Actress and Singer Photograph Collection, ca. 1850 - 1930 1850-1930

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Actress and Singer Photograph Collection, ca. 1850 - 1930 1850-1930

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Actress and Singer Photograph Collection, ca. 1850 - 1930 contains 308 card photographs, cabinet cards, carte-de-vistes, enlarged studio portraits, photographic miniatures, and halftones. These publicity images are of some of the most celebrated female thespians and opera singers from the late 19th to early 20th centuries. In San Francisco, female performers were welcomed with open arms due to the majority of the population being male, yet only true talents like Lotta Crabtree and Adah Isaacs Menken prospered. Many of the photos in the collection are the product of popular San Francisco photographic studios. The collection is not a gift from any one person; rather it is a group of photos complied from various donors. The collection is organized alphabetically by actresses' last name and are in fairly good condition.

3 linear feet (3 boxes and 308 photographs)

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The Society of California Pioneers.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6655101

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Thors, Louis

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