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A class in Modern Dance at Ward-Belmont College, 1933 March

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Title	A class in Modern Dance at Ward-Belmont College, 1933 March
Personal name	Whitson, Claudia; Bagley, Jane; Franz, Yvette; Rafferty, Obduha; Gibson, Betty Lou; Dow, Clemence; Harris, Katherine; Street, Margaret; Goode, Jean; Dearman, Dollie
Corporate name	Ward-Belmont College (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Performing Arts Dance Popular Culture Entertainment Education Colleges and Universities Performing arts--Tennessee--Nashville Modern dance--Tennessee--Nashville Dance--Tennessee--Nashville Dance--Study and teaching--Tennessee--Nashville Dance schools--Tennessee--Nashville Dancers--Tennessee--Nashville Women dancers--Tennessee--Nashville Entertainers--Tennessee--Nashville Entertainment--Tennessee--Nashville Choreography
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Description	A photograph of a class in modern dance at Ward-Belmont College located at 1900 Belmont Boulevard in Nashville, Tennessee. Pictured are Claudia Whitson (top center), (down left to right) Jane Bagley, Yvette Franz, Obduha Rafferty, Betty Lou Gibson, Clemence Dow, Katherine Harris, Margaret Street, unidentified, Jean Goode, Dollie Dearman, and next two unidentified. Dancer Sarah Jeter and pianist Louise Smith owned and operated several dancing schools together from 1927-1940 in Nashville, Tennessee. Jeter was a graduate of Ward Belmont and later on the faculty with Smith. Forms part of the Jeter-Smith Dance Collection. 1 photograph : b & w ; 8 x 10 in.
Creator	Commercial Photograph Co. (Photographer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Contributors	Jeter, Sarah, 1903-1985 (Collector); Smith, Louise Showers, 1904-1983 (Collector)
Date	1933-03
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	JSDC - 51
Relation	Jeter-Smith Dance Collection
Coverage	1930-1939
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-JSDC - 51