Approx. 148 cdvs of mid-19th century actors and actresses, many photographed in costume, with 114 housed in a 4to album, 14 housed in loose album sleeves, and 20 loose cdvs. Many of the actors/actresses are identified in pencil below the image or on verso. Studio backmarks include: Charles D. Fredericks & Co., NY; O.A. Roorbach, Jr., NY; J. Gurney & Son, NY; E. Anthony, NY; Silsbee, Case & Co., Boston, MA; and Pierre Petit & Trinquart, Paris, among others. Highlights of the collection include images of the following: Fanny Brown; Maggie Mitchell; Miss Bateman; Helen Western; Fanny Stocking; the Webb Sisters; Julia Bennett Barrow; Laura Keene; Jane Coombs; Kate Reynolds; Viola Crocker; Fanny Davenport; Lola Montez; Edwin Adams; H. Wheatley; C.W. Florence; Lester Wallack; Joe Jefferson; and John S. Clarke, and many more. Condition: Overall, some toning to cdvs; some of the albumen photographs have disconnected from the mounts.
Approx. 148 cdvs of mid-19th century actors and actresses, many photographed in costume, with 114 housed in a 4to album, 14 housed in loose album sleeves, and 20 loose cdvs. Many of the actors/actresses are identified in pencil below the image or on verso. Studio backmarks include: Charles D. Fredericks & Co., NY; O.A. Roorbach, Jr., NY; J. Gurney & Son, NY; E. Anthony, NY; Silsbee, Case & Co., Boston, MA; and Pierre Petit & Trinquart, Paris, among others. Highlights of the collection include images of the following: Fanny Brown; Maggie Mitchell; Miss Bateman; Helen Western; Fanny Stocking; the Webb Sisters; Julia Bennett Barrow; Laura Keene; Jane Coombs; Kate Reynolds; Viola Crocker; Fanny Davenport; Lola Montez; Edwin Adams; H. Wheatley; C.W. Florence; Lester Wallack; Joe Jefferson; and John S. Clarke, and many more. Condition: Overall, some toning to cdvs; some of the albumen photographs have disconnected from the mounts.
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