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Title
Emelie Melville (2 views)
Creator
Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912
Date Created and/or Issued
1880
Publication Information
San Francisco : I.W. Taber
Contributing Institution
California State Library
Collection
California History Section Picture Catalog
Rights Information
Restricted original.
Use of original by special permission only.
Description
Plates in: The Taber photographic album : principal business houses, residences and persons, pg. [98].
Bust-length portrait.
View 1 (2010-6852). Entire page -- view 2 (2010-6852a). Image.
Restricted original.
Emelie Melville was born in 1854. Her parents emigrated from England where they were in the theatre. Emelie was an actress, performing in various California companies, and an opera singer, eventually forming her own opera company. She died in 1932.
Album for advertising, placed in hotels and on steamships. Photographic images on each page are surrounded by advertisements for businesses.
Also have negative: 26,658 (5x4 in.) for entire page.
Type
image
Format
Photographs.
Nonprojected graphic
Extent
1 photographic print ; image 8 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. on page 17 1/4 x 11 1/2 in.
Identifier
(C)001475467CSL01-Aleph
Language
English
Subject
Melville, Emelie--Photographs
British Americans--California--San Francisco--Photographs
Actresses--California
Opera singers
San Francisco (Calif.)--Photographs
Photographic prints
Photograph albums
Advertisements
Place
California
San Francisco
San Francisco (Calif.)

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