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Collection Photographer:
Garbo (Chicago)  Search this
Laverne, Gene (Buffalo, NY)  Search this
Kriegsmann, James J.  Search this
Maurice (Chicago)  Search this
Seymour, Mamie (New York)  Search this
Bruno (Bernard? of Hollywood New York City)  Search this
Bakchy, Boris (New York)  Search this
Collection Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Community Life  Search this
Michaels, Dewey, 1898- (theater owner, director, producer)  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
The Sparkling Seminole Aurora by Maurice Seymour; Honey Bee, 2 prints of different poses, ink on verso, photographer unidentified; Carmen Baby by Maurice Seymour; Tinker Bell, photographer unidentified; Tinker Bell as Cleopatra, photographer unidentified "The Sins of Cleopatra" in pencil on verso; Tinker Bell as Cleopatra, with snake; photographer unidentified "The Sins of Cleopatra" in pencil on verso; Tinker Bell by James Kriegsmann Virginia Bell (in ink on verso), color print by "Freddy" (gold stamp, lower right); Bust portrait, Virginia Ding Dong Bell by Gene Laverne, Buffalo, New york; Seated full-figure portrait, "Virginia Bell" by Gene Laverne, Buffalo, New York; Virginia Ding Dong Bell, standing portrait, by Paul Winik of Boston; Dancer with dummy in front of "The Bon Bon Lounge" sign; handwork applied to print; Same dancer in 4 poses on same print, with handwork applied to print; Bon-Bon, composite print of 6 images, stamped "Two-O-Clock Club / 414 E. Balto. St." on verso.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection, circa 1920s-1967, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Dewey Michaels Burlesque Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ebdcf23d-1591-4f80-a517-0a47128e0857
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0065-ref18