Photographs of the Booth family, ca. 1869-1889.

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Photographs of the Booth family, ca. 1869-1889.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/769274184

Collection of portraits and theatrical photographs of Agnes Booth, Edwin Booth, John Wilkes Booth, Junius Brutus Booth Jr., and Junius Brutus Booth, III from the 19th century in the United States and England. Primarily cartes-de-visite photographs and cabinet photographs with one copy print.

1 box (.3 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8180685

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Booth, Agnes, 1843-1910

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Booth, Junius Brutus, 1868-1912

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Junius Brutus Booth (1868-1912) was eldest son of a former manager of the Boston Theatre, also named Junius Brutus Booth, and of Agnes (Perry) Booth, in her later life married to John B. Schoeffel. He was the grandson of Junius Brutus Booth, who was born in England and was a contemporary of Edmund Kean. The youngest Junius Booth was an actor as well, and attended medical school. He was married to Florence Noah Booth in 1894, and they resided in England for much of their marriage, until Booth ki...

Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893

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American actor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : New York and Chicago, to Elsie Leslie, 1889 Dec. 5 and 1890 Mar. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270532629 From the description of Letters, 1858, 1887. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56685372 Edwin Booth (1833-1893) was the son of Junius Brutus Booth, the great British tragedian, and the older brother of John Wilkes Booth; Edwin was best known for his Shakespearean roles. ...

Booth, Junius Brutus, 1821-1883

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Junius Brutus Booth Jr. (December 22, 1821 – September 17, 1883) was an American actor and theatre manager. As a member of the Booth family of actors, Junius Brutus Booth Jr. was overshadowed by his father Junius Sr. and brothers Edwin and John Wilkes (the assassin of Abraham Lincoln), and later by his wife Agnes, a successful actress. Booth was married three times: first briefly to Clementina De Bar, sister of comedian and theatrical manager Ben De Bar; then in California to Harriet Mace,...

Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865

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Actor; assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. From the description of John Wilkes Booth-Miller collection, 19??-1946 / Ernest Conrad Miller. (Allegheny College). WorldCat record id: 44935230 From the description of Papers, 1863 June-1865 April. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27418055 From the description of Letter: Franklin, [Pennsylvania], to John, [18]64 June 17. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27418059 ...