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| Title | Henrietta Chanfrau in costume |
| Photographer | Jeremiah Gurney & Son |
| Date | ca. 1870 |
| Notes | Collection of studio portraits of entertainers, actors and actresses who performed on the American stage in the mid-1800s.
Actress
stage name before marriage, Jeanette Davis
b. Henrietta Baker, 1837, Pennsylvania
d. 1909, New Jersey
Handwritten on mount: Mrs. Chanfrau
Stamped on mount: Gurney & Son, Fifth Ave., N.Y.
Handwritten on verso of image: Mrs. Chanfrau, prior to 1873 & after 1868
Stamped on verso of image: Gurney, Fifth Avenue, Cor. 16th St., N.Y.
PH Coll 75.130 |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Actresses--United States
Costumes
Stage props
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| Subjects (LCSH) | Chanfrau, Henrietta, 1837-1909
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 | ACT131 |
| 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 |
