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Photograph of Rosa Ponselle Statue, as one of the four muses, outside of I Miller Building with Autograph "Sincerely, Rosa Ponselle June 1929" The four muses were Drama (Ethel Barrymore), Musical Comedy (Marilyn Miller), Cinema (Mary Pickford), and…

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle with Shirley Temple in Hollywood in 1936 with studio news clip on back saying Ponselle gave Temple her first singing lesson at lunch "The prima donna taught the child screen star an old Italian lullaby, which she mastered…

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle with Shirley Temple with studio news clip on back saying Ponselle gave Temple her first singing lesson at lunch "The prima donna taught the child screen star an old Italian lullaby, which she mastered in 15 minutes".

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle with Giacomo Puccini outdoors, Rosa in cap and loose fitting dress and Puccini with mustache in loose fitting light suit. "Rosa" and "Puccini" lightly handwritten on photo. Reverse of frame has "Rosa Puccini 1924"…

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle and James Morris with baby in the 1980s, likely in Baltimore.

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle with James Morris in winter coats in front of car with inscription "To Miss Ponselle, All of my love and all of my gratitude from Jim 1975." Frame also includes Mona Freeman Tableau Photoframes original inlay.

Photograph of John Kendall with Zinka Milanov & Rosa Ponselle all in evening attire. From his estate. 12 x 14. Back has framed date of April 14, 1954 (Met visited Baltimore for a Norma with Milanov on March 29, 1954).

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle with guests including Anna Moffo at banquet in the 1950s

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle and Eileen Farrell singing together at the piano in preparation to sing together on CBS Radio. News clipping includes preview of the program "Your Invitation to Music" which took place on May 16, 1954.

Photograph of Luciano Pavarotti at Villa Pace with Rosa Ponselle at the piano, used in 1982 in an issue of The Baltimore Sun Magazine.