Victorian Actors and Actresses Cards

Vintage trade cards featuring actors and actresses from the late 19th century, showcasing elaborate costumes in sepia tones.

Emperor Thanh Thai (18791954) of the Vietnamese Nguyen Dynasty. Born Prince Nguyen Phuc Buu Lan, son of Emperor Duc Duc. Reigned from 1889 to 1907. Date: circa 1905

Miss Carson, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 1) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (7 x 3.5 cm). Publisher: Issued by Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia). Date: ca. 1888.Trade cards from the "Actors and Actresses" series (N45, Type 1), issued ca. 1888 by Allen & Ginter to promote Virginia Brights, Dixie, Our Little Beauties and Opera Puffs Cigarettes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Card Number 180, Geraldine Ulmer, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 1880s Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-2), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the second subset, N145-2. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy.. Card Number 180, Geraldine Ulmer, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. 1880s. Albumen photograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

Annie Summerville, Corsair Co., from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 6) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes ca. 1888 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Actors and Actresses" series (N45, Type 6), issued ca. 1888 by Allen & Ginter to promote Virginia Brights, Dixie, Our Little Beauties and Opera Puffs Cigarettes. Type 4 cards from the N45 series contain four miniature portraits of actresses on one card. Type 6 cards are a bit larger in dimension than the other types in the N45 series.. Annie Summerville, Corsair Co., from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 6) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 416539

Henry Irving (1838-1905) English actor-manager, the first actor to be honoured with a knighthood (1895). Irving as Shylock in 'The Merchant of Venice' by William Shakespeare. He first presented his production at the Lyceum Theatre, London, 1879. Photogravure c1890.

Sevilla. Torero Luis Mazzantini.

Emperor Thanh Thai (18791954) of the Vietnamese Nguyen Dynasty. Born Prince Nguyen Phuc Buu Lan, son of Emperor Duc Duc. Reigned from 1889 to 1907. Date: circa 1905

Otto Goritz

Miss Benney, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 8) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes ca. 1888 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Actors and Actresses" series (N45, Type 8), issued ca. 1888 by Allen & Ginter to promote Virginia Brights, Dixie, Our Little Beauties and Opera Puffs Cigarettes.. Miss Benney, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 8) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 417302

F.F. Beukema, Hendrik Jonker, 1880 - 1905.

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, (later Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mother) on her marriage in 1923.

Photograph of Robert Radford (1874-1933) a British bass singer. Dated 20th century

Miss Benney, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 8) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes ca. 1888 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Actors and Actresses" series (N45, Type 8), issued ca. 1888 by Allen & Ginter to promote Virginia Brights, Dixie, Our Little Beauties and Opera Puffs Cigarettes.. Miss Benney, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 8) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 417301

Card Number 41, Ida Mulle, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-6) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 11/16 × 1 3/8 in. (6.8 × 3.5 cm). Publisher: Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.). Date: 1880s.Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-6), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the sixth subset, N145-6. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Edwin Booth

Portrait of Dufresne (actor at the comic opera) Portrait of Dufresne (actor at the comic opera). Business card (front). Photography of D�d�ri & Cie. Draw on albuminum paper. 1860-1890.

Photograph by Johann Victor Krämer around 1900 depicting Dr. Karl Lueger, printed on gloss collodion paper to capture likeness and attire.

Photograph of The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Durham, Dr. Arthur Michael Ramsey (1904-1988)English Anglican bishop and the 100th Archbishop of Canterbury. Dated 1955

Ballassa Balint

The Prince of Wales in Japanese costume, Japan, 1922. Artist: Unknown

Pavel Gerdt as Prince Siegfried in the Ballet Swan Lake, St. Petersburg, 1895, Anonymous

Carl Gassenmeier, Fleischelcher at the Macart Festival , Wilhelm Friedrich Engel -, photographer

Portrait of Pierre everyone Bocage (1799-1863), (young first romantic) Anonymous. Portrait of Pierre everyone Bocage (1799-1863), (young first romantic). Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1870-1890.

Anton Gerstner sen, Zuckerbäcker at the Makart Festival , Carl Karl Mahlknecht -, photographer

Portrait of King Charles VII, presented by E.O.J.M. From Hövell to Westerflier, main character in the Maskerade Propocht in Utrecht on the occasion of the 53rd Lustrum of the University (24-29 June 1901) with the theme of King Karel VII in Reims on July 16, 1429.

