Portrait of American Stage Actor Joseph Jefferson Dressed as Old Rip Van Winkle Taken by Napoleon Sarony (1869)

Portrait of American stage actor Joseph Jefferson dressed as old Rip Van Winkle by Napoleon Sarony, 1869. From an edition of the book Rip Van Winkle A Legend of the Kaatskill Mountains by Washington Irving published in 1871.

Source: Rijksmuseum.

Framed portrait of stage Actor Edwin Booth (1880′s/1890′s)

Framed portrait of stage actor Edwin Booth with a lock of his hair, c. 1880′s/1890′s.

Source: New York Public Library.

Tintype Portrait of a Man Dressed as a Friar Singing (1800's)

Tintype portrait of a man dressed as a friar singing, c. 1860-1900.

Source: Library of Congress.

Portrait of Irish Actor Dion Boucicault Wearing a Costume (1860’s)

Portrait of Irish actor Dion Boucicault wearing a costume, c. 1860’s. By Mathew Brady.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration.

Daguerreotype Portrait of Stage Actor Edwin Booth (1840′s/1850′s)

Daguerreotype portrait of stage actor Edwin Booth, c. 1840′s/1850′s.

Source: New York Public Library.

Portrait of Actor Charles Parsloe in Character as a Shoeshine Boy Seeking Payment From a Customer

Portrait of actor Charles Parsloe in character as a shoeshine boy seeking payment from a customer, c. 1860′s. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

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Portrait of Actor Charles Parsloe Reading a Newspaper

Portrait of actor Charles Parsloe reading a newspaper, c. 1860′s. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

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Portrait of an Unidentified Shakespearean Actor in Costume

Portrait of an unidentified Shakespearean actor in costume, c. 1860′s. Attributed to Mathew Brady.

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Animated Stereoscopic Portrait of American Actress Lotta Crabtree

Animated stereoscopic portrait of American actress Lotta Crabtree, c. 1860's. Published by Sarony.

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Stereoscopic Portrait of Theater Actor Charles Parsloe

Portrait of theater actor Charles Parsloe, early 1860's. Attributed to Mathew Brady. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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Animated Stereoscopic Photographs of John Wilkes Booth Reconstructed by Combining Two Carte De Visites

Animated stereoscopic photographs of John Wilkes Booth reconstructed by combining two carte de visites. Probably made from diagonal images on a four or more exposure plate judging from the slight change in elevation from where the photographs were taken. These photos would therefore have probably been made with a camera that had four or more lenses.

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