Lillian E. Bradley papers, circa 1893-1961.

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Lillian E. Bradley papers, circa 1893-1961.

The Lillian E. Bradley papers consist of three folders of photographs, mainly of Lillian Bradley.

2.5 linear feet (2 boxes )

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SNAC Resource ID: 6690620

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Bradley, Lillian E., 1880-1961

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Lillian E. Bradley (1880-1961) was a cabaret singer, entertainer, and producer who gave performances for charity and for U.S. troops during World War I. Born Lillian Elizabeth Rustmann, she married John James Bradley in 1904. Bradley was the son of contractor, William Bradley, whose company built much of the earliest subway infrastructure of New York City. The marriage was an unhappy one and when Bradley left her husband, she began to sing in local venues in order to sup...