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Gerster, Etelka, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14

Scope and Content of the Collection

From the Collection:

Collection of photographs, mainly cabinet photographs but also a few cartes de visite and a few reproductions, of international musical and theatrical performers of the nineteenth century. All photographs date from before 1894 with the exception of a photograph of dancer Ruth Page taken in 1930. Includes photographs of Sarah Bernhardt, Edwin Booth, Lilli Lehmann, Anton Rubinstein and Theodore Thomas.

Dates

  • Creation: undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Louise St. John Westervelt Collection is open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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