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Virginia Paris portrait collection

Title
Virginia Paris portrait collection [graphic].
Publication
[194-?]-[195-?]

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Additional Authors
  • Dummett.
  • Smith, W.
  • Rapid News Photo (New York, N.Y.)
  • CBS Radio Network.
Description
6 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w; 26 x 21 cm. or smaller.
Summary
Photographs of opera singer Virginia Paris consisting of views of Paris in performance and in various candid shots including one with David Hepburn. Collection also contains a publicity photograph from the CBS radio show "We, the People" featuring Paris, Milo Boulton, and Loretta Young.
Subject
  • Paris, Virginia
  • Young, Loretta, 1913-2000
  • African American women singers
  • Opera singers
Genre/Form
  • Publicity photographs – 1940-1959.
  • Gelatin silver prints – 1940-1959.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Some photographs bear photographer's name on verso. One item bears photo agency's handstamp on verso. Some items bear handwritten captions and/or notations on verso. Some items bear cropping marks and/or retouching marks. One item is cropped. One item bears typewritten caption affixed to verso.
  • Collection contains work by Dummett and W. Smith, among others.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Items may be restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
Call Number
Sc Photo Paris, Virginia
OCLC
299587312
Title
Virginia Paris portrait collection [graphic].
Imprint
[194-?]-[195-?]
Terms Of Use
Items may be restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Portrait Collection.
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Added Author
Dummett. Photographer
Smith, W., photographer.
Rapid News Photo (New York, N.Y.)
CBS Radio Network.
Research Call Number
Sc Photo Paris, Virginia
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