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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-05-22-F
AR21, ST10, KN17
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21915
Members of the cast of Aaron Copland’s ballet, “Billy the Kid,” performed by the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) as part of a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, pose onstage in the East Room. Front row (L-R): Basil Thompson, Sallie Wilson, Bruce Marks, Ruth Ann Koesun, John Kriza, Felix Smith, Janie Barrow, and Janet Morse. Back row (L-R): Ted Kivitt, Diana Levy, Joseph Carow, Diane Anthony, four unidentified persons, Richard Englund, Gage Bush, Ali Pourfarrokh. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21914
Cast and crew of Aaron Copland’s ballet, “Billy the Kid,” performed by the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) as part of a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, pose onstage in the East Room. Front row (L-R): Janet Mitchell, Mary Gelder, Basil Thompson, Sallie Wilson, Bruce Marks, Ruth Ann Koesun, John Kriza, Felix Smith, Janie Barrow, and Janet Morse. Back row (L-R): unidentified; composer, Aaron Copland; three unidentified persons; Ted Kivitt; Diana Levy; Joseph Carow; Diane Anthony; four unidentified persons; Richard Englund; Gage Bush; Ali Pourfarrokh; three unidentified persons; régisseur, Dimitri Romanoff; ballet master, Fernand Nault. Unidentified persons may include: Kent Hatcher, Rosemary Jourdan, Mary Kelly, Leonie Leahy, Arnott Mader, Paul Nickel, Peter Saul, Judith Siegfried, Mary Stone, and Richard Wagner. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21913
Cast and crew of Aaron Copland’s ballet, “Billy the Kid,” performed by the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) as part of a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, pose onstage in the East Room. Front row (L-R): Janet Mitchell, Mary Gelder, Basil Thompson, Sallie Wilson, Bruce Marks, Ruth Ann Koesun, John Kriza, Felix Smith, Janie Barrow, and Janet Morse. Back row (L-R): unidentified; composer, Aaron Copland; three unidentified persons; Ted Kivitt; Diana Levy; Joseph Carow; Diane Anthony; four unidentified persons; Richard Englund; Gage Bush; Ali Pourfarrokh; three unidentified persons; régisseur, Dimitri Romanoff; ballet master, Fernand Nault. Unidentified persons may include: Kent Hatcher, Rosemary Jourdan, Mary Kelly, Leonie Leahy, Arnott Mader, Paul Nickel, Peter Saul, Judith Siegfried, Mary Stone, and Richard Wagner. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-225-27-62
Members of the cast of Aaron Copland’s ballet, “Billy the Kid,” performed by the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) as part of a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, take a bow following their performance. Those pictured include: Basil Thompson, Sallie Wilson, Joseph Carow, Diane Anthony, Bruce Marks, Ruth Ann Koesun, John Kriza, Felix Smith, Janie Barrow, and Janet Morse. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-224-6-62
President John F. Kennedy greets the cast and crew of Aaron Copland’s ballet, “Billy the Kid,” performed by the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) as part of a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Performers pictured include: Mary Gelder, Ted Kivitt, Basil Thompson (shaking hands with President Kennedy), Joseph Carow (partially hidden), Sallie Wilson, Bruce Marks, Ruth Ann Koesun, John Kriza, Felix Smith, and Janie Barrow. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.