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Puppets

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Box 12 - Costumes, undated

 File — Box B094.06.0012: Series B094.06 [Barcode: U186023306425]
Identifier: B094.06.0012
Abstract

Box contains one [1] wooden and felt puppet, one [1] black costume cape, one [1] orange pumpkin costume, all of which were used in NCJW's traveling theater productions.

Dates: undated

Bread and Puppet Theater, 1985 May

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0074.0021.00002
Abstract

Unidentified persons associated with the Bread and Puppet Theatre operate a large puppet consisting of a man's head and two hands, linked by two cloth sleeves attached to a collar.

Dates: 1985 May

Bread and Puppet Theatre - Baking Bread

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0074.0021.00005
Abstract

A group of unidentified persons associated with the Bread and Puppet Theatre stand in line and eat bread. A man is shown in the process of baking bread in a small brick oven on the steps outside the entrance to an unidentified building.

Dates: 1985

Bread and Puppet Theatre - Marching with Banner

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0074.0021.00001
Abstract

A group of unidentified persons associated with the Bread and Puppet Theatre march to advertise an upcoming performance. Various members of the procession are walking on stilts, waving flags, playing drums, or carrying a large banner reading "Performance Today."

Dates: 1985

Bread and Puppet Theatre - Two Large Puppets in Parade, 1985

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0074.0021.00004
Abstract

Puppeteers associated with the Bread and Puppet Theatre operate two large puppets as they march in a parade in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1985

Bread and Puppet Theatre - Two Large Puppets Sitting at Table (Frame 3), 1985

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0074.0021.00003
Abstract

Puppeteers associated with the Bread and Puppet Theatre operate two large puppets in an outdoor performance in Denver, Colorado. The puppets, each very tall, are sitting on chairs at a table covered with a checkerboard tablecloth as puppeteers operate sticks attached to the puppets' hands. Several other unidentified persons dressed in all white outfits are standing to either side of the table.

Dates: 1985

Pirro: The Scale, 1948

 Item
Identifier: B229.02.0001.0018
Abstract

Black and white film, potentially with an optical sound strip, from the Pirro series featuring marionette puppet Pirro exploring different weight scales. Opening credits read "Official Films presents the Pirro Series, copyright MCMXLVIII, Gateway Productions, Inc. With Pat Patterson. Written and directed by Alvin J. Gordon, Visual Education Consultant: San Francisco State College."

Dates: 1948