To include:

(2) with imprint of New York-based photographer [Jeremiah] Gurney, one with actor Edwin Booth (and the brother of John Wilkes Booth) (1833-1893) as Cardinal Richelieu, and the other with Adelaide Neilson (1848-1880) in her role as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, ca. 1870s.

one with imprint of Notman Photo Co. in Boston, depicting an actor in the role of Mephisto (Faust), ca. 1880s.

one with no photographer imprint [photo by W. & D. Downey], presenting "Queen Victoria and H. R. H. The Princess Beatrice," ca. 1880.

(2) with imprint of Belgian photographer Dupont: "Dupont Bruxelles / 75, Rue Neuve." and "Phot. de LL. AA. RR. Le Comte et la Comtesse de Flandre," one with opera singer Félia Litvinne (1860-1936) as Brünnhilde in Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) by Richard Wagner, and the other presenting "Le nouvel atelier," ca. 1888-1890.

one with imprint of W. A. Holland, "Studio, / 10 Temple Place, / Boston