Louise St. John Westervelt collection of theatrical and musical photographs, 1869-1930 (bulk 1870-1891) (box 2)
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- Louise St. John Westervelt collection of theatrical and musical photographs, 1869-1930 (bulk 1870-1891) (box 2)
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- 1869
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Louise St. John Westervelt collection of theatrical and musical photographs, 1869-1930 (bulk 1870-1891) (box 2)
Author: Westervelt, Louise St. John
Year: 1869
Collection of photographs, mainly cabinet photographs but also a few cartes de visite and gelatin prints, of international musical and theatrical performers of the nineteenth century, all dated before 1900 with the exception of a photograph of the dancer Ruth Page taken in 1930. Also includes photographs of Sarah Bernhardt, Edwin Booth, Lilli Lehmann, Anton Rubinstein and Theodore Thomas. Title supplied by cataloger. Collector was a Chicago resident about whom nothing else is known. Westervelt, Louise St. John; gift; 1939. Forms part of the Midwest Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library). See finding aid for more information.