Portrait of unidentified young woman wearing a long-sleeve dress and hat with ostrich feathers, posed leaning against a fur. Location of photo studio: Louisville (Ky.). Title supplied by cataloger.
Horseshoe-shaped flower wreath mounted on wooden stand, probably commemorating the death of John T. Macauley on November 3, 1915. Location of photo studio: Louisville (Ky.). Title supplied by cataloger.
Portrait of a woman wearing a blouse with cloth flower pinned at her right shoulder. The inscription on the back of the print, Daisy Whipple, conflicts with the annotation on the front, Miss Davids. Annotation on mount, lower center: Miss Davids....
Portrait of unidentified man with hair parted in middle, thick mustache, and patch of long hair on chin. He is wearing a suit jacket and striped tie. Location of photo studio: Louisville (Ky.). Title supplied by cataloger.
Color lithograph advertising Emerson's Megatherian Minstrels, which featured performer Billy Emerson (pictured here). Billy Emerson (Edmund) was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1846 and died in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. Emerson's Megatherian...
Color lithograph advertising Emerson's Megatherian Minstrels, which featured performer Billy Emerson and were managed by Richard M. Hooley (pictured here). Hooley was born in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland in 1822 and died in Chicago in 1893. The...
Autographed portrait of theatrical manager and theatre proprietor John H. Havlin (1847-1924) wearing a bushy mustache and tweed suit jacket with tie and pin. With E. D. Stair, Havlin produced the Stair & Havlin Theatrical Management Syndicate...
Hand-colored portrait of dark-haired woman, head tilted slightly to her right, wearing two strands of pearls around her neck. Location of photo studio: Louisville (Ky.). Title supplied by cataloger.
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Opera singers; Women; Costumes; Posing
Full-length character portrait of Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink in costume as a maid (wearing a long dress with apron and scullery hat). Born Ernestine (Tini) Rössler in Lieben (near Prague), Austria on June 15, 1861, the contralto and...
Full-length character portrait of Mme. Helena Modjeska costumed as a man, wearing a hat, tunic, leggings, and boots and posing with large spear. The annotation indicates that she is performing the role of Rosalind in the Shakespearean comedy...
Portrait of Joseph G. Mines (?), wearing a tuxedo with white tie and boutonniere. Inscription on print, lower center: Yours sincerely Joseph G. Mines. Location of photo studio: Louisville (Ky.). Title supplied by cataloger.
Horseshoe-shaped flower wreath beneath flowers spelling out "Jno T. Macauley." John T. Macauley, proprietor of Macauley's Theatre, died on November 3, 1915. Location of photo studio: Louisville (Ky.). Title supplied by cataloger.
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Actors; Men; Costumes; Posing; Military uniforms
Full-length character portrait of actor Robert Dunbar standing in front of a set backdrop wearing a mustache, military cap, jacket with epaulets and brass buttons, white leggings, and high boots. He carries two swords: one holstered to his left...
Horseshoe-shaped flower wreath mounted on wooden stand, probably commemorating the death of John T. Macauley on November 3, 1915. Location of photo studio: Louisville (Ky.). Title supplied by cataloger.
Portrait of a man with a handlebar mustache, wearing a tuxedo with white tie. He may be a professor who gave a presentation at Macauley's Theatre; the name on the mount is virtually illegible. Inscription on mount, lower center: Compliments of...
Portrait of right profile of Rachel Macauley wearing her hair in a long braid down her back. Rachel Macauley first appeared on the Macauley's Theatre stage during its second week (October 20-25, 1873), and continued to perform there regularly in...
Portrait of the back of performer and writer Lillian Lewis, with her face in right profile. "Called Back," starring Jessie Mildward, Robert B. Mantell, and W. J. Ferguson, was staged at Macauley's Theatre from February 16-21, 1885, of...
Full-length portrait of actor Paul Allen in blackface costume for a minstrel show. He wears a plaid suit and cap and appears to be pointing or beckoning. This image depicts African Americans in a stereotyped fashion that may be offensive to many...
