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Held by the enemy

Description: Image of a young woman holding curtains together while gesturing to an amputee with one arm to be quiet in a parlor, with an upper right vignette of the woman sitting on the floor before an armchair with a strewn pile of love letters before her; the poster advertises the Civil War historical drama "Held By the Enemy" written by William Gillette.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 188-?
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000390
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.

Silence Brand

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Image of a woman gesturing for silence by touching her finger to her lips; portrait is in an oval frame decorated with orange blossoms.

ephJLC_CIT_000665

Wm. Stafford : in the marble heart

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Image of a marble sculptor's workspace in Ancient Greece with the sculptor, presumably depicting actor William Stafford, and a young woman with a bare breast and handcuffs wearing short togas and Roman sandals, being surrounded by men and soldiers with helmets and spears before statues of three women that are partially hidden by ropes and curtains and illuminated by a man holding a lamp; the poster advertises the romantic melodrama "The Marble Heart" by Charles Selby.

priJLC_ENT_001877

Established 1856 fashion plate 1878 Henry Arthur manufacturer of boot & shoe uppers

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Image of a variety of shoe, boot, and gaiter styles for men and women with name and number key text below each shoe style; vignettes to the left and right portray a woman seated in an armchair being helped into her button boots by a lady's maid, and a seated man putting on shoes with the help of an African American servant; image of Henry Arthur's business building and storefront at center of print advertising "leather & findings boot & shoe uppers."

priJLC_FASH_001666

Augustin Daly’s great play under the gaslight : under the management of P.T. Turner

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Image of a parlor with a young woman, portraying the character Laura Courtland, in a formal dress sitting in a chair holding an open book while a man, the character Ray Trafford, in a tuxedo stands behind, with a table, framed picture, vase and flowers, and curtains in the background; the poster advertises the melodrama "Under the Gaslight" by Augustin Daly.

priJLC_ENT_000443

Essex Agricultural Society, of Massachusetts

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Image of a woman in flowing garments seated with arms around two children and gesturing next to a beehive and flowers illustrating a certificate of membership from the Essex Agricultural Society of Massachusetts; farm, fields, and barn buildings in background; two cherubs with farming implements outside a center circular frame.

priJLC_AGR_001793

Essex Agricultural Society, of Massachusetts

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priJLC_AGR_001792

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