
Alexander Bassano ::
Violet Vanbrugh (Violet Augusta Mary Barnes), 1890. Bromide print. / src: NPG in Bassano Theatricals series.
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Rita Martin :: Silent film actress Gina Palerme portrait, mid 1910′s. Published by J. Beagles & Co. Bromide postcard print. / src: National Portrait Gallery

Bassano Ltd :: Silent film actress Gina Palerme,
24 September 1915. Whole-plate glass negative. Given by Bassano & Vandyk Studios / src: National Portrait Gallery, London
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Pierre-Louis Pierson :: The Countess of Castiglione as
Anne Boleyn, 1867. Virginia Oldoini (Virginia Elisabetta Luisa Carlotta Antonietta Teresa Maria Oldoïni), Countess of Castiglione (1837-1899), better known as La Castiglione, was born to an aristocratic family from La Spezia. She was a 19th-century Italian aristocrat who achieved notoriety as a mistress of Emperor Napoleon III of France. She was also a significant figure in the early history of photography. / src: retro-vintage-photography
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Leslie Jones ::
The man that squaled on Gerald Chapman and sent him to the gallows. His name is ‘Shean.’, ca. 1925 [Title and date from information provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve.]. Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection
via ohwiewunderbar / original source: leslie.jones.photography
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