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John Held Jr’s set design for the stage production Americana

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58690573


Item data

Title

John Held Jr’s set design for the stage production Americana

Collection

White Studio theatrical photographs
Film Negatives
Americana

Names

White Studio (New York, N.Y.) (Photographer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1926

Library Location

Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Vim 1956-002

Subjects

Conrad, Con, 1891-1938. Americana
Musical revues & comedies
Theatrical productions
Held, John, Jr., 1889-1958
Theaters -- Sets (Architectural elements)

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.
Reproduction: Digitized negatives have been digitally inverted to positive image.

Physical Description

Negatives

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16187984
Photographer reference number: 7835
Photo Order: 65119
Photographer reference number: 17
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a25d2de0-abb2-013b-ca0c-0242ac110002

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "John Held Jr’s set design for the stage production Americana" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1926. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a25d2de0-abb2-013b-ca0c-0242ac110002

APA format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1926). John Held Jr’s set design for the stage production Americana Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a25d2de0-abb2-013b-ca0c-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "John Held Jr’s set design for the stage production Americana" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a25d2de0-abb2-013b-ca0c-0242ac110002

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