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Muriel Rahn in costume as Aida

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Muriel Rahn in costume as Aida
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Muriel Rahn portrait collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1949
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Rahn, Muriel
Topics
Rahn, Muriel
African American actresses
African American singers
San Carlo Opera Company
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Muriel Rahn in costume as Aida for her 1949 performance of the role with the San Carlo Opera Company in Boston.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11527553
Photo Order: 65542
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c44dcaf0-232e-013c-004b-0242ac110002
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

  • 1949: Created
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Muriel Rahn in costume as Aida" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1949. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8a94470-2335-013c-1baf-0242ac110005

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Muriel Rahn in costume as Aida" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8a94470-2335-013c-1baf-0242ac110005

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1949). Muriel Rahn in costume as Aida Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8a94470-2335-013c-1baf-0242ac110005

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8a94470-2335-013c-1baf-0242ac110005 | title= (still image) Muriel Rahn in costume as Aida, (1949)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=April 27, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Muriel Rahn in costume as Aida