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Valeria Ladd collection on the revived Greek dance, 1924-1967

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BOX 1 Photographs, 1932-1960s
Most photographs are dancers, scenes, or museum items. Most of the photographs are undated. Some prints are marked as being later prints (circa 1960s) made from earlier originals or negatives. Several photographs are of subjects not directly related to Valeria Ladd or the Noyes School of Rhythm.
Photographs taken on location in Greece are grouped by subject (people, places, art).
BOX-FOLDER 1/1-3 Dancers at Cape Sounion, 1932, undated
Location at Temple of Poseidon.
Dancers include Valeria Ladd and Catherine Rapp.
BOX-FOLDER 1/4 Dancers at Delphi, undated
Location near Corycian Cave, Mount Parnassus.
One dancer is identified as Catherine Rapp.
BOX-FOLDER 1/5-6 Dancers at Epidauros [Epidavros], undated
Locations near the ancient theatre at Epidauros and in an olive grove.
Two dancers are identifed as "Jeannette" and "Laura" on verso.
BOX-FOLDER 1/7-8 Dancers at the island of Naxos, undated
BOX-FOLDER 1/9 Dancers at unidentifed locations in Greece, undated
BOX-FOLDER 1/10 Kotopoulē, Marika, 1930s
Two photographs of Greek actress Marika Kotopoulē: one in a group, one a portrait by Arnold Genthe (also held by Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress).
BOX-FOLDER 1/11 Scenes in Greece, undated
Delphi, Parthenon, Temple of Athena Alea in Tegea, others.
BOX-FOLDER 1/12 Sculptures in Greek museums, undated
BOX-FOLDER 1/13 Dancer in studio poses, circa 1932
Includes individual studio photos, as well as photographs of poster advertising "Valeria Ladd and Her Noyes Dancers" (Cotopouli Theatre, November 1932), which incorporates the studio poses into the advertisement.
BOX-FOLDER 1/14 Noyes dancers, undated
Location unidentified.
BOX-FOLDER 1/15 Dancer in Greek garb, undated
Mounted on board.
BOX-FOLDER 1/16 Dancers in Greek garb, undated
BOX-FOLDER 1/17 Theatrical portrait, undated
Scene of "The Thief" by Henry Bernstein?
BOX-FOLDER 1/18 Leap, undated
Explanatory hand-written note on verso from Melissa Smith: photograph of a leap using long exposure taken under a single spotlight.
BOX 1 Miscellany, 1924-1967
BOX-FOLDER 1/19 Who's Who certificate, 1967
BOX-FOLDER 1/20 The Denishawn Magazine, 1924
Volume 1, number 1.

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