Portrait of left profile of performer Beatriz Michelena, wearing flowers in her hair and a dark pleated shirt with a high collar. The inscription indicates that she performed with the "Princess Chic" company (two productions came to...
Princess Winsome, from the "Rescue of Princess Winsome" tale in the Little Colonel books, with the white dove to which she sang, "Flutter and fly...bid him be brave, little carrier dove." Title supplied by cataloger.
Ferries; Side wheelers; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
SUNSHINE, a side-wheel excursion and ferry boat with wood hull (175 ft. x 37 ft. x 5.8 ft.), was built at Howard in 1888. Owned by Louisville & Jeffersonville Ferry Co., SUNSHINE operated on the Ohio River in the Louisville area until 1907 when...
Autographed portrait of performer Vera Michelena wearing an off-the-shoulder dress and snake-shaped cuff on her upper arm. She was born in New York City in 1884, and died in 1961. The inscription indicates that she performed with the "Princess...
Full-length character portrait of Shakespearean actress Berthe Girardin in costume for the role of Princess Katharine in "King Henry V." She is seated, leaning on a carved wooden piece of furniture, wearing her hair piled atop her head...
Sculpture; Portraits; Women; Empresses; Princesses; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Nobility; Clothing & dress; Hairstyles
Discovered near Tivoli (Italy).
"Cut from a single block of marble, this bust of Faustina the Younger is notable for its excellent state of preservation, despite a few chips on the face, some damage to the drapery, and the modern restoration...
"Cornell's boxes of the 1940s and 1950s consisted of achingly melancholy juxtapositions of incongruously scaled objects implying temporal and spatial poetic leaps. A Victorian child's soap bubble set would be placed against a lunar map or a...
A young woman stands behind a table which contains trays of doughnuts. She wears a small lace cap and a light-colored dress with a pointed collar. She is holding a metal object near the opening of a machine where a doughnut is coming out. Signs...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Women; Actresses; School superintendents; People associated with education & communication
Portrait of Martha Kelly of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing her hair back. Crop marks outline her image, and the photograph is marred with discolorations and yellowing from age. Handwritten on back of image: Miss Martha Kelly, in the cast of,...
Portrait of Marjorie (Mrs. Lawrence W.) Miller of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing a brimmed hat with a bow. The photograph has marks of discoloration. Handwritten on back of image: Junior League Princess; (credit) David Neel Studio (Louisville)....
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Women; Musicians; Opera singers; Teachers; People associated with education & communication
Portrait of Ollie Morgan of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing a cloche hat and fur collared coat. The photograph has been marked with discolorations and age. Handwritten on bottom, front of image: Cusick. Handwritten on back: Supervisor of Music,...
Portrait of automobile dealer Prince Wells of Louisville, Kentucky with his granddaughter, Princess Ethel Wells, seated in front of the fireplace. The photograph has spots of discoloration and damage along the edges. Stamped on back of image:...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side of H.W. BUTTORFF, complete, tied to bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. H.W. BUTTORFF, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (160 ft. x 30 ft. x 4.1 ft.), was built by Howard in 1896. Owned by Ryman Line in Nashville, H.W....
Portrait of performer Millie James wearing a white blouse with pleated front and "J" on brooch. James performed at Macauley's Theatre in "The Little Princess" in November 1903. Inscription on print, lower center: For Colonel...
Character portrait of actress Marcia Van Dresser in the role of Francesca in "Francesca da Rimini" (ca. 1901), which she performed opposite Otis Skinner at Macauley's Theatre in November 1901. She wears a white blouse, and flowers in her...
Full-length character portrait of performer Marguerite (or Marguerita) Sylva, a soprano who was born July 10, 1875, in Brussels, Belgium, and died February 21, 1957, in Glendale, California. Here, she stands before a backdrop of a stone staircase,...
Full-length character portrait of Elsie Janis, possibly in the role of Cinderella. She is seated before an outdoor backdrop, wearing a short-sleeve blouse and long skirt, and holding a hat in both hands. Born on March 16, 1889 in Columbus, Ohio,...
Portrait of left profile of performer Rose Eytinge, wearing her hair in a bun atop her head. Rose Eytinge appeared at Macauley's Theatre in "Felicia" (adapted by A. R. Cazauran from Delpit) and "A Princess of Paris" (adapted...
Full-length character portrait of Lizzie Harold in costume for her role in "Princess Chuck," of which there is no record of a performance at Macauley's Theatre. She is seated on a rock, wearing a bonnet and tattered dress. Inscription on...
Full-length character portrait of American actress Fanny Davenport sitting at a table before a backdrop including a hearth, looking at a piece of paper, costumed in a long dress with fur stole. Born into a family of actors on April 10, 1850,...
