Richard Tucker photographs

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Description: Richard Tucker (1895-1958), architect turned photographer, photographed Broadway plays, musicals and revues of the 1930s, 40s and 50s, mostly in their pre-Broadway tryouts in Boston. Photographs and slides document Broadway productions and some of the actors, directors and writers who created them. Includes production, backstage and rehearsal shots and candid photographs of individual performers.
Names: Tucker, Richard, 1895-1958 (Creator); Tucker, Richard, 1895-1958 (Photographer)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1934 - 1951
Library locations: Billy Rose Theatre Division; Shelf locator: *T-Vim 1995-005
Topics: Theater -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Genres: Photographs
Notes: Biographical/historical: Richard Tucker (1895-1958), architect turned photographer, photographed Broadway plays, musicals and revues of the 1930s, 40s and 50s, mostly in their pre-Broadway tryouts in Boston.
Physical Description: Photographic prints; Slides; Extent: 1.75 ft. (4 boxes)
Type of Resource: Still image
Identifiers: Other local Identifier: *T-Vim 1995-005; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13941987; MSS Unit ID: 21436; Archives collections id: archives_collections_21436; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5f013030-4793-0134-e6d7-00505686d14e