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Photograph

"In Dahomey" Stars

Date: 1902
Description: George Walker, Adah Overton Walker, and Bert Williams link arms and dance the cakewalk in the first Broadway musical to be written and performed by African...
Print

Festival Choir Concert Poster

Date: 04 1975
Description: Poster announcing "Festival Choir," a concert of music from America, conducted by David Crosby, at several venues in Madison and Monona, Wisconsin. Feature...
Photograph

Film Still from "The Clodhopper"

Date: 1917
Description: Film still of a male actor in a stage musical surrounded by actresses in matching costumes.
Drawing

The Cradle Will Rock

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Description: Black, white and grey cartoon drawing of a man sitting on a tree branch. There is a sack of money on the branch next to him. He is looking over his shoul...
Print

The Cradle Will Rock

Date: 11 1947
Description: Program for the New York City Symphony performance of The Cradle Will Rock. Leonard Bernstein was the musical director and Howard Da Silva starred in and s...
Poster

The Cradle Will Rock

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Description: Poster on green card stock with black lettering advertising a performance of The Cradle Will Rock sponsored by the Harvard Student Union.
Print

The Cradle Will Rock

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Description: Flyer advertising the upcoming performance of The Cradle Will Rock at Maxine Elliott's Theatre. The flyer was done by The Federal Theatre program and iden...
Print

The Cradle Will Rock

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Description: Front page of the program for the performances of The Cradle Will Rock at the Venice Theatre.
Poster

The Cradle Will Rock

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Description: Flyer advertising the special performance of The Cradle Will Rock by The Mercury Theatre.
Book or Pamphlet

The Cradle Will Rock

Date: 1938
Description: Page five of the playbill for performances of The Cradle Will Rock at the Windsor Theatre. The page credits Blitzstein, Orson Welles, and three of the cast...
Book or Pamphlet

The Cradle Will Rock

Date: 1938
Description: Page eleven of the playbill for the performances of The Cradle Will Rock at the Windsor Theatre. Page eleven includes more of the cast list and an advertis...
Print

The Cradle Will Rock

Date: 
Description: Schedule of Federal Theatre Project productions, as of May 25, 1937, that were currently playing or were upcoming. There are eight productions listed incl...
Poster

The Cradle Will Rock

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Description: Poster for a preview performance of The Cradle Will Rock. The performance is a benefit for the Brooklyn Eagle strikers. The poster is white poster board wi...
Poster

Auditorium Plankinton Hall

Date: 1918
Description: Poster with red and white text that reads: "Auditorium Plankinton Hall Sunday Night Mr. 17 Benefit Performance. Co. L. 340th Infantry. Milwaukee's Own 10 B...

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