Full-length character portrait of actor Robert McWade in costume for the role of Simonides in "Ben Hur," which was produced at Macauley's Theater in March 1905. He is seated on a wooden throne, wearing patterned robes with fringed ends....
Character portrait of actor Robert McWade in costume for the role of Simonides in "Ben Hur," which was produced at Macauley's Theater in March 1905. He wears a turban and a stern expression. Robert McWade Jr. was born in Buffalo, New York...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Entertainers; Men
Three-quarter length seated portrait of minstrel and comedic performer Billy Barry. He has dark wavy hair and wears a three-piece suit with pocket watch fob and large white bow tie. As William Barry, he starred in "The Rising Generation"...
Railroad tracks; Electric railroads; Railroads; Canals
Four sets of railroad tracks with fields on either side. Electric poles and lines run parallel to the tracks. A train is on the left set of tracks with a person sitting on the top of one of the cars. A second train is on one of the middle sets of...
Two young women and four girls pose on the porch of a wood cabin. A spinning wheel is on the left and a bag of wool hangs on the wall. This image was captioned "Calling day on Buffalo Creek, near Oneida. Carding and conversation progress...
Three-quarter length portrait of performer, composer, and lyricist Chauncey Olcott wearing a long jacket, vest with pocket watch fob, eyeglasses, high-collared white shirt, and boutonniere. He stands with his right hand in pants pocket and his left...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
CLYDE (Way #1202), a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (181 ft. x 32.5 ft. x 5.5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1894. She had a unique "split" paddlewheel. Owned by St. Louis & Tennessee River Packet Co., she operated on the Mississippi...
Large, five-story building at the intersection of two city streets with buildings on either side. There are a few pedestrians, a streetcar, and carriages visible on the streets. Title: No. 89. Cor. State & Buffalo Sts. Text on right: Rochester...
David Warfield, a David Belasco Star (under contract to producer David Belasco), appeared at Macauley's Theatre nine times between 1902 and 1920, including twice with "The Auctioneer," in March and November, 1902. He was born in San...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team)
Frank J. Corridon or Francis Joseph Corridon (1880-1941) also known as Fiddler. Color portrait of Frank Corridon. An 'STL' is in the top left corner and 'Cardinals' is in the top right. The team is the St. Louis Cardinals. Verso: Frank J. Corridon....
George Mosby Davison was born in Stanford, Kentucky in 1855. He attended the Stanford Academy and the Meyers Academy, read law and was admitted to the bar in 1879. He established a practice in Stanford, Kentucky. He served as collector of internal...
Men on horseback ride away from the camera in a creek bed near the mouth of Buffalo Creek. Handwritten on bottom border: 405. Handwriting on verso is partially obscured by scrapbook paper that has adhered to the print, but appears to say: "___...
Indoor exhibit at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, probably in the Palace of Agriculture, of an open structure with block pillars and an arch which reads "Indiana" and runs above a cutout of a herald picturing a sun, buffalo, and...
Portrait of white-haired actor J. H. Stoddart wearing a wool jacket and vest and tie with stickpin. A second generation American actor, Stoddart (1827-1907), who performed at Macauley's Theatre four times between 1893 and 1903, was the son of the...
Portrait of performer J. K. Murray wearing a tweed suit jacket and tie. Inscription on print, lower right: Yours respectfully J. K. Murray. Location of photo studio: Buffalo (N.Y.). Title supplied by cataloger.
Soldiers; Men; Women; Discovery & exploration; Animals; Dairy farming; Uniforms; War casualties; Indians of North America
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left: centurion on horseback, holding sword and spear - signed "Hartwell"; man with rifle holding map of South America; woman holds pail on head while another woman milks cow; uniformed...
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left, and all signed "Hartwell": "Introduction," with camels, giraffes, lions, zebras, and vegetation; bearded man with turban in foreground, and man on horseback in...
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at top left: title page for "American School Series. New First School Reader by Noble Butler A.M. John P. Morton & Co. Louisville, Kentucky." with image of girl playing with dogs and...
Exhibition buildings; Buildings; World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition (1884-1885 : New Orleans, La.); Agriculture; Kansas
Exhibit space with a stuffed buffalo in the foreground next to vegetables and a stack of bags, possibly flour. In the background are signs that say 'Kansas' and other signs. To the left is a decorative tower with 'Kansas' around the top. Title:...
At least three railroad cars in front of a set of white buildings. A faint outline of a mountain is visible in the background. Four men stand next to the train, with a fence on the other side, and at least one man stands at the back of the engine...
