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Miss Estelle Winwood, Bell, Book and Candle, March 1955
Image Not Available for Miss Estelle Winwood, Bell, Book and Candle, March 1955

Miss Estelle Winwood, Bell, Book and Candle, March 1955

DateMarch 1955
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper, in plastic sleeves, in metal, cardboard, and plastic album
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 3/4 x 9 5/8in. (19.7 x 24.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Other (album height x width x depth): 10 1/4 x 9 1/2 x 1 3/8in. (26 x 24.1 x 3.5cm)
Credit LineGift of the Young Research Library at the University of California Los Angeles
DescriptionPhotograph album houses letter of thanks to Estelle Winwood and five photographs, a group portrait of the cast of "Bell, Book and Candle," and four scenes from the theatrical production at the Stamford Playhouse. The actors are shown in the interior of a large room with book shelves, a couch, a hassock, and upholstered chairs. A Christmas tree is visible in two photographs.
Object number2007.8.0.1-.5
InscribedEach photograph, on verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number

Album, front cover, stamped in gold ink, "Miss Estelle Winwood / Bell, Book and Candle / March 1955"; lower right, stamped in gold ink, "STAMFORD PLAYHOUSE / JAMES J. CRONIN / FREDRIC HALAMAN DARIS".

Album, inside back cover, stamped in silver ink, "Widco / NEW YORK / MULTO BINDER".
NotesSubject Note: "Bell, Book and Candle" was the opening production at the Stamford Playhouse. The New York Public Library has a scrapbook of photographs of Walter Abel, with a letter of thanks for his performance in "Bell, Book and Candle," presumably similar to this one. (Finlay 5/14/2007)
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