Forts & fortifications; Historic sites; Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.); Buildings
Exterior view of the Alamo fort from across a road. Front wall and part of the side are visible. A star is at the top of the front wall. Title: 16578 'The Alamo' - Texas Cradle of Liberty (Dating from 1744), San Antonio. Text on left: Keystone View...
Row of buildings on Model Street at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri; the center one, marked "San Francisco," has a rectangular tower; the one to the right is "Guild Hall." Two women with a parasol walk down a road in...
Portrait of performer A. E. Lohman leaning his chin on his left hand. He wears his hair parted in the center along with a mustache, three-piece pin-striped suit, and tie with stickpin. Although he is not billed, A. E. Lohman may have appeared at...
Full-length character portrait of actress Adele Blood seated, wearing a wide-brimmed hat with ostrich plumes, a floor-length sleeveless evening gown, and bejeweled chains attached from her dress to her wrists. Born April 23, 1886, near San...
Full-length character portrait of Alice Evans seated in a large chair with hands clasped, wearing a long-sleeved white dress. She may have been part of the cast of Charles H. Hoyt's "A Brass Monkey," performed at Macauley's Theatre in...
Three-quarter length portrait of a young woman leaning against a railing covered by a cloth, wearing a long-sleeved dress with cinched waist and lace details. Inscription on print: In remembrance of one of the oases in the desert of life. Sincerely...
Portrait of left profile of performer Barbara Milton wearing a dress with bib collar and black bow. Barbara Milton, also known as Barbara Milton Watkins Strater (following her marriage to Edward L. Strater), was born in Louisville, Kentucky on July...
Full-length character portrait of Bernard "Barney" Macauley standing before an indoor backdrop beside a chair and suitcase, wearing a fur hat, overcoat, gloves, double-breasted vest, and bow tie. Barney Macauley founded Macauley's Theatre...
Portrait of left profile of performer Beatriz Michelena, wearing flowers in her hair and a dark pleated shirt with a high collar. The inscription indicates that she performed with the "Princess Chic" company (two productions came to...
Portrait of Ben Cotton wearing a mustache, spot of hair on chin, and three-piece suit with checked tie and cross around his neck. Inscription on mount verso: Compliments of Ben Cotton to Lew Nattler 1868. Location of photo studio: San Francisco...
Autographed portrait of performer Bessie Franklyn (also spelled Franklin) wearing a hat with ostrich plumes and a high-collared lace blouse and shawl. Franklyn performed at Macauley's Theatre in "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" in...
Oval-shaped portrait of Bill Smith wearing a jacket with velvet lapel, white shirt, tie with stickpin, and mustache. Annotation on print, lower center: Bill Smith 1866. Location of photo studio: San Francisco (Calif.). Title supplied by cataloger.
Group portraits; Portrait photographs; Actors; Men; Posing
Portrait of three men wearing three-piece suits and ties. They appear to be signing a document, so they crouch to reach the low table, but keep their eyes on the camera. Actor Billy B. Van (left) wears a bow tie; actor and boxer James J. Corbett...
Character portrait of actress Blanche Bates leaning on an end table, wearing a wide-brimmed hat festooned with feathers, a white dress, and long white gloves. Born to theatrical parents in Portland, Oregon, on August 25, 1873, Bates appeared at...
Character portrait of actress Blanche Bates wearing a wide-brimmed hat festooned with feathers, a white dress, and long white gloves. Born to theatrical parents in Portland, Oregon, on August 25, 1873, Bates appeared at Macauley's Theatre four...
Character portrait of actress Blanche Bates seated, wearing a cloche with feathers, a pearl necklace, fur stole, and velvet jacket, with long white gloves. Born to theatrical parents in Portland, Oregon, on August 25, 1873, Bates appeared at...
Portrait of actress Blanche Bates wearing a dark dress. Born to theatrical parents in Portland, Oregon, on August 25, 1873, Bates appeared at Macauley's Theatre four times between 1910 and 1922. She married twice, first to Milton F. Davis and then...
Hotels; Blue Bonnet Hotel (San Antonio, Tex.); Automobiles
Blue Bonnet Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. The tall hotel has a sign running down its side reading "Bluebonnet"; there are cars parked along the curb in front of the building. Postmarked 194? on verso. Made by MWM.
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...
Oval-shaped portrait of left profile of a man with white hair and mustache, wearing a suit jacket and bow tie. Inscription on mount verso, lower center: Yours truly Charles Justin. Location of photo studio: San Francisco (Calif.). Series:...