Frank N. Mandeville (d. 1921)

Mlle. Secroix, Paris, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 1) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes ca. 1888 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Actors and Actresses" series (N45, Type 1), issued ca. 1888 by Allen & Ginter to promote Virginia Brights, Dixie, Our Little Beauties and Opera Puffs Cigarettes.. Mlle. Secroix, Paris, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 1) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 414750

Portrait at the foot of Morando, dancer at the opera, in military costume. Portrait at the foot of Morando, dancer at the opera, in military costume. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. Photograph of Charles Reutlinger (1816-1880), 1860-1890.

H.H. The Begum of Bhopal, G.C.S.I.. Bourne & Shepherd (English, founded 1863, dissolved 2016)

George () Thorne as "Ko-Ko". Napoleon Sarony (American, born Canada, 1821 - 1896)

Portrait of Marie-Sophie de Bavaria (1841-1925), Queen of Naples, daughter of Maximilian of Bavaria and Sister of Elisabeth de Wittelbach, Empress of Austria. Anonymous. Portrait of Marie-Sophie de Bavaria (1841-1925), Queen of Naples, daughter of Maximilian of Bavaria and Sister of Elisabeth de Wittelbach, Empress of Austria. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1860-1890.

Portrait of Legrand Paul (Charles-Dominique-Martin Legrand, says), (1816-1898), (Pantomime) Portrait of Paul Legrand (said Charles-Dominique-Martin Legrand, 1816-1898), Pantomime. 1860-1890. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. Photograph of Darlot & Cady.

CARA - ANCHA. JOSE SANCHEZ DEL CAMPO. MATADOR DE TOROS ESPAÑOL. ALGECIRAS 1848 - 1925.

Ludwig Naglschmid, Fleischhauer at Makart Festival , Hermann Heid -, Photographer

Portrait of Hippolyte Gustave Roger (1815-1879), Tenor and Professor at the Conservatoire. Portrait of Hippolyte Gustave Roger (1815-1879), Tenor and Professor at the Conservatoire. Business card (front). Photograph of André Adolphe Eugene Dissier (1819-1889). Draw on albuminum, 1860-1880.

H.H. The Maharaja of Jodhpur, G.C.S.I; Bourne & Shepherd (English, founded 1863); London, England; 1877; Woodburytype; 19 x 12.2 cm (7 1,2 x 4 13,16 in.)

George Thorne as Ko-Ko; Napoleon Sarony (American, born Canada, 1821 - 1896); 1880s; Albumen silver print

Passionsspiel, Oberammergau 1870. Herodes, Franz Paul Lang , Actors, Passionstheater Oberammergau Oberammergau, Germany, Herod I, King of Judea, 73 B.C.-4 B.C., Alexandre Benois Collection

Sevilla. Torero Rolo.

PRINCE TOKUGAWA MINBUTAIHO, BROTHER OF THE TYCOON OF JAPAN, 1867

Passionsspiel, Oberammergau 1870. Herodes, Franz Paul Lang , Actors, Passionstheater Oberammergau Oberammergau, Germany, Herod I, King of Judea, 73 B.C.-4 B.C., Alexandre Benois Collection

Giuseppe lugo, rigoletto

Rainilaiarivony (30 January 1828 - 17 July 1896) was a Malagasy politician who served as the prime minister of Madagascar from 1864 to 1895, succeeding his older brother Rainivoninahitriniony, who had held the post for 13 years. His career mirrored that of his father Rainiharo, a renowned military man who became prime minister during the reign of Queen Ranavalona I

Portrait of Lacue, (actor) Portrait of Laute, actor. Visit card. Between 1860 and 1890. Georges Numa Photography.

Broncho Billy (1880-1971) was an American actor, writer, film director.

Japanese Prince To Wed -- Miss Kuko Tokugawa.It is announced that Japan's sailor Prince Takamatsu, second brother of the Emperor, will marry Miss Kuko Tokugawa, daughter of the Marquis Tokugawa, says a British United Press Tokyo message. After his marriage the Prince will visit London with his bride. May 19, 1950. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

Portrait of Abd El Kader (El Hadj) (1807-1883), (Arabic emir) Paul Emile Pescue. Portrait of the US El Kader (ELAD HADJ) (1807-1883), arab orders. Business Card (Front). Draw on Albuminum Paper. 1870-1890.

