Portrait of left profile of performer Barbara Milton wearing a dress with bib collar and pleated back, inscribed to Mr. (Boyd) Martin, Louisville theatre critic. Barbara Milton, also known as Barbara Milton Watkins Strater (following her marriage...
View of the beach at Atlantic City with crowds of people on the shore and in the water. A boardwalk or pier with buildings is in the background. Title: Bathing at Atlantic City. Text on left: Published by The Atlas View Company. 147 Fifth Avenue,...
Tree-covered mountain with buildings at the base of it and a body of water in front. Train tracks are also along the base of the mountain. Title: 1701. Bear Mountain. Text on left: American Scenery. Text on right: C.J. Rice, Chicago. Handwritten on...
Character portrait of unidentified man with beard, mustache, and small hat leaning right cheek against dog, possibly a pit bull. Location of photo studio: Chicago (Ill.). Title supplied by cataloger.
Portrait of actress Belle Gold, who played Desdemona in the Vaudeville musical "The Ham Tree," tilting her head away from the camera, wearing a pleated white blouse with high lacy collar. "The Ham Tree" was performed at...
Three-quarter length portrait of Ben M. Giroux seated in a wooden chair, wearing a three-piece suit and tie with stickpin. Inscription on print, lower left: To Col. John T. Macauley, with memories of years gone by. Ben M. Giroux. Location of photo...
Portrait of Bert Coote, a young man wearing a plaid suit jacket and necktie. Coote was a member of the Reed and Collier Company acting troupe, which performed "Hoss and Hoss" at Macauley's Theatre twice: on September 14-19, 1891, and...
Full-length character portrait of right profile of actress Billie Burke, possibly in costume for her role in "Love Watches," which she performed at Macauley's Theatre at Christmas 1909. She leans forward in an armchair, toward a set...
Three-quarter length character portrait of actress Blanche Ring, seated, wearing wide-brimmed hat with ostrich plumes and dress in patchwork pattern. Blanche Ring came from an acting family (brother Cyril and sister Frances were also performers, as...
Beds; Brasswork; Mansions; Howard Steamboat Museum
Brass bed in James E. "Captain Jim" Howard's bedroom in the Howard Mansion, now the Howard Steamboat Museum. The bed, which is out of focus in the picture, was purchased at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. The image is out of...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)
Mordecai Brown (1876-1948) also known as Three Finger Brown. Color portrait of Mordecai Brown in a uniform with a 'C' on it. The team is the Chicago Cubs. Verso: Base Ball Stars. This card is one of a set of 30 stars from original photographs.
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...
Portrait of a young man with thin mustache and three-piece suit and tie. "A Parlor Match," starring Charles E. Evans and William Hoey, was staged at Macauley's Theatre on the date of this portrait's inscription by C. (possibly Charles)...
Charles Morehead Thomas was born in 1847 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He attended the common schools of Warren County, Kentucky, but was caught up in the turmoil of the Civil War, joining the Confederate Army as a youth. After the war he returned to...
Portrait of actress Caro Gordon Leigh wearing a white blouse with high neck. She performed at Macauley's Theatre in "Way Down East" in October 1900. Inscription on print, lower center: To Mr. Macauley with best wishes Caro Gordon Leigh....
Narrow bridge between two rocky cliffs in front of water with more rocks sticking out from the water. A person wearing read and blue sits on the grass in the forefront to the left. Title: Carrick-a-rede, Rope Bridge, Ireland. Text on left: Issued...
Bookplates; Labels; Young Women's Christian associations
Ornate decorative border featuring text, a scroll, and a triangle. Lettering near the top reads "YWCA." On the scroll is the name "Carrie McGill" and the word "Memorial." Near the bottom is the abbreviation...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)
Frank Chance or Frank LeRoy Chance (1876-1924) also known as Husk or the Peerless Leader. Color portrait of Frank Chance in an action shot. The team is the Chicago Orphans or Chicago Cubs. Verso: Base Ball Stars. This card is one of a set of 30...
Portrait of performer and producer Charles E. Evans wearing a mustache, buttoned suit jacket, and tie. Born in Rochester, New York, in either 1856 or 1857, Evans performed with William Hoey, and the two men married twin sisters Minnie and Helena...
