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Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith, called "Bricktop" for her fiery red hair, led an extraordinary life and was known by many names including The Queen of Paris Nightclubs.
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Ada "Bricktop" Smith papers 1926-1983 NY Public Library Archives & Manuscripts
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Photograph by Jack Robinson, the Jack Robinson Archive, LLC; www.robinsonarchive.com
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Image 2: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. (1920–1960). Ada "Bricktop" Smith outside Brick Top's, in the old Monico nightclub, in Paris [Photograph]. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a352fe2-7ff7-8a42-e040-e00a18067cb6
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August 14, 1894, Alderson, West Virginia
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January 31, 1984 (age 89), New York City, New York
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*some sources say April 6, 1845
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