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Scrapbook page featuring images and a text caption from an American Ballet program.  Includes 3 color images and the start of an article titled "An American Ballet". Top left image: 2 female dancers and one male dancer (one female dancer visible only…

Scrapbook page with clipped article from the San Francisco Examiner's "News of the Music and Art World" section, "In New Dance Concert Series", featuring images of Martha Graham, Gisella Caccialanza, and Harald Kreutzberg, 

Copy of clipping "Dancers in Service" from Dance News, Volume II, Number 4, page 2, April 1943 [includes image of Lew Christensen]. Dancers referenced in the article include Lucas Hoving (sic Hovinga), Michael Delaroff, and Charles Payne.

Scrapbook clipping of news article "The S.F. Ballet Guild Looks Ahead", San Francisco Chronicle, November 25, 1966.  Photograph on the left: Lew Christensen, Mrs. James Ludwig, and George Balanchine with caption "Guest of honor chatted with Guild…

Page clipped into scrapbook from publication with an image from Philip Barry's piece Liberty Jones with image from a scene directed by Lew Christensen

Flyer for Willam Christensen's San Francisco Ballet Company performance, circa 1942-1945. Features image of Ruby Asquith.

Publication Article "Ballethoofers", focusing on American Ballet, circa 1939. Images: [Top Left] Lincoln Kirstein. [Bottom Left] Lew Christensen with musical arranger Trude Rittman. [Top Right] Unnamed Head Electrician with dancers Jean Vallon and…

Scrapbook clipping from the San Francisco Chronicle's World of Art and Music collection, "Musical Programs" May 19, 1944. Includes an image of Ruby Asquith with the following caption: "Prima ballerina of the San Francisco Ballet Company, which ends…

Clipping of article "S.F. Opera Ballet 'Swan Lake' To be Presented Tonight", San Francisco Chronicle[?]. Article included an image of dancers Ruby Asquith, Barbara Wood, Earl Riggins, and Frank Marasco

News clipping titled "Thousands Looking Forward to Second Gala: Christensen Ballet will hold stage" with an image featuring Lew Christensen and Janet Reed in a performance of Lew Christensen's A Midsummer Night's Dream with the Willam Christensen…