Portraits; Portrait photographs; Actresses; Opera singers; Women; Costumes; Posing
Three-quarter character portrait of actress and soprano Ada Somers, possibly in costume for the role of Hebe in "H.M.S. Pinafore." In this portrait, Somers poses before a backdrop of a ship, wearing contemporary dress (a hat with flowers...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Opera singers; Women; Costumes; Posing; Cross dressing; Military uniforms
Full-length character portrait of opera singer Agnes Huntington in a military costume of hat, cape, jacket, leggings, boots, and sword. She may be costumed for a role in "Paul Jones," in which she performed at Macauley's Theatre in March...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Opera singers; Women
Heavily retouched three-quarter length portrait of Alfa Norman, opera singer and director of the Alfa Norman English Opera Company. She wears her hair piled atop her head; a cross necklace; and a white dress with a white rose pinned to the bustle....
Portrait of Angeline McCracklin of Birmingham, Alabama. She is wearing her hair short and choker around her neck. The photograph has been painted on, marred with discolorations and age. Handwritten on back of image: Singer of Birmingham, Alabama,...
Portrait of singer Angeline McCracklin of Birmingham, Alabama (formerly of Louisville). She is wearing her hair in buns on either side of her face. The photograph is discoloring with age. Stamped on back of image: credit, John T. Berry (Louisville...
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....
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Women; Opera singers
Portrait of Bianca Turner of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing a brimmed hat, curls of hair around her face, and pearl earrings. The photograph has been cut down to size and badly marked with discolorations from age. Handwritten on back of image: Opera...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Women; Musicians; Singers; Teachers; People associated with education & communication
Portrait of singer and vocal teacher Madame Carrie Rothschild Sapin, also known as Cora Sopin, of Louisville, Kentucky. She is wearing her hair back and wavy. The photograph has been painted on and badly discolored from age. Stamped on bottom,...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Women; Musicians; Singers; Teachers; People associated with education & communication
Portrait of singer and vocal teacher Madame Carrie Rothschild Sapin, also known as Cora Sopin, of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing her hair in a short bob and a long strand of pearls around her neck. The photograph has been marked with discolorations...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Women; Musicians; Singers; Teachers; People associated with education & communication
Portrait of singer and vocal teacher Madame Carrie Rothschild Sapin, also known as Cora Sopin, of Louisville, Kentucky. She is wearing her hair in a short bob and a long necklace. The photograph has been painted on, damaged around the edges, and...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Opera singers; Women
Three-quarter length portrait of American soprano and impresario Clara Louise Kellogg, wearing a hat and jacket trimmed in fur. Born in July 1842 in Sumterville (now Sumter), South Carolina, Kellogg died May 13, 1916, in New Hartford, Connecticut.
Portrait of singer Clarence E. Wolff of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing a printed tie and glasses. The photograph has been painted on to frame/crop his image, and is silvering along the edges and yellowing from age. Handwritten on bottom, front of...
Portrait of singer Clarence E. Wolff of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing glasses, a hard collar and tie. The background of the photograph has been painted on to crop his image and discolored from age. Handwritten on bottom, front of image: Standiford...
Portrait of singer Clarence E. Wolff of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing glasses and a printed tie. The photograph has been painted on, outlining/cropping his image, and has a yellowing discoloration from age. Handwritten on back of image: tenor...
Portrait of Edna Somers dressed in evening wear, a silk wrap draped over her arm. Crop marks outline her image, and one bottom corner of the photograph has damage and a yellow discoloration from age. Handwritten signature of photograph on front of...