Mortimer in the role of the King of Truas, in "Notre-Dame de Paris" by Paul Foucher, according to the novel by Victor Hugo, at the Théâtre des Nations (today theater of the city). Paris (ivème arr.), June 7, 1879. Tax on albumin paper. Photography by Etienne Carjat (1828-1906). Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 76324-15 French actor, theatral attitude, French comedian, scene costume, foot portrait, 19th XIX 19th 19th 19th century

Mlle. Sanie, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 1/2 × 1 7/16 in. (6.4 × 3.7 cm). Publisher: Issued by Kinney Brothers (American). Date: 1890.Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N245), issued in 1890 by Kinney Brothers Tobacco to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Nizam of Hyderabad. Bourne & Shepherd (English, founded 1863, dissolved 2016)

Cardinal Lavigerie. Valois (France). France, 1876-1884. Photographs. Woodburytype

Bảo Đại (22 October 1913 - 30 July 1997), born Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy, was the 13th and last ruler of the Nguyễn Dynasty. From 1926 to 1945, he served as emperor of Annam under French 'protection'. During this period Annam was a protectorate within French Indochina. Annam today covers the central two-thirds of Vietnam (Contemporary Vietnam being a merger of Annam & the former French Indochina provinces of 'Tonkin' to the north & 'Cochinchina' in the south). Bảo Đại ascended the throne in 1932 at the age of 19. The Japanese ousted the French in March 1941 and then ruled through Bảo Đại. At this time, Bảo Đại renamed his country 'Vietnam'. He abdicated in August 1945 when Japan surrendered. He was chief of state of the State of Vietnam (South Vietnam) from 1949 until 1955. Bảo Đại was criticized as being closely associated with France and spending much of his time outside of Vietnam. Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm ousted him in a referendum held in 1955.

12/31/1939. Santainés Archive Juanito Bienvenida, the Benjamin of the dynasty.

Empress Dowager Cixi; Tz'u-Hsi (1835-1908) Empress Dowager of the Manchu Yehenara clan who controlled Manchu Qing Dynasty of China from 1867 until her death. Supported anti-foreign Boxer Rising of 1900.

Studio Portrait of Muhammad 'Ali Shah Wearing the Kayanid Crown, One of 274 Vintage Photographs Studio Portrait of Muhammad 'Ali Shah Wearing the Kayanid Crown, One of 274 Vintage Photographs, ca. 1907. Gelatin silver photograph, 6 9/16 x 3 7/16 in. (16.7 x 8.7 cm). Arts of the Islamic World ca. 1907

The Daewongun, photographed by Homer B. Hulbert (1863-1949) in 1898. Heungseon Daewongun (1820 - 1898), also known as Prince Gung, was the title of Yi Ha-eung, the regent of Joseon during the minority of Emperor Gojong in the 1860s and until his death a key political figure of late Joseon Korea.

Richardo Stracciari

Portrait of actor (singer ) in stage costume (entire figure). Fiszer, Karl August Andrejewicz (1854-), photographer

Portrait of Legrand Paul (Charles-Dominique-Martin Legrand, says), (1816-1898), (Pantomime) Portrait of Paul Legrand (said Charles-Dominique-Martin Legrand, 1816-1898), Pantomime. 1860-1890. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. Anonymous photography.

Franz Altenburger at the Macart Festival , Hermann Heid -, photographer

Tokugawa Yoshinobu, also known as 'Keiki', was the 15th and last shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. He was part of a movement which aimed to reform the aging shogunate, but was ultimately unsuccessful. After resigning in late 1867, he went into retirement, and largely avoided the public eye for the rest of his life.

Sevilla. Retrato torero Manuel Domínguez.

Member of the First Japanese Diplomatic Mission to the United States. Jesse H. Whitehurst (American, 1820 - 1875)

11/30/1924. The Sevillian right-hander Manuel García (Maera), who has died as a result of an illness, aggravated in Melilla when he went to fight for the benefit of the third of Volunteers.

Jean-François Berthelier, Comedian; Nadar, Gaspard Félix Tournachon (French, 1820 - 1910); Paris, France; 1856 - 1859; Salted paper print; 24.2 × 18.9 cm (9 1,2 × 7 7,16 in.)

Wilson Barrett (1846-1904) English actor-manager, most successful in melodrama. Here in title role in the tragedy 'Othello or the Moor of Venice' by William Shakespeare. Photogravure published London c1895.

GUERRITA. RAFAEL GUERRA BEJARANO. MATADOR DE TOROS ESPAÑOL. CORDOBA 1862 -1941.

Wilson Barrett, (1846-1904), English actor-manager, here in title role in the tragedy Othello or the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare. Photogravure published London, c.1895

Kollonitz von Kollegrád, Leopold Graf.

Portrait of an unknown singer in Tangier, Anonymous, 1880 - 1910 photograph Tanger baryta paper male singer. historical persons not known by name Tanger

Portrait of Prince Kung, Brother of the Emperor of China, Who Signed the Treaty. Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909)

Portret van een actor in Kostuum, Photography Société Anonyme, c. 1890 - C. 1910 photograph. cabinet photograph This photo is part of an album. cardboard. photographic support gelatin silver print historical persons. portrait of artiste (dancer, actor, etc.)

