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- Opera Singer Josephine Antoine, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940 - Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exhibition space. Numerous celebrities joined Ford's 15 million reported exposition guests. This photograph shows opera singer Josephine Antoine during a visit to the Ford exposition in November 1940.
- January 11, 1940
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Opera Singer Josephine Antoine, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1940
Ford Motor Company poured resources into the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, spending more than $5 million to construct and maintain its elaborate and well-attended exhibition space. Numerous celebrities joined Ford's 15 million reported exposition guests. This photograph shows opera singer Josephine Antoine during a visit to the Ford exposition in November 1940.
- Portrait of Mary Carson, circa 1915 - Opera singer and recording artist Mary Carson was born in Texas in the late 1800s. A promising singer as a child, Carson received formal training in New York before studying abroad. She made her operatic debut in Italy in 1912. During the 1910s, Carson also recorded popular songs for Thomas Edison's Blue Amberol and Diamond Disc labels. Carson passed away in 1951.
- December 02, 1915
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Portrait of Mary Carson, circa 1915
Opera singer and recording artist Mary Carson was born in Texas in the late 1800s. A promising singer as a child, Carson received formal training in New York before studying abroad. She made her operatic debut in Italy in 1912. During the 1910s, Carson also recorded popular songs for Thomas Edison's Blue Amberol and Diamond Disc labels. Carson passed away in 1951.
- Portrait of Opera Singer Clara Louise Kellogg, circa 1880 - Clara Louise Kellogg (1842-1916), America's preeminent soprano from the 1860s through the 1880s, made her operatic debut in New York in 1861. Six years later, she made her European debut, gaining international recognition. In 1873, Kellogg formed an opera company to perform in English to familiarize American audiences with European opera. After retiring, she taught promising students and authored her autobiography.
- circa 1880
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Portrait of Opera Singer Clara Louise Kellogg, circa 1880
Clara Louise Kellogg (1842-1916), America's preeminent soprano from the 1860s through the 1880s, made her operatic debut in New York in 1861. Six years later, she made her European debut, gaining international recognition. In 1873, Kellogg formed an opera company to perform in English to familiarize American audiences with European opera. After retiring, she taught promising students and authored her autobiography.
- Portrait of Opera Singer Adelina Patti, circa 1878 - Adelina Patti (1843-1919), considered one of the most renowned opera singers of her time, was born in Madrid, Spain. The daughter of two Italian opera singers, Patti made her operatic debut in 1859, beginning a career that spanned nearly 60 years. She travelled extensively throughout Europe and America, where the pure quality of her voice captivated composers, royalty, and the public.
- circa 1878
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Portrait of Opera Singer Adelina Patti, circa 1878
Adelina Patti (1843-1919), considered one of the most renowned opera singers of her time, was born in Madrid, Spain. The daughter of two Italian opera singers, Patti made her operatic debut in 1859, beginning a career that spanned nearly 60 years. She travelled extensively throughout Europe and America, where the pure quality of her voice captivated composers, royalty, and the public.