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Bettye Arens being held up by one hand by Vaughn Atkinson

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Bettye Arens in costume being held up by one hand by Vaughn Atkinson

Date Published
1929
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

Bettye Arens holding a tambourine

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Bettye Arens holding tambourine with one leg raised dressed in a costume.

Date Published
1929
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

Bettye Arens in insect costume

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Bettye Arens in insect costume doing a ballet pose.

Date Published
1929
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

Bettye Arens standing on the leg of Vaughn Atkinson

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Bettye Arens in costume standing on the leg of Vaughn Atkinson with her other leg behind his head.

Date Published
1929
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

Couple ballet dance during La Traviata

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A white couple dance in ballet clothing as three white men stand behind them and sing and a group (the chorus (all white)) are in the background...

Date Published
December-11-1952
Member of
Ted Malone Collection

Couple ballet dance during La Traviata

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A white couple dance in ballet clothing as four white men stand behind them and sing and a group (the chorus (all white)) are in the background...

Date Published
December-11-1952
Member of
Ted Malone Collection

Couple ballet dance during La Traviata

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A white couple dance in ballet clothing as four white men stand behind them and sing and a group (the chorus (all white)) are in the background...

Date Published
December-11-1952
Member of
Ted Malone Collection

Couple ballet dance during La Traviata

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A white couple dance in ballet clothing as four white men stand behind them and sing and a group (the chorus (all white)) are in the background...

Date Published
December-11-1952
Member of
Ted Malone Collection

Helen Burwell in a ballet pose

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Helen Burwell in costume with blouse with heart on chest and puffy sleeves in a ballet pose.

Date Published
1921
1934
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

Helen Burwell in a dance pose

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Helen Burwell in costume with blouse with heart on chest and puffy sleeves in a dance pose.

Date Published
1921
1934
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

Louise Crosby performing a dance in ballet costume

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Louise Crosby performing a dance in ballet costume.

Date Published
1928
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

Louise Crosby with pan flute

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Louise Crosby high stepping with pan flute.

Date Published
1928
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

Sylvia Tell in costume

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Sylvia Tell in ballet costume with sequined hat and ruffled collar.

Date Published
1928
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

Sylvia Tell in costume

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Head shot of Sylvia Tell in ballet costume with sequined hat and ruffled collar.

Date Published
1930
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

Sylvia Tell in costume

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Sylvia Tell seated in costume with her body turned to the side, one arm above her head, her head turned to the other side looking off camera.

Date Published
1930
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

Sylvia Tell in costume with two unidentified people

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Sylvia Tell in ballet costume with sequined hat and ruffled collar on tip toe with a white woman in a clown costume and another in a harlequin costume...

Date Published
1928
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

Two unidentified women dancing

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Two unidentified white women in ballet tutus, one en pointe with her hands to her chest and the other down on one knee.

Date Published
1921
1934
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

Unidentified ballet dancer

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Unidentified white female ballet dancer en pointe with her hands held to her chest, bending back, looking off camera.

Date Published
1921
1934
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection

Unidentified woman dancing

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An unidentified white woman in tutu standing en pointe back arched backwards, hands on her chest, looking at camera.

Date Published
1921
1934
Member of
Baron Missakian Collection
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  • Ballet dancers
  • Women, White

Member of

  • Baron Missakian Collection (15)
  • Ted Malone Collection (4)

Types

  • photographs (19)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (19)
  • Gelatin silver prints (19)
  • Portrait photographs (15)
  • Group portraits (4)
  • Mixed media (2)

Time Periods

  • 1921-1930 (15)
  • 1931-1940 (5)
  • 1951-1960 (4)

Subjects

  • Costume (12)
  • Men, White (6)
  • Acting in opera (4)
  • Opera (4)
  • Operas--Performances (4)
  • Singers (4)
  • Dance costume (2)
  • Dancers (2)
  • Panpipes (1)
  • Tambourine (1)
  • (-) Ballet dancers (19)
  • (-) Women, White (19)

Subjects, Geographic

  • New York (N.Y.) (4)

Subjects, People

  • Arens, Bettye (4)
  • Tell, Sylvia (4)
  • Atkinson, Vaughn (2)
  • Burwell, Helen (2)
  • Crosby, Louise (2)

Date Published

  • 1921 (5)
  • 1934 (5)
  • 1928 (4)
  • 1929 (4)
  • 1952-12-11 (4)
  • 1930 (2)

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