Photographs, 1920 - 1945

This series consists of photographs of Helen Shea and other performers. The majority of the photographs feature Helen Shea in costume for various performances, and some were taken on-stage with other cast members. There is a large group of promotional shots taken for her performances of Leda and the Swan; many are duplicates which have been hand-edited in some way. The duplicate photographs have been separated, unless they have been hand-colored or otherwise edited. Most of the photographs are undated and uncredited. This series contains a group of photographs of Shea dressed in a newsboy costume, with accompanying handwritten captions, taken by Gustaf Schult. Also included is a 20"x30" hand-colored poster of a photograph of Shea in costume for an unidentified performance. This series also has some photographs of other performers, most of which are unidentified.