Full-length character portrait of unidentified woman standing in front of set backdrop wearing sleeveless floral print dress with train and hair (or possibly wig) piled atop her head. Location of photo studio: New York (N.Y.). Title supplied by...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Opera singers; Women; Costumes; Posing
Three-quarter length character portrait of Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink in costume as Amneris in the Verdi opera "Aida." She wears her hair down, with a crown atop her head, and a regal dress. Born Ernestine (Tini) Rössler in Lieben...
Three-quarter length character portrait of performer Felix Haney in costume for the role of "Hi Holler" in "Way Down East," which he performed at Macauley's Theatre in October - November, 1901. He wears a straw hat, unbuttoned...
Autographed full-length character portrait of, from left, Norman Hackett (actor and manager, born September 7, 1874, in Arnherstbury, Ontario, Canada); Otto Kruger (actor, born September 6, 1885 in Toledo, Ohio, and died September 6, 1974 in...
Group portraits; Portrait photographs; Actors; Men
Portrait of comedy duo McIntyre & Heath as young men. They are wearing three-piece suits and bow ties. McIntyre stands, leaning his right arm on the seated Heath's shoulder. McIntyre & Heath starred in five productions at Macauley's Theatre...
Character portrait of actor James O'Neill in costume for the role of Pierre Frochard in "The Two Orphans," which he performed at Macauley's Theatre in November 1904. He wears a white powdered wig with ponytail and a beribboned brocade...
Character portrait of performer J. E. Dodson costumed for a role in "The Two Orphans," wearing a floppy hat and tattered jacket and shirt. Born circa 1856 in England, Dodson died on December 9, 1931 in New York City. Inscription on print,...
Full-length character portrait of actress Elita Proctor Otis in costume for the role of La Frochard in "The Two Orphans," which was performed at Macauley's Theatre in November 1904. She is seated, holding a bottle and wearing a hat, black...
Autographed full-length character portrait of performer and writer Clara Morris in costume for the role of Sister Genevieve in "The Two Orphans." She stands in a room with curtains and an end table, wearing a habit with a rosary at the...
Character portrait of performer Jameson Lee Finney in costume for the role of Marquis De Presles in "The Two Orphans," in which he performed at Macauley's Theatre in November 1904. He wears his hair in a ponytail, and a collarless jacket...
Three-quarter length character portrait of Sarah Truax in costume for a role in "The Two Orphans," which she performed at Macauley's Theatre in November 1904. She is wearing a white brimless hat with black bow; cape with tassels; and...
Halftone photomechanical print of three-quarter length portrait of performer, producer, director, and writer William Jermyn Florence as a young man, seated and wearing a long suit jacket, vest, and plaid bow tie. Florence, born Bernard Conlin in...
Portrait of a scene from "A Hole in the Ground," starring William F. Mack and W. Otis Harlan, which was performed at Macauley's Theatre in April 1888. In a snowy outdoor scene, and policeman gestures and grabs the arm of a startled man...
Portrait of Max Bloom wearing pin-striped suit jacket with handkerchief peering out of left breast pocket, and necktie with stickpin. The inscription is to Pres. L. Hamilton, Macauley's Theatre's Treasurer beginning in the 1908-1909 season....
Oval-shaped halftone mechanical print of portrait of British author Arthur Conan Doyle, who wrote the Sherlock Holmes mysteries among many other works and genres. Inscription on print, lower center: Yours very truly, A. Conan Doyle. Title supplied...
The entrance to a coal mine on the side of hill. A rail fence runs up the hill. Part of a shed, or barn, and another rail fence are seen at the foot of the hill. Handwritten on bottom border: 447. Handwriting on verso is partially obscured by...
Mamie Cleland sits sidesaddle on a horse in the middle of Ash Avenue in Pewee Valley, Kentucky. Wheel tracks are visible in the dirt road, which is lined on both sides by large trees and white fences. Handwritten on the bottom border of the print...
An old stone mill on a creek in Fraziertown, Kentucky surrounded by trees and other foliage. The water is very low, exposing the rocky creek bed. Handwritten on mount in lower left margin in photographer Kate Matthews' handwriting: "The Old...
Newspaper industry; Buildings; Carriages & coaches; People; Street railroads
Courier-Journal newspaper building on bustling Fourth Street in Louisville, Kentucky. Horse-drawn carriages, pedestrians, and trolley are visible. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "R.G. Potter Collection; Courier-Journal Building &...
Men stand alongside and within doorways of Hymie's Credit Tire Company and Cut Rate Liquors. These business were co-located at 455 S. Third Street from 1936-1937; the tire company later moved to 515 West Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky, but the city...
