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[Charlotte Cushman, half-length vignetted portrait, facing right]
Summary
Photograph shows the American stage actor Charlotte Saunders Cushman, who was known as one of the greatest actresses of her day.
Case: plain leather case with push button and dark red velvet pad with an urn embossed in the center.
Purchase; 2006; (DLC/PP-2006:113.06).
Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
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Date
01/01/1855
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication.
