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:
Letterpress captions on mounts. and Portraits of McCabe, Melville, Orrin, were a gift of Dr. Leonard R. Kauffman, 2004. Portraits of Clifton, McCall, Mortimer, and Santley: source unknown.
Subject (Name):
Clifton, Viola, Houseworth, Thomas,--1829-1915, McCall, Lizzie, Melville, Emelie, Mortimer, Lulu, Orrin, Edward W, Santley, Mabel, and Thomas Houseworth & Co
Subject (Topic):
Acrobats--Portraits, Actresses--Portraits, Burlesque (Theater)--Portraits, Dancers--Portraits, Entertainers--Portraits, and Singers--Portraits