Houseworth's Celebrities
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Description
- Title
- Houseworth's Celebrities
- Creator
- Thomas Houseworth & Co
- Contributor
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Clifton, Viola
Houseworth, Thomas,--1829-1915
McCall, Lizzie
Melville, Emelie
Mortimer, Lulu
Orrin, Edward W
Santley, Mabel
Thomas Houseworth & Co - Published / Created
- ca. 1870-1880.
- Abstract
-
Studio portraits of entertainers created by Thomas Houseworth & Co. that comprise a portion of the Houseworth's Celebrities, ca. 1870-1880. Images include female burlesque actresses and dancers Viola Clifton, Lizzie McCall, Lulu Mortimer, and Mabel Santley, while other portraits depict actress Noko McCabe; actress and singer Emelie Melville; and acrobat and circus entrepreneur Edward W. Orrin.
- Description
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Letterpress captions on mounts.
Portraits of McCabe, Melville, Orrin, were a gift of Dr. Leonard R. Kauffman, 2004. Portraits of Clifton, McCall, Mortimer, and Santley: source unknown. - Extent
- 7 photographic prints : b & w ; 14.8 x 10.5 cm. on mounts 16.5 x 10.8 cm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- WA Photos 387
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- still image
- Genre
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Cabinet photographs
Photographic prints
Studio portraits - Subject (Name)
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Clifton, Viola
Houseworth, Thomas,--1829-1915
McCall, Lizzie
Melville, Emelie
Mortimer, Lulu
Orrin, Edward W
Santley, Mabel
Thomas Houseworth & Co - Subject (Topic)
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Acrobats--Portraits
Actresses--Portraits
Burlesque (Theater)--Portraits
Dancers--Portraits
Entertainers--Portraits
Singers--Portraits
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Thomas Houseworth & Co., Houseworth's Celebrities. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 6850694
- Object ID (OID)
- 10987180