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Devi Dja, Indonesian dancer and actress

Devi Dja dancing on stage wearing a traditional costume of an intricate sarong and corset, loose-fitting silk pants and bare arms.

Image 33.02.05

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Devi Dja was a dancer and actress trained in Indonesia who migrated to the United States during World War II. Dja became a US citizen in 1951 through marriage and eventually settled in California. She supported merchant seamen during Indonesia’s battle for independence from the Dutch.

Object ID

33.02.05

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Devi Dja, Indonesian dancer and actress

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November 20, 1941

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https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/27853

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Creator

Unknown

Publisher

Los Angeles Herald Examiner Collection/ Los Angeles Public Library

Date

1941-11-20

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpg

Source

Tessa, Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library.

MUMI Number

33.02.IMG.019

Creator

Unknown

Publisher

Los Angeles Herald Examiner Collection/ Los Angeles Public Library

Date

1941-11-20

Type

Image

Format

Photograph

File Format

jpg

Source

Tessa, Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library.

MUMI Number

33.02.IMG.019

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