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Floral ball, Philadelphia

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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COLLECTION
Prints depicting dance

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Theatrical dancers in groups or more than two but not in a ballet or theatrical dance scene

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Josephine Butler collection of dance prints from illustrated periodicals

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Title
Floral ball, Philadelphia
Additional title: Illustrated News
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers in groups or more than two but not in a ballet or theatrical dance scene

Josephine Butler collection of dance prints from illustrated periodicals

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1853-05-21
Place: New York
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFY Per 22
Topics
Ballroom dancing
Ballroom dancing -- 19th century
Genres
Prints
Notes
Acquisition: Gift; Estate of Josephine Butler.
Biographical/historical: Josephine DeNatale Butler, 1911-1996, was a dance educator, historian, and author. She began her career in fashion design, but in 1936 she and her husband Albert Butler founded the Albert Butler School of Dance, which she directed for fifty years. They also collaborated on the monumental Encyclopedia of social dancing, versions of which first appeared in the late 1960s. In 1970 she created an archive of social dancing, encompassing print materials, moving images, and other memorabilia, at the Dance Collection (today known as the Jerome Robbins Dance Division) of New York Public Library. These prints were among a collection of additional materials donated to the Library by her estate in 1996, selections from which appeared in the Library's exhibition Cotillion to cakewalk: social dance prints, presented from May 19-Sept. 13, 1997.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : black & white ; 42 x 56 cm. or smaller, mounted.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825109831
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19758823
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 75741ff0-f763-013b-6305-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1853: Issued
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Floral ball, Philadelphia" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1853-05-21. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a816af00-85c5-0135-3c8f-0015149d7eb2

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Floral ball, Philadelphia" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 26, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a816af00-85c5-0135-3c8f-0015149d7eb2

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1853-05-21). Floral ball, Philadelphia Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a816af00-85c5-0135-3c8f-0015149d7eb2

Wikipedia Citation

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Floral ball, Philadelphia