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Claude Thompson in "Jamaica".

Claude Thompson in "Jamaica".

Claude Thompson in "Jamaica".

Claude Thompson in "Jamaica".

Margaret Tynes as Carmen in Act II.

Margaret Tynes as Carmen in Act II.

Vicente Escudero.

Vicente Escudero.

Vicente Escudero.

Vicente Escudero.

Muriel Rahn as Carmen Jones.

Muriel Rahn as Carmen Jones.

Rex Ingram.

Rex Ingram.

Mattiwilda Dobbs.

Mattiwilda Dobbs.

Earle Hyman as Mr. Johnson.

Earle Hyman as Mr. Johnson.

Diana Sands as Adalaide Smith in "Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright".

Diana Sands as Adalaide Smith in "Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright".

Billy Dee Williams in "Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright".

Billy Dee Williams in "Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright".

Diana Sands as Adelaide Smith in "Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright".

Diana Sands as Adelaide Smith in "Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright".

Ethel Waters as Hagar in "Mamba's Daughters".

Ethel Waters as Hagar in "Mamba's Daughters".

Debria Brown as Carmen.

Debria Brown as Carmen.

Debria Brown as Carmen.

Debria Brown as Carmen.

Diana Sands as Adelaide Smith in "Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright".

Diana Sands as Adelaide Smith in "Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright".

Tom Rutherford.

Tom Rutherford.

Debria Brown as Carmen.

Debria Brown as Carmen.

Debria Brown as Carmen.

Debria Brown as Carmen.

Debria Brown as Carmen.

Debria Brown as Carmen.

Claude Thompson in "Jamaica," scene I.

Accession number 59.60.29 
Unique identifier MNY229169 
Dated 5-Feb-59 
Object Type photograph
Inscription / technical details In ink, on verso: Claude Thompson in "Jamaica" / scene I / XIV qq 21 ii 7 / Feb. 5, 1959; stamped on verso: PHOTOGRAPH BY CARL VAN VECHTEN / 146 CENTRAL PARK WEST / CANNOT BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT PERMIS 
Physical dimensions H: 9.5 in, W: 6 in 
File dimensions 13.5 in × 20.4 in at 300dpi
34.5 cm × 52.0 cm at 300dpi 

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The Carl Van Vechten Trust
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vanvechtentrust@gmail.com 
Photographs by Carl Van Vechten are used with permission of the Van Vechten Trust; the permission of the Trust is required to reprint or use Van Vechten photographs in any way. Contact information for the Trust:

Edward M. Burns
The Carl Van Vechten Trust
70 East 10th Street #6G
New York, NY 10003
vanvechtentrust@gmail.com 

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