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Alice Nielsen, Barton Opera House, 1905

1905 / Creator Unknown

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A black and white postcard featuring a photograph of a woman from the shoulders up, wearing an ornate hat and with her hand beneath her chin. Text on the front reads "Alice Nielsen, Barton Opera House, Fresno, Thursday Evening, January 11, 1906." A handwritten note on the front reads "Dearest friends - Since leaving Shuberts & going with Klow & Erlanger & being properly advertised played to over $5,000.00 in three performances at Los Angeles. Fondest love to both from yr. ever affect Alice [illegible] Russell sends regards." The postcard is addressed to Mr. & Mrs. H.C. Barnabee, 225 Riverside Drive, The Estling, New York City, N.Y. and is postmarked January 23, 1905 from Coronado, California.

~ “Alice Nielsen, Barton Opera House, 1905,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed October 15, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/3879.

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Title

Alice Nielsen, Barton Opera House, 1905

Description

A black and white postcard featuring a photograph of a woman from the shoulders up, wearing an ornate hat and with her hand beneath her chin. Text on the front reads "Alice Nielsen, Barton Opera House, Fresno, Thursday Evening, January 11, 1906." A handwritten note on the front reads "Dearest friends - Since leaving Shuberts & going with Klow & Erlanger & being properly advertised played to over $5,000.00 in three performances at Los Angeles. Fondest love to both from yr. ever affect Alice [illegible] Russell sends regards." The postcard is addressed to Mr. & Mrs. H.C. Barnabee, 225 Riverside Drive, The Estling, New York City, N.Y. and is postmarked January 23, 1905 from Coronado, California.

Source

Henry Clay Barnabee Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections

Date

1905

Format

JPG derived from TIF

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1995.1.IX.168