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Melissa Hayden, June 19, 1956

Melissa Hayden, in ballet costume by Kariaska, June 19, 1956.

Photograph by Carl Van Vechten, courtesy of the U.S. Library of Congress.

Date / time

19 June 1956

Institution

U.S. Library of Congress

Author(s)

Van Vechten, Carl

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Melissa Hayden, June 19, 1956." (Viewed on November 22, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/melissa-hayden>.