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Richard Rodgers (music), Mary Martin (Maria Rainer) and Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) at the opening night of The Sound of Music

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Friedman-Abeles photograph collection

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Title
Richard Rodgers (music), Mary Martin (Maria Rainer) and Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) at the opening night of The Sound of Music
Names
Friedman-Abeles (Firm) (Photographer)
Collection

Friedman-Abeles photograph collection

Productions

The Sound of Music

Original cast.

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1959
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-VIM 1992-013
Topics
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Sound of music
Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968 -- Crouse, Russel, 1893-1966 -- Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960
Musicals
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979
Hammerstein, Oscar, 1895-1960
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Sound of music
Musicals -- First performances -- New York (State) -- New York
Martin, Mary, 1913-1990
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Creation/production credits: Music: Richard Rodgers; Book: Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse; Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II
Content: Richard Rodgers project.
Content: Rodgers and Hammerstein.
Content: This image from the Friedman-Abeles Collection has been preserved, cataloged, and digitized through the generosity of Nancy Abeles Marks and the Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Charitable Trust.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19936079
MSS Unit ID: 22538
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 63201d20-c552-012f-57f5-58d385a7bc34
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Item timeline of events

  • 1959: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Richard Rodgers (music), Mary Martin (Maria Rainer) and Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) at the opening night of The Sound of Music" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1959. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7be310ce-5bcf-2715-e040-e00a18064f32

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Richard Rodgers (music), Mary Martin (Maria Rainer) and Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) at the opening night of The Sound of Music" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 25, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7be310ce-5bcf-2715-e040-e00a18064f32

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1959). Richard Rodgers (music), Mary Martin (Maria Rainer) and Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) at the opening night of The Sound of Music Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7be310ce-5bcf-2715-e040-e00a18064f32

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Richard Rodgers (music), Mary Martin (Maria Rainer) and Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) at the opening night of The Sound of Music