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Scene in Catfish Row. Frank Wilson (Porgy, knees by steps), Georgette Harvey (Maria, in the door), Evelyn Ellis (Bess, extreme right), Wesley Hill (Jack, second from left).

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Vandamm theatrical photographs

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Porgy (Guild Theatre Production, 1927)

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Scene in Catfish Row. Frank Wilson (Porgy, knees by steps), Georgette Harvey (Maria, in the door), Evelyn Ellis (Bess, extreme right), Wesley Hill (Jack, second from left).

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Title
Scene in Catfish Row. Frank Wilson (Porgy, knees by steps), Georgette Harvey (Maria, in the door), Evelyn Ellis (Bess, extreme right), Wesley Hill (Jack, second from left).
Names
Vandamm (Photographer)
Collection

Vandamm theatrical photographs, 1900-1957

Productions

Porgy (Guild Theatre Production, 1927)

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1927
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Vim 1961-001, Vandamm 889
Topics
Theatrical productions
Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940. Porgy
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21360730
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cf1509f0-c5ad-012f-00c0-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1927: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Scene in Catfish Row. Frank Wilson (Porgy, knees by steps), Georgette Harvey (Maria, in the door), Evelyn Ellis (Bess, extreme right), Wesley Hill (Jack, second from left)." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1927. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-a016-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Scene in Catfish Row. Frank Wilson (Porgy, knees by steps), Georgette Harvey (Maria, in the door), Evelyn Ellis (Bess, extreme right), Wesley Hill (Jack, second from left)." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 23, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-a016-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1927). Scene in Catfish Row. Frank Wilson (Porgy, knees by steps), Georgette Harvey (Maria, in the door), Evelyn Ellis (Bess, extreme right), Wesley Hill (Jack, second from left). Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-a016-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-a016-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) Scene in Catfish Row. Frank Wilson (Porgy, knees by steps), Georgette Harvey (Maria, in the door), Evelyn Ellis (Bess, extreme right), Wesley Hill (Jack, second from left)., (1927)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 23, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Scene in Catfish Row. Frank Wilson (Porgy, knees by steps), Georgette Harvey (Maria, in the door), Evelyn Ellis (Bess, extreme right), Wesley Hill (Jack, second from left).