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Publicity photograph of Ruby Dee during stage production Checkmates

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Billy Rose Theatre Collection photograph file

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Title
Publicity photograph of Ruby Dee during stage production Checkmates
Names
Swope, Martha (Photographer)
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Collection photograph file

Personalities

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Ruby Dee

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1840 - 2020
Date Created: 1988
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Pho B (Dee, Ruby)
Topics
Dee, Ruby
Genres
Photographs
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18005664
Photo Order: TOFT 50th
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 21.501.008
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 76285ba0-eb01-0138-c66c-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

  • 1988: Created
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Publicity photograph of Ruby Dee during stage production Checkmates" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1988. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/76d96940-eb01-0138-9309-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Publicity photograph of Ruby Dee during stage production Checkmates" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/76d96940-eb01-0138-9309-0242ac110003

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1988). Publicity photograph of Ruby Dee during stage production Checkmates Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/76d96940-eb01-0138-9309-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

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Publicity photograph of Ruby Dee during stage production Checkmates