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| Title | Bust of Edwin Booth in the role of Hamlet |
| Photographer | Jeremiah Gurney & Son |
| Date | n.d. |
| Notes | Collection of studio portraits of entertainers, actors and actresses who performed on the American stage in the mid-1800s.
Actor, theater manager
b. 1833, Maryland
d. 1893
Stamped on mount: J. Gurney & Son, Photo, N.Y.
Handwritten on verso of image: Bust of Edwin Booth as Hamlet by [illeg.] Thompson
Stamped on verso of image: J. Gurney & Son, Photographic Artists, 707 Broadway, N.Y.
PH Coll 75.80 |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Actors--United States
Sculpture
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| Subjects (LCSH) | Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893
Busts--United States
Theater--United States--History--19th century
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| Digital Collection | 19th Century Actors and Theater Photographs
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| Order Number | ACT081 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info . Please cite the Order Number when ordering. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | 19th Century Actors Carte-de-visite Collection. PH Coll 75
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| Repository Collection Guide | To view the finding aid please see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/findaids/docs/photosgraphics/19thCenturyActorsPHColl75.xml |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | Mounted on cardboard: silver gelatin, b&w : 2.5 x 4 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x512 ppi. 2003 |
