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Photograph of Rosa Ponselle in "La Vestale" wearing white gown and head covering and surrounded by flowers.

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle as Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana. Reverse has sticker with reviews of Rosa singing Santuzza, handwirtten "Ponselle Property- please return to Villa Pace" and stamps "Rosa Ponselle, Prima Donna Dramatic Soprano,…

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle in Carmen costume designed by Valentina, signed "Sincerely Rosa Ponselle."

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle as Norma with inscription "To Mr. A.H.Jubbs Sincerely Rosa Ponselle" then further down "as 'Norma' January 1928"

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle as Carmen with tambourine.

Rosa Ponselle at piano with Tullio Serafin and Igor Chichagov at the piano. Photograph by Hugh Johns in October, 1952.

Black and white photograph of Rosa Ponselle in floral gown on the phone at Villa Pace. Nov 8. 1959 by Audrey Bodine. Includes certificate of authenticity from The Baltimore Sun.

Rosa Ponselle helping Charles Eekhardtaz with costume fitting for Eva Bober along with two schnauzers in Villa Pace salon. Baltimore Civic Opera. Photograph from April 7 1954 by Geo Cock. Includes certificate of authenticity from The Baltimore Sun.

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle as Leonora, Enrico Caruso as Don Alvaro, and José Mardones as the Abbot in Rosa Ponselle’s Metropolitan Opera debut and the premiere of Puccini’s La Forza del Destino on November 15, 1918.

Photograph of Rosa Ponselle on her 81st birthday with Romano Romani (the junior), Kira Baklanova, Lili Chookasian, Bette Hankin, Phyllis Frankil, and Licia Albanese. Photograph by William H. Mortimer. Reverse with short clipping about her birthday…