- unitid
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{"value"=>"3116549", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1972-2005", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1972/2005"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Series II: Negatives"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"24 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"9.8 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>Series II of the collection consists of a mix of black and white and color 35mm negatives spanning the years 1972 to 2005. The series begins with the New York City Ballet, which contains the largest amount of negatives, followed by dance companies and individuals arranged alphabetically.</p> <p>Well-known dance companies such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the Martha Graham Dance Company, and the Joffrey Ballet Company are all represented within the series. Costas dedicated a large portion of his career documenting Russian companies Kirov and Bolshoi during their US tours as well as overseas. He also photographed more niche companies such as the Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Théâtre du Silence, and the Universal Ballet Company of Korea.</p> <p>There are over three boxes worth of unidentified negatives. These negatives have been identified as dance performances, but were not labeled or identified as to their origin or company by the photographer.</p> <p>There are also negatives of non-ballet subjects such as personal travel photographs, performances from the Metropolitan Opera, various friends and family of Costas, and performing arts such as Kabuki theater and puppetry in the Luxembourg Gardens.</p>"}
- date_start
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1972
- keydate
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1972
- date_end
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2005
- date_inclusive_start
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1972
- date_inclusive_end
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2005