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Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death

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LIBRARY DIVISION
Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Friedman-Abeles photographs

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Series II: Productions

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Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death

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Production color slides

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Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death

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Title
Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Names
Friedman-Abeles (Firm) (Photographer)
Collection

Friedman-Abeles photographs

Series II: Productions

Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death

Production color slides

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1971-10 - 1972-07 (Inferred)
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Vim 1992-013
Topics
Theatrical productions
Van Peebles, Melvin, 1932-. Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible through the generous support of The Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Charitable Trust, the Estate of June Reig Maxwell, The Schloss Family Foundation, and The Frederick Loewe Foundation, Inc.
Physical Description
Transparencies
Slides
Color
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19936079
MSS Unit ID: 22538
Archives EAD ID: 3315602
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e3ec0330-f93b-0139-b5b5-0242ac110003
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

  • 1971: Created (Approximate)
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1971 - 1972. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e4c205c0-f93b-0139-796b-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e4c205c0-f93b-0139-796b-0242ac110003

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1971 - 1972). Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e4c205c0-f93b-0139-796b-0242ac110003

Wikipedia Citation

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Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death