Character portrait of actress Ada Rehan wearing a bonnet with ostrich plumes and a high-necked blouse. Born Bridget Crehan, in Limerick, Ireland, on April 22, 1857, she died in New York City on January 8, 1916. Her first appearance at Macauley's...
Character portrait of actress Adelaide Neilson wearing hat with long plume and fur-trimmed cape. Best known for the role of Juliet in Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet," Neilson was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, March 3, 1848. She...
Three-quarter length character portrait of actress Adelaide Neilson standing next to a pianoforte, wearing a long regal dress with train, and her hair piled atop her head in a braid. She appears in the same costume and pose in Image Number ULPA...
Full-length character portrait of comedic actress and producer Annie Pixley. She stands in front of a tree, wearing a bonnet, dress, and striped apron. Pixley starred in three productions at Macauley's Theatre, in February 1884, March 1886, and...
View of Baxter Square Park, including many damaged trees, after the tornado that hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. A gazebo sits, seemingly unharmed, amidst the debris, broken trees, and damaged buildings. The tornado killed an estimated...
Busy and wide cobblestone street lined with buildings on either side. Streetcar tracks run down the street. On the street are streetcars and carriages. Pedestrians are on the streets and sidewalks. Elevated tracks run parallel to the left and...
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Starboard side of CITY OF PROVIDENCE on the Ohio River. CITY OF PROVIDENCE, a side-wheel packet with wood hull (273.7 ft. x 44.5 ft. x 7.8 ft.), was built in 1880 at Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Owned by Anchor...
Built in 1880, this Clay County courthouse was the scene of numerous feud battles. The sign on the tree reads "vote for Carlo Hounchell." The courthouse burned on January 20, 1936. Visitors to Oneida Baptist Institute passed through...
Full-length character portrait of comedic actor Digby Bell wearing white tie and tails. His receding hairline forms a tuft at the crown of his head and is powdered white at the temples, next to his whiskers, and his thick eyebrows appear to be...
Full-length character portrait of comedic actor Digby Bell wearing white tie and tails. His receding hairline forms a tuft at the crown of his head and is powdered white at the temples, next to his whiskers, and his thick eyebrows appear to be...
Portrait of comedic actor wearing a suit jacket and tie with stickpin. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1849, Bell died June 20, 1917 in New York City. Digby Bell starred in productions of "Lawn Tennis" (October 1880); "The Tar and...
Full-length character portrait of comedic actor Digby Bell in costume for his role as Ruddifoot in "Lawn Tennis," which he performed at Macauley's Theatre in October 1880. He wears a hat and long jacket with knee-length pants and...
Portrait of left profile of author, actress, director, and producer Dorothy Donnelly wearing a pearl necklace and a white dress. Donnelly was born January 28, 1880 in New York City. She performed at Macauley's Theatre in three George Bernard Shaw...
Half-tone photomechanical print of actress, producer, and writer Eleanor Robson wearing a scullery cap, likely in costume for the role of Mary Ann in the comedy "Merely Mary Ann," which she performed at Macauley's Theatre on November 30 -...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Opera singers; Women; Costumes; Posing
Full-length character portrait of soprano Emma Abbott wearing a long white wedding gown and veil. Abbot performed with the Emma Abbott Grand [English] Opera Company at Macauley's Theatre eleven times between March 1880 and November 1889. Location...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Opera singers; Women; Costumes; Posing
Full-length character portrait of soprano Emma Abbott wearing a dress with embroidered patterns. Abbott led the Emma Abbott Grand [English] Opera Company, which performed at Macauley's Theatre eleven times between March 1880 and November 1889. Her...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Opera singers; Women; Costumes; Posing
Full-length character portrait of soprano Emma Abbott standing near a table bearing a bottle of wine and a backdrop of a country scene and cottage, wearing a plain white dress with fitted bodice. Abbott led the Emma Abbott Grand [English] Opera...
Damaged trees in Baxter Square Park, following the tornado that hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. A multi-story building stands in the background. Baxter Square Park, purchased in 1880, was the first park in Louisville, Kentucky. The...
Portrait of left profile of actor Frank E. Aiken. He is wearing a three-piece suit and striped tie. Aiken first performed at Macauley's Theatre on January 18-23, 1875, in Bartley Campbell's "Van, The Virginian" and returned in...
