Carte-de-visite (CDV) portrait photograph of Madeline Henriques, taken by Gurney at 5th Avenue and 16th Street in New York City. The photograph shows a full-sitting view of the subject. The image is undated, but based on the subject's lifespan and the photographic style, it is estimated to date from around 1875.
Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
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Carte-de-visite (CDV) portrait of Madeline Henriques. The photograph shows a full sitting view of Henriques. The imprint of Charles D. Fredricks & Co., New York City, NY is visible on the back of the card mount. Handwritten in old ink on the back: "Miss Madeline Henriques New York City". Madeline Henriques made her theatrical debut in "The Model Hypocrite" in 1860 at Wallack's Theatre in Manhattan. Her father was David H. Henriques of the West Indies. In 1867, she married Louis Jennings, who became editor of the New York Times from 1870 to 1876, and played a key role in exposing the Tweed Ring. The photograph is dated circa 1860s.
Carte-de-visite (CDV) portrait photograph of Leopold Damrosch. The photograph was taken by Benjamin Joseph Falk at his studio located at 347 East 14th Street in New York, NY. The photograph is undated, but based on other materials in this collection appears to date from around 1876.
Envelope Addressed to Sadie Miller, New York City, 1876 February 12Envelope addressed to Miss Sadie Miller at 557 Grand Street, Brooklyn, E.D., New York. The envelope includes advertising for Richard Meares at 307 & 309 6th Ave. and 101/3/5 & 7 West 19th Street, New York City. Dated February 12, 1876.
Trade card depicting three people in swimming attire at a beach. The card mentions the Gran Opera House located at 8th Ave. & 23rd Street. The card is part of Volume 23, Page 12, of the Manuscript Collection (Arc.MS.56) and is dated circa 1885. The image depicts three individuals in swimming attire at a beach.