Portraits; Portrait photographs; Opera singers; Women; Costumes; Posing
Three-quarter length character portrait of American soprano Bessie Abott wearing a tunic and fur-trimmed cloak and clutching a long beaded necklace. Born Bessie Pickens in Riverside, New York in 1878, Abott died February 9, 1919, in New York City....
Portrait of hotelier Louis Seelbach seated in a wooden chair, wearing a jacket, white vest with pocket watch fob, tie with stickpin, and mustache. Born in Rhenish, Bavaria, Germany on April 12, 1852, Louis emigrated to the United States in 1869,...
Holiday-themed displays of Oertels beer for Christmas and New Year's Eve. One image shows a bottle of Oertels '92 and a full glass next to a candle with a pine branch and window in the background. The other image has the bottle and glass next to a...
Jockey sits on horse with a large garland of roses around its neck. A man holds the horse's bridle with more people standing in the background. Location: Churchill Downs. Title supplied by cataloger. This may be War Admiral, winner of the 1937...
Gas station and automobile service building. Two gas pumps are in front of the building which has signs for a Gillette sale. In the front window are Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's banners. Tires are displayed in front of the window. Title...
New Year's card with a wintry scene, including a stone structure, perhaps a church, and snowy trees. The structure, a red stone building, has a domed tower with a bell. A poem is printed on the front: "As sweet toned bells the New Year chime;...
