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Scene showing Midway Plaisance set by Joseph Urban for the stage production Show Boat

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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White Studio theatrical photographs

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Series II. Musicals

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Show Boat

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Scene showing Midway Plaisance set by Joseph Urban for the stage production Show Boat

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Title
Scene showing Midway Plaisance set by Joseph Urban for the stage production Show Boat
Names
White Studio (New York, N.Y.) (Photographer)
Urban, Joseph, 1872-1933 (Set designer)
Collection

White Studio theatrical photographs

Series II. Musicals

Show Boat

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1927
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Vim 1956-002
Topics
Musicals
Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Show boat
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Biographical/historical: A commercial photographic studio founded by Luther White in New York City in the 1890s, White Studio was first known for its portraiture before venturing into theatrical photography beginning in 1904.
Physical Description
Acetate negatives
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16187984
Photo Order: 63057
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 89ba08c0-8028-0139-142f-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library holds or manages the copyright(s) in this item. If you need information about reusing this item, please go to: http://nypl.org/permissions

Item timeline of events

  • 1927: Created
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Scene showing Midway Plaisance set by Joseph Urban for the stage production Show Boat" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1927. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c642b7b0-802a-0139-9531-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Scene showing Midway Plaisance set by Joseph Urban for the stage production Show Boat" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c642b7b0-802a-0139-9531-0242ac110003

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1927). Scene showing Midway Plaisance set by Joseph Urban for the stage production Show Boat Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c642b7b0-802a-0139-9531-0242ac110003

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Scene showing Midway Plaisance set by Joseph Urban for the stage production Show Boat