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@respectfully.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 5:29 PM

The famous original Bostonians America's greatest light opera company. (c. 1899)
By: Courier Company.

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The famous original Bostonians America's greatest light opera company. Photographed by Courier Company. Dated c. 1899. From the Library of Congress, ammem.

@respectfully.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 7:13 PM

Joe Weber's burlesque of The merry widow by arrangement with Henry W. Savage ; original music by Franz Lehar ; book by Geo. V. Hobart ; staged by Julian… (c. 1908)

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Joe Weber's burlesque of The merry widow by arrangement with Henry W. Savage ; original music by Franz Lehar ; book by Geo. V. Hobart ; staged by Julian Mitchell. Photographed by Strobridge & Co. Lith. Dated c. 1908. From the Library of Congress, ammem.

@respectfully.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 9:28 PM

Geo. C. Boniface (approximately 1890)
By: Courier Company.

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https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/var/item/2014635759/

Geo. C. Boniface. Photographed by Courier Company. Dated approximately 1890. From the Library of Congress, ammem.

@respectfully.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 12:51 PM

Sylvain A. Lee (c. 1898)
By: U.S. Printing Co.

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https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/var/item/2014635826/

Sylvain A. Lee. Photographed by U.S. Printing Co. Dated c. 1898. From the Library of Congress, ammem.

@respectfully.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 2:23 AM

In old Kentucky (c. 1894)
By: Strobridge & Co. Lith.

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https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/var/item/2014635430/

In old Kentucky. Photographed by Strobridge & Co. Lith. Dated c. 1894. From the Library of Congress, ammem.

@respectfully.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 9:09 PM

Miss Maude Adams (1899)
By: Strobridge & Co. Lith.

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https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/var/item/2014635846/

Miss Maude Adams. Photographed by Strobridge & Co. Lith. Dated 1899. From the Library of Congress, ammem.

@darrellmillerphoto.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 2:34 PM

Kitten and Lou - Kitten and Lou on stage during "Vaudeville Revival" at Joy Theater, New Orleans. Mar 2026.

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Two drag performers in pink and green western-themed costumes with cactus designs stand together on a dark stage at Joy Theater, one with raised arm.

@respectfully.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 10:00 PM

What happened to Jones Broadhurst's hilarious sufficiency : by George H. Broadhurst, author of Why Smith left home, The wrong Mr. Wright, etc. (c. 1899)
By: U.S. Printing Co.

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https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/var/item/2014635488/