Josef Kirchmayer, Fleischhauer at Makart Festival , Hermann Heid -, Photographer

Portrait of Charles Yriarte (1833-1898), Literary and editor of the "illustrated world Portrait of Charles Yriarte (1833-1898), Literator and editor of the "illustrated world". Business card (front). Anonymous photography. Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1890.

Rosita ForbesThe famous English Society Women Explorer And Novelist. April 28, 1930. (Photo by London General Press.).

Susuga Malietoa Laupepa (1841ñ1898) was the ruler (Malietoa) of Samoa in the late 19th century.

Ye Wanyong (1858-1926) was a Korean statesman who served as the last Prime Minister of the Korean Empire. He became infamous and nationally reviled for signing various treaties that turned Korea into a Japanese colony, primarily the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910.

The Burgraves, historic drama of Victor Hugo. Sylvain in the role of Barberousse, part 2, scene 6. Comedy-French, Paris. Anonymous photography. 1902. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 79198-14 French actor, beard, French comedy, French comedian, cross, representation, scene

Daupenbrock, Melchior Freiherr.

Grand Duke Eugene, Austria

The Hon. Hoh-Ah-Kay Whampoa, C.M.G., M.L.C., and Consul for Russia, China and Japan. Photograph by J. Taylor, c. 1881.

Napoleon Bonaparte (1760-1821)

Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) as Radamès in Opera Aida by Giuseppe Verdi, Anonymous

Count kuma Shigenobu (1838 ñ1922) Japanese politician in the Empire of Japan and the 8th (June 30; 1898 ñ November 8; 1898) and 17th (April 16; 1914 ñ October 9; 1916) Prime Minister of Japan. kuma was also an early advocate of Western science and culture in Japan; and founder of Waseda University.

Prince Kung.

Portrait of Francesc Viñas (1863-1933) a Catalan operatic tenor. Dated 19th Century

Li Hung Chang. The caption for this 1900 photo reads: Li Hung Chang Venerable Chinese diplomat wealthiest man in China was admirer of U S Grant Has traveled extensively in USA. Li Hongzhang, Marquess Suyi(alsoromanisedasLi Hung-chang; 1823 1901) was a Chinese politician, general and diplomat of the lateQing dynasty.

Portrait of a prince () Of Indochina. Portrait of an Indochina prince. Photograph of Nadar (Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, says) (1820-1910). Draw on albuminum paper. 1861.

Francesco baracca in a childhood photo, 1898

Li Hung Chang. The caption for this 1900 photo reads: Li Hung Chang Venerable Chinese diplomat wealthiest man in China was admirer of U S Grant Has traveled extensively in USA. Li Hongzhang, Marquess Suyi(alsoromanizedasLi Hung-chang; 1823 -1901) was a Chinese politician, general and diplomat of the lateQing dynasty

Fritz Vogelstrom as Lohengrin in the eponymous opera of Richard Wagner. Hoftheater Dresden, 1916. Photography (World postcard); 13.5 x 8.9 cm

Property of Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France Rathîndranth Tagore , (French - Propriété d' Albert Kahn , Boulogne , France Rathîndranth Tagore). Available in high definition, portrait, man, HD, human beings, France , Boulogne , Mr Tagore fils

Prince Kung. Date/Period: November 2, 1860. Print. Albumen silver. Height: 137 mm (5.39 in); Width: 113 mm (4.44 in). Author: Felice Beato.

Portrait of Charles Yriarte (1833-1898), Literary and editor of the "illustrated world Portrait of Charles Yriarte (1833-1898), Literator and editor of the "illustrated world". Business card (front). Anonymous photography. Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1890.

P'u-i or Puyi Hsuan-t'ung, 1906-67, last emperor of Qing dynasty of China and Japan's puppet emperor of Manchoukuo, or Manchuria, 1934-45

Hsuan-Tung -- Ex-Emperor of China

Jui-Lin, Governor-General of the Two Kwang Provinces Made 1863-1873 Scotland. Collotype, pl. XIII from the album Illustrations of China and its People, Volume I (1873) . John Thomson

Jan van Arkel, lord of Arkel.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in 1921. Gandhi (2 October 1869 - 30 January 1948), was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

Feodor Chaliapin as Boris Godunov by Anonymous /The Russian State Library, Moscow/1913/Photograph/Russia/Opera, Ballet, Theatre,Portrait

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