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| Title | Mary F. Scott Siddons |
| Photographer | Jeremiah Gurney & Son |
| Date | 1867 |
| Notes | Collection of studio portraits of entertainers, actors and actresses who performed on the American stage in the mid-1800s.
Actress
great granddaughter of Sarah Siddons
married name, Mary Canter
her husband's family objected to his use of the family name on stage, so he took the last name of Scott Siddons, a combination of his mother's and his wife's maiden names
b. 1844, India
d. 1896
Caption on mount: Mrs. Scott Siddons. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1867, by J. Gurney & Son, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court, for the Southern District of New York. Gurney N.Y.
Stamped on verso of image: J. Gurney, 707 Bdway, N.Y.
PH Coll 75.516 |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Actresses--United States
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| Subjects (LCSH) | Scott-Siddons, Mary Frances, 1844-1896
Women in the theater--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 | ACT521 |
| 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 |
