Portraits; Portrait photographs; Entertainers; Men
Portrait of left profile of Al G. Field, performer and proprietor of Al G. Field's Minstrels, wearing a mustache and tuxedo with plaid bow tie. Born Alfred Griffith Hatfield in Virginia on November 7, 1848, he had his last name legally changed to...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Entertainers; Theatrical producers & directors; Men
Three-quarter length portrait of Al G. Field, performer and proprietor of Al G. Field's Minstrels, seated and wearing a hat, suit jacket, white vest, and necktie. Born Alfred Griffith Hatfield in Virginia on November 7, 1848, he had his last name...
Three-quarter length character portrait of renowned French actress, producer, and writer Sarah Bernhardt seated on a throne, wearing a regal gown and crown. Born Henriette-Rosine Bernard (or Bernardt) in Paris, France on October 23, 1844, Sarah...
Eight-year-old Charles S. Potter leans on a table beside older sister Anna Potter, aged 11, in this studio portrait. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "R.G. Potter - Collection; Charles S. Potter (8) and sister Anna (11) in 1881 visit...
Portrait of left profile of performer Charles Couldock, an older man wearing a disagreeable expression and a three-piece suit with bow tie. Couldock appeared at Macauley's Theatre in "Hazel Kirke" (December 1881 and March 1882) and...
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Port side of CITY OF NEW ORLEANS at the bank of a river, probably in Louisiana. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, a side-wheel packet with wood hull (290 ft. x 48 ft. x 8.5 ft.), was built in 1881 at Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company in Jeffersonville,...
Clarence Dallam was born in Henderson, Kentucky, in 1863. He attended Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va., from 1881 to 1884, before entering the University of Virginia. After graduation, he was admitted to the University of Virginia law...
United States. Coast Guard; Buildings; Lifesaving stations
The old Coast Guard station in the shallows of the Ohio River, Louisville, Kentucky. The white two-story station has a balcony and a United States flag and a pointed turret and small windows. The first Louisville Lifeboat Station was a wooden...
United States. Coast Guard; Buildings; Lifesaving stations
New Coast Guard station or Life Saving Station in the shallows on the Ohio River, Louisville, Kentucky. Compared to the old station, the windows are large and the trim is dark. There is a rope across the water to the shore and men on both sides....
United States. Coast Guard; Buildings; Lifesaving stations
New Coast Guard station or Life Saving Station on Ohio River with a steamboat and bridge visible as seen from Louisville, Kentucky, 1929. The first Louisville Lifeboat Station was a wooden houseboat built in 1881 and located at the Falls of the...
United States. Coast Guard; Buildings; Lifesaving stations
Coast Guard members, formally posed, from left: John F. Gillooly, John J. Tully (holding a row with a star), and William Devan. Louisville, Kentucky, 1934. The first Louisville Lifeboat Station was a wooden houseboat built in 1881 and located at...
United States. Coast Guard; Buildings; Lifesaving stations
On the cobblestone in front of the Louisville, Kentucky, Coast Guard station, five coast Guard members wearing uniforms and boots stand at attention, shouldering rifles, while their captain looks on. From left, they are: Captain Walter Farrell,...
United States. Coast Guard; Buildings; Lifesaving stations
Nine Louisville, Kentucky Coast Guard members in dark suits. On back of image: (left-to-right) "Capt. Walter Farrell, commander; Walter Fugit, boatswain's mate, first class; Frank Pezulo, surfman; Harry LaFever, surfman; William Seibert,...
Portrait of cows, sheep, an older man (probably Al G. Field), a young boy, and various barns and outbuildings at Maple Villa Farm, which was located outside Columbus, Ohio, and belonged to minstrel showman Al G. Field. Alfred Griffith Hatfield,...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Farmhouses; Men; Women; Children
Men, women, and children relax on the lawn or porch of a large frame house, with barns and horses visible in the background. The farm, located outside Columbus, Ohio, belonged to minstrel showman Al G. Field (who is probably the man on the left)....
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,...
Portrait of performer Doris Keane with her hair in pin curls, leaning her chin on her right hand. She portrayed Mme. Cavallini in "Romance," by Edward Sheldon, at Maxine Elliott's Theatre in New York City in 1913, but there is no record...
Rectangular lithograph of Eliza Weathersby, in short dress with shawl, sword, and bangles, posed underneath a larger portrait of her (wearing more traditional clothing and jewelry). This appears to be an advertisement for her in a performance of...
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...
