Island, N.Y. ca. Apr. 1947

Portrait of Chubby Jackson, Esquire Club, Valley Stream, Long Island, N.Y. ca. Apr. 1947

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Eddie Heywood, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Eddie Heywood, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Eddie Heywood, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of J. C. (James Charles) Heard, Café Society (Downtown)(?), New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Portrait of J. C. (James Charles) Heard, Café Society (Downtown)(?), New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946
Portrait of J. C. (James Charles) Heard, CafU Society (Downtown)(?), New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Lionel Hampton and Arnett Cobb, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Portrait of Lionel Hampton and Arnett Cobb, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Lionel Hampton and Arnett Cobb, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Fred Guy, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Fred Guy, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Fred Guy, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Ernie Caceres, Bobby Hackett, Freddie Ohms, and George Wettling, Nick's... N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Ernie Caceres, Bobby Hackett, Freddie Ohms, and George Wettling, Nick's... N.Y. 1946
Portrait of Ernie Caceres, Bobby Hackett, Freddie Ohms, and George Wettling, Nick's (Tavern)(?), New York, N.Y. 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Sonny Greer, Aquarium(?), New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Sonny Greer, Aquarium(?), New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Sonny Greer, Aquarium(?), New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Vincente Gomez, Café Society Uptown(?), New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Portrait of Vincente Gomez, Café Society Uptown(?), New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Vincente Gomez, CafU Society Uptown(?), New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Bud Freeman, Eddie Condon's(?), New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Bud Freeman, Eddie Condon's(?), New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Bud Freeman, Eddie Condon's(?), New York, N.Y. 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Erroll Garner, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Erroll Garner, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Erroll Garner, New York, N.Y. 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: 52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948

Background imageNightclub Collection: 52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1948

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Duke Ellington, Zanzibar, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Duke Ellington, Zanzibar, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Duke Ellington, Zanzibar, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Franc Williams, Harold Baker, and Cat Anderson, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946

Portrait of Franc Williams, Harold Baker, and Cat Anderson, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Wilbur De Paris, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Wilbur De Paris, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Wilbur De Paris, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Wild Bill Davison, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Portrait of Wild Bill Davison, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Wild Bill Davison, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Tony Parenti, Wild Bill Davison, and Eddie Condon, Eddie Condon's, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Portrait of Tony Parenti, Wild Bill Davison, and Eddie Condon, Eddie Condon's, N.Y. ca. June 1946
Portrait of Tony Parenti, Wild Bill Davison, and Eddie Condon, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Wesley Prince, Oscar Moore, and Nat King Cole, Zanzibar, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Portrait of Wesley Prince, Oscar Moore, and Nat King Cole, Zanzibar, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Erskine Butterfield, Brown Derby(?), Washington, D.C. ca. Mar. 1942

Portrait of Erskine Butterfield, Brown Derby(?), Washington, D.C. ca. Mar. 1942. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Erskine Butterfield, Brown Derby(?), Washington, D.C. ca. Mar. 1942

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Mildred Bailey, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Mildred Bailey, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Mildred Bailey, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Louis Armstrong, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Louis Armstrong, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Louis Armstrong, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Louis Armstrong, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Louis Armstrong, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Louis Armstrong, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Louis Armstrong, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Louis Armstrong, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Louis Armstrong, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: 52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1948

Background imageNightclub Collection: 52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948

Background imageNightclub Collection: 52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
52nd Street, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1948

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Eddie Davis, Leon and Eddie's, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1948

Portrait of Eddie Davis, Leon and Eddie's, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Eddie Davis, Leon and Eddie's, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1948

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Eddie Davis and Sherry Britton, Leon and Eddie's, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1948

Portrait of Eddie Davis and Sherry Britton, Leon and Eddie's, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1948

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Jack Lesberg, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1946

Portrait of Jack Lesberg, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Jack Lesberg, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Jack Lesberg and Max Kaminsky, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Jack Lesberg and Max Kaminsky, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Jack Lesberg and Max Kaminsky, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. 1946

Background imageNightclub Collection: Portrait of Sam Hall Kaplan, Frenchy Cauette, Chuck Wayne, and Deryk Sampson, Three Deuces, NY

Portrait of Sam Hall Kaplan, Frenchy Cauette, Chuck Wayne, and Deryk Sampson, Three Deuces, NY
Portrait of Sam Hall Kaplan, Frenchy Cauette, Chuck Wayne, and Deryk Sampson, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947




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Step into the vibrant world of nightlife, where history and culture collide. From the iconic Cotton Club in 1930s Harlem to the electric atmosphere inside The Flamingo Club on Wardour Street, Soho, London - these nightclubs have witnessed unforgettable moments. Immerse yourself in the glamour of yesteryears as you gaze upon a vintage Booths Dry Gin advertisement at Gargoyle club or get a glimpse into the exclusive private-members Kit Cat Club by Fish. Explore diverse communities with a sketch capturing a jolly scene from a lesbian bar or dan at Barbette in Paris, 1923. Feel the energy behind closed doors as an intimate backstage moment unfolds during a Paris Revue performance. Experience Beale Street come alive under moonlit skies, resonating with soulful melodies that echo through time. Witness legends like John Mayall of Bluesbreakers finding solace in their band room alongside wife Pamela and meet Rick Gunnell, owner of The Flamingo Club, sharing laughter with his partner Tony Harris on Wardour Street. Delve into counterculture as flam-flam hippie girls from The Pink Flamingo Club share their stories while dancing to rebellious beats. And let's not forget about The Scene Club - where music aficionados converged in May 1964 to witness groundbreaking performances that would change rock 'n' roll forever, and are more than just venues; they are capsules of memories and gateways to liberation. Step into this captivating world and let its enchantment transport you back through time.