"The Canterbury Tales", prologue, opening page, in "The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer," Kelmscott Press, 1896, woodcut illustration by Burne-Jones, border decorations and initials by William Morris.
A boarding home in the town square at Manchester owned by Robert G. Potter and Nancy Catherine "Kate" Gilbert Potter. Robert Potter died in 1896. Visitors to Oneida Baptist Institute passed through Manchester on their way from the London...
A native of Henry County, Kentucky, William S. Pryor was born near New Castle in 1824. He was admitted to the bar in 1844 and practiced in New Castle until he was elected circuit court judge in 1866. In 1871, he was appointed to a vacancy on the...
A small horse, hitched to a two-wheel cart, stands in front of the stable at the Howard Mansion on Market Street in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. The photographer's notes describe this picture as "Horse and buggy," and,...
Autographed full-length character portrait of performer Joseph Holland costumed for the role of "Falkland" in "The Rivals," which he performed in the 1896 touring production. He stands before an indoor backdrop with a chair and...
Autographed full-length portrait of Julia Marlowe Taber as Lydia Languish in "The Rivals," circa 1896. She is seated at a table, and wears a long elegant gown. Julia Marlowe was a child actress born Sarah Frances Frost on August 17, 1865...
Autographed portrait of R. G. (Robert Green) Ingersoll seated, wearing a three-piece suit and tie. Ingersoll lectured on "Why I Am an Agnostic" at Macauley's Theatre on February 23, 1898. In previous years, he had given lectures on...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Actors; Men; Costumes; Posing; Military uniforms
Autographed three-quarter length character portrait of actor Vincent Serrano in Civil War-era military costume. He stands with arms folded, looking at the camera out of the corners of his eyes. He wears a hat, double-breasted jacket with brass...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
BLUFF CITY, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (225 ft. x 42 ft. x 6 ft.), was built at Howard in 1896. Owned by Anchor Line, she operated on the Mississippi River between St. Louis and New Orleans. BLUFF CITY was the last boat, and the only...
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....
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side of packet ALEX PERRY, under construction before her stacks were installed, at the bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. ALEX PERRY, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (149.9 ft. x 28.5 ft. x 3.5 ft.), was built in 1891. Owned by...
Castle on a bluff above a town. Pedestrians, a carriage, and wagons are in the street in front of a row of buildings, including an inn. Above the buildings is a cliff with a large stone castle. Title: Edinburg Castle [Edinburgh Castle] from...
Medical education; Medical students; Hospital College of Medicine, Louisville (Ky.)
Catalog for Central University, 1895-1896, and Hospital College of Medicine. Includes university calendar, Hospital College of medicine faculty, and a catalog of students. Printed on cover: Twenty-first Annual Catalogue of the Central University...
Medical education; Medical students; Kentucky School of Medicine
Catalog for Kentucky School of Medicine for 1896. Includes list of board of regents, faculty, and hospital staff; program and hospital information, students enrolled for 1895 with graduates indicated by an asterisk, and alumni association...
Medical education; Medical students; Kentucky School of Medicine
Catalog for Kentucky School of Medicine for 1897. Includes list of board of regents, faculty, and hospital staff; program and hospital information, students enrolled for 1896 with graduates indicated by an asterisk, and alumni association...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Actors; Men; Costumes; Military uniforms
Character portrait of actor Carl Ahrendt in costume for a role as Colonel Sapt in "The Prisoner of Zenda," which was performed at Macauley's Theatre numerous times between 1896 and 1908, although not in 1903 and never with Ahrendt...
Character portrait of actress Ada Rehan wearing a black pointed hat with white lace trim around the brim, and black velvet dress with puffy sleeves and white ruffled neckline, possibly for a role in a Shakespeare or other Elizabethan or...
Character portrait of actress Ada Rehan wearing a white bonnet and fur-lined coat or cape with medallions around her neck. Born Bridget Crehan, in Limerick, Ireland, on April 22, 1857, she died in New York City on January 8, 1916. Her first...
Character portrait of Alexander (Alessandro) Salvini, a famous Italian actor best known for light opera performances. He has curly hair, an intense expression, and wears a toga. The son of Tommaso Salvini, Salvini was born in 1861 and appeared at...
Character portrait of left profile of performer Vernona Jarbeau wearing her hair in a bun, with a hat with black lace veil perched atop it. Jarbeau appeared at Macauley's Theatre five times: in "Evangeline" and "Conrad, the...
