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- Portrait of Actor Lawrence Barrett, 1883 - Lawrence Barrett (1838-1891) was considered one of the greatest actors of the late 1800s. He began acting professionally as a teenager in Detroit, Michigan and had a celebrated career in the United States and the United Kingdom. Barrett toured extensively with famed actor Edwin Booth in the 1880s. Photographer Napoleon Sarony, famous for his portraits of entertainers, took this photograph.
- October 28, 1883
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Portrait of Actor Lawrence Barrett, 1883
Lawrence Barrett (1838-1891) was considered one of the greatest actors of the late 1800s. He began acting professionally as a teenager in Detroit, Michigan and had a celebrated career in the United States and the United Kingdom. Barrett toured extensively with famed actor Edwin Booth in the 1880s. Photographer Napoleon Sarony, famous for his portraits of entertainers, took this photograph.
- Painted Scenery, Stage with Props and Actors, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. She also documented collections of private individuals and museums -- some of which were featured in magazine articles for collectors. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives.
- 1890-1915
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Painted Scenery, Stage with Props and Actors, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. She also documented collections of private individuals and museums -- some of which were featured in magazine articles for collectors. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives.
- Phillips Lord ("Seth Parker") and Fellow Actors Visiting Greenfield Village, October 21, 1931 - Phillips Lord created the radio personality of Seth Parker in 1929. The fictional Parker and his neighbors, a group of rustic New Englanders from Jonesport, Maine, sang hymns, spirituals and popular folk tunes during the half-hour Sunday night program. Parker's troop also toured the country performing for its growing number of fans. In 1931, they paid a visit to Detroit and Henry Ford's Greenfield Village.
- October 21, 1931
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Phillips Lord ("Seth Parker") and Fellow Actors Visiting Greenfield Village, October 21, 1931
Phillips Lord created the radio personality of Seth Parker in 1929. The fictional Parker and his neighbors, a group of rustic New Englanders from Jonesport, Maine, sang hymns, spirituals and popular folk tunes during the half-hour Sunday night program. Parker's troop also toured the country performing for its growing number of fans. In 1931, they paid a visit to Detroit and Henry Ford's Greenfield Village.
- Painted Scenery, Stage with Props and Actors, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. She also documented collections of private individuals and museums -- some of which were featured in magazine articles for collectors. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives.
- 1890-1915
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Painted Scenery, Stage with Props and Actors, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. She also documented collections of private individuals and museums -- some of which were featured in magazine articles for collectors. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives.
- Phillips Lord ("Seth Parker") and Fellow Actors Meet with Henry Ford in Greenfield Village, October 22, 1931 - Phillips Lord created the radio personality of Seth Parker in 1929. The fictional Parker and his neighbors, a group of rustic New Englanders from Jonesport, Maine, sang hymns, spirituals and popular folk tunes during the half-hour Sunday night program. Parker's troop also toured the country performing for its growing number of fans. In 1931, they paid a visit to Detroit and Henry Ford's Greenfield Village.
- October 22, 1931
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Phillips Lord ("Seth Parker") and Fellow Actors Meet with Henry Ford in Greenfield Village, October 22, 1931
Phillips Lord created the radio personality of Seth Parker in 1929. The fictional Parker and his neighbors, a group of rustic New Englanders from Jonesport, Maine, sang hymns, spirituals and popular folk tunes during the half-hour Sunday night program. Parker's troop also toured the country performing for its growing number of fans. In 1931, they paid a visit to Detroit and Henry Ford's Greenfield Village.
- "Photoplay" Magazine for April 1935 - From the beginning of the movie business, Americans wanted to know about the movies and their stars. <em>Photoplay</em> was one of the first movie fan magazines. For nearly seventy years -- from 1911 to 1980 -- this publication provided fans with updates on the film industry, the going-ons in Hollywood and glimpses into the lives of the stars.
- April 01, 1935
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"Photoplay" Magazine for April 1935
From the beginning of the movie business, Americans wanted to know about the movies and their stars. Photoplay was one of the first movie fan magazines. For nearly seventy years -- from 1911 to 1980 -- this publication provided fans with updates on the film industry, the going-ons in Hollywood and glimpses into the lives of the stars.
- Edsel Ford with Actors from the "Seth Parker" Radio Show Visiting Greenfield Village, October 22, 1931 - Phillips Lord created the radio personality of Seth Parker in 1929. The fictional Parker and his neighbors, a group of rustic New Englanders from Jonesport, Maine, sang hymns, spirituals and popular folk tunes during the half-hour Sunday night program. Parker's troop also toured the country performing for its growing number of fans. In 1931, they paid a visit to Detroit and Henry Ford's Greenfield Village.
- October 22, 1931
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Edsel Ford with Actors from the "Seth Parker" Radio Show Visiting Greenfield Village, October 22, 1931
Phillips Lord created the radio personality of Seth Parker in 1929. The fictional Parker and his neighbors, a group of rustic New Englanders from Jonesport, Maine, sang hymns, spirituals and popular folk tunes during the half-hour Sunday night program. Parker's troop also toured the country performing for its growing number of fans. In 1931, they paid a visit to Detroit and Henry Ford's Greenfield Village.
- Edsel Ford with Actors from the "Seth Parker" Radio Show Visiting Greenfield Village, October 22, 1931 - Phillips Lord created the radio personality of Seth Parker in 1929. The fictional Parker and his neighbors, a group of rustic New Englanders from Jonesport, Maine, sang hymns, spirituals and popular folk tunes during the half-hour Sunday night program. Parker's troop also toured the country performing for its growing number of fans. In 1931, they paid a visit to Detroit and Henry Ford's Greenfield Village.
- October 22, 1931
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Edsel Ford with Actors from the "Seth Parker" Radio Show Visiting Greenfield Village, October 22, 1931
Phillips Lord created the radio personality of Seth Parker in 1929. The fictional Parker and his neighbors, a group of rustic New Englanders from Jonesport, Maine, sang hymns, spirituals and popular folk tunes during the half-hour Sunday night program. Parker's troop also toured the country performing for its growing number of fans. In 1931, they paid a visit to Detroit and Henry Ford's Greenfield Village.
- Actors inside Logan County Courthouse, Greenfield Village, 1983 - Between 1840 and 1847, Abraham Lincoln tried cases as a traveling lawyer when this courthouse was located in Postville (later Lincoln), Illinois. With new leadership at Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village in the early 1980s, museum staff worked to re-create courthouse activities in frontier communities of the 1840s--resulting in dramatic role-playing performances like this one.
- 1983
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Actors inside Logan County Courthouse, Greenfield Village, 1983
Between 1840 and 1847, Abraham Lincoln tried cases as a traveling lawyer when this courthouse was located in Postville (later Lincoln), Illinois. With new leadership at Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village in the early 1980s, museum staff worked to re-create courthouse activities in frontier communities of the 1840s--resulting in dramatic role-playing performances like this one.
- "Photoplay" Magazine for June 1935 - From the beginning of the movie business, Americans wanted to know about the movies and their stars. <em>Photoplay</em> was one of the first movie fan magazines. For nearly seventy years -- from 1911 to 1980 -- this publication provided fans with updates on the film industry, the going-ons in Hollywood and glimpses into the lives of the stars.
- June 01, 1935
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"Photoplay" Magazine for June 1935
From the beginning of the movie business, Americans wanted to know about the movies and their stars. Photoplay was one of the first movie fan magazines. For nearly seventy years -- from 1911 to 1980 -- this publication provided fans with updates on the film industry, the going-ons in Hollywood and glimpses into the lives of the stars.