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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Carl Van Vechten Theatre Photographs

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Title
Shirley Booth with Frank Piro (”Killer Joe”)
Names
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964 (Photographer)
Collection

Carl Van Vechten Theatre Photographs

Stage Door Canteen (New York)

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1942-05-19
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Vim 1943-003
Topics
Stage Door Canteen (New York N.Y.)
Booth, Shirley, 1898-1992
Genres
Photographs
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20915129
MSS Unit ID: 23277
Archives EAD ID: 2063269
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9aa3c2f0-292d-0135-2f21-07e4db48e1b1
Copyright Notice
Photograph by Carl Van Vechten © Van Vechten Trust
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

  • 1880: Creator Born
  • 1942: Created
  • 1964: Creator Died
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Shirley Booth with Frank Piro (”Killer Joe”)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1942. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0fe041b0-c331-0135-2a1b-5da015fcffff

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Shirley Booth with Frank Piro (”Killer Joe”)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0fe041b0-c331-0135-2a1b-5da015fcffff

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1942). Shirley Booth with Frank Piro (”Killer Joe”) Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0fe041b0-c331-0135-2a1b-5da015fcffff

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Shirley Booth with Frank Piro (”Killer Joe”)