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
Nelson Slater and Henrietta Slater McIntire papers
Container / Volume:
Folder 5
Image Count:
2
Abstract:
Henrietta Slater McIntire (daughter of Nelson and Emily Slater) was born in California in 1851. She graduated from the State Normal School in San Francisco in 1868, and the San Francisco high school in 1872. She was a teacher until she married John A. McI
Nelson Slater and Henrietta Slater McIntire papers
Container / Volume:
Folder 5
Image Count:
2
Abstract:
Henrietta Slater McIntire (daughter of Nelson and Emily Slater) was born in California in 1851. She graduated from the State Normal School in San Francisco in 1868, and the San Francisco high school in 1872. She was a teacher until she married John A. McI
Photographs of Siegfried Sassoon, his family, and his associates
Container / Volume:
Folder 1
Image Count:
2
Description:
In ink on recto: From Auntie Rachel., In ink on verso: 3940 a, In pencil on verso: [Rachel Sassoon Beer (1858-1927)., and Photographer's advertisement printed on verso.
In ink on verso below newspaper clipping: 1891., In pencil on verso: Archibald Campbell Niven. / Taken Dec. 1887. / Born Apr. 28 1871 Dec 1887 / April 28, 1871., Newspaper clippin affixed to verso at bottom., and Photographer's imprint on recto and verso.
Subject (Name):
Niven, Archibald C. (Archibald Campbell), 1803-1882
Sarah Davis's diary records her 1850 trip across the plains with her husband. Entries describe the scenery and trail conditions. Several pages of notes by her husband at the front of the diary indicate he had traveled to California once before in 1849. The journal is accompanied by three photographs of Sarah Davis.
Nelson Slater and Henrietta Slater McIntire papers
Container / Volume:
Folder 5
Image Count:
2
Abstract:
Henrietta Slater McIntire (daughter of Nelson and Emily Slater) was born in California in 1851. She married John A. McIntire of the Sacramento grocery firm of Booth and Company.