75+ CDVs of Civil War Actors & Entertainers Including John Wilkes Booth
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75+ CDVs of Civil War Actors & Entertainers Including John Wilkes Booth
An incredible archive of over 75 cartes de visite, measuring approximately 2.5" x 4", ca. mid-to-late 1800s. A remarkable archive of nearly 76 portraits of prominent Civil War-era actors and performers, including John Wilkes Booth. All have been labeled in an unknown hand and housed in unbound album pages, measuring 8.25" x 5.75" each. Range in condition from very fine to good. Varying degrees of toning, soiling, light, and wear. Toning, dampstaining, and wear to the album card edges. Please refer to the photographs for further condition information.
Highlights include:
John Wilkes Booth
Junius Brutus Booth
Mary Euphemia "Effie" Germon
Lucy Rushton (Mary Wilde)
Edwin Adams
Arthur McKee Rankin
Caroline Richings
Anna Elizabeth Dickinson
John and Frank Drew
Lucille Western
Margaret "Maggie" Julia Mitchell
Elizabeth Crocker Bowers
Sidney Frances Bateman
Alice Harrison
Owen Marlowe
Esther "Ettie" Henderson
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