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Gene Kelly in a sailor suit holding his well-worn pair of dancing shoes, no. 16

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division Photograph files

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Title
Gene Kelly in a sailor suit holding his well-worn pair of dancing shoes, no. 16
Collection

Jerome Robbins Dance Division Photograph files

Personalities

Gene Kelly

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1945 (Approximate)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZEA Kelly, Gene
Topics
Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: On verso: "PRIZED MASCOTS...is this well-worn pair of dancing shoes which Gene Kelly has worn in many a stage and screen success. Gene always starts the first dance number in each of his pictures wearing the shoes, which he wore in his first screen appearance in "For Me and My Gal," which started him toward stardom and more recently in "Anchors Aweigh" at Metro-Goldwyn_Mayer."
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 25.5. x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12152783
Photo Order: 58963
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 52175f70-0e99-0136-a89b-312338f43873
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1945: Created
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Gene Kelly in a sailor suit holding his well-worn pair of dancing shoes" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1945. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/535fbce0-0e99-0136-12de-75cf8ef5fc3f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Gene Kelly in a sailor suit holding his well-worn pair of dancing shoes" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/535fbce0-0e99-0136-12de-75cf8ef5fc3f

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1945). Gene Kelly in a sailor suit holding his well-worn pair of dancing shoes Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/535fbce0-0e99-0136-12de-75cf8ef5fc3f

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Gene Kelly in a sailor suit holding his well-worn pair of dancing shoes