A woman and two men pose on the set of "May Blossom, or the Fisherman's Daughter" which debuted at New York's Madison Square Theatre on April 12, 1884, and was staged at Macauley's Theatre in December 1884 and January 1886. Georgia Cayvan...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Opera singers; Women; Posing
Autographed full-length character portrait of Trixie Rallston posing with right hand in the air, as if gesturing while singing. She wears a printed dress, hat with trailing ribbon, and white gloves. Her annotation indicates that she performed in...
Full-length character portrait of heavyset man wearing bald cap and kimono, standing with legs wide apart and gesturing with outstretched arms. This image depicts Asians in a stereotyped fashion that may be offensive to many viewers; the University...
Obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Edward Speidel of Louisville, Kentucky speaking, gesturing with his hands. The photograph has been cut down to size, leaving only his image, and marked with some discolorations. Stamped on back of image: May 16,...
Photomechanical reproduction of full-length character portrait of performers Helen Marvin and Stewart Melville in costume for their roles, probably as Nan and Geoffrey Challoner, respectively, in the musical "A Country Girl." Marvin wears...
Men; Women; Children; Newspapers; Ladders; Sailors; Ship equipment & rigging; Animals; Discovery & exploration; Indigenous people; Indians of North America; Danger; Violins; Log cabins; Pipes (Smoking); Play (Recreation); Knights
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. The images duplicate the earlier prints in this collection. Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: boy, standing in room with man holding newspaper, gesturing through...
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. With the exception of the caged lion, the saddle, and the man wearing vest resting on log, holding axe, while boy carries sheaves of wheat, the images duplicate the earlier prints in this...
Alphabets (Writing systems); Animals; Containers; Laundry; Buildings; Men; Women; Children; Barrels; Barns; Carriages & coaches; Pipes (Smoking); Body parts; Top hats; Flowers; Wash tubs; Containers; Writing materials; Toys; Pine cones;...
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. With the exception of the letters A and V and the sea serpent, the images duplicate the earlier prints in this collection. Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: letter...
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. With the exception of the three boys and woman with sailboat in washtub, the cat chasing bird, and the clockmaker, the images duplicate the earlier prints in this collection. Woodblock prints...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Government officials; Lawyers
W. Clarke Otte of Louisville, Kentucky, gesturing for someone to be seated. There corners of the photograph have been badly damaged, it's been painted on and marked with discolorations from age. Stamped on back of image: January 3, 1933; December...
Woodblock prints of, clockwise from top left: narrow rectangular advertisement for "JPM & Co. Printers, Binders and Blank Book Manufacturers," with printing press shown; narrow rectangular advertisement for "JPM & Co....
Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left (all images signed "Hartwell" unless otherwise noted): "Abyssinia" [now Ethiopia/Eritrea], with three people, stringed instrument, and spear and shield; procession...
Children; Men; Women; Animals; Play (Recreation); Toys; Farming; Reading; Spinning
Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top: girl seated outdoors holding dog; man in overcoat and top hat facing man in shirtsleeves and vest holding axe; axe leaning against tree stump (sideways); man and boy on porch, with dog and...
Shepherds; Animals; Indians of North America; Sailors; Men; Children; Spears; Covered wagons; Camps; Circuses & shows; Parades & processions
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left: elderly shepherd rests with sheepdog, while sheep graze in background; shirtless man with Mohawk and feathers in hair wrestles and points knife at bear, while frightened child flees;...
Discovery & exploration; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Men; Indians of North America; Uniforms
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left: man in Colonial era attire holding piece of paper toward another man, in room guarded by man with bayonet wearing tri-cornered hat; man reading from paper to outdoor assemblage of men...
Woodcut prints of, from left to right starting at top left: letter X; man reading book (sideways); letter W (upside-down); top hat and cane (upside-down); flowers in urn (sideways); fiddle (upside-down); letter V (sideways); letter I, with figure...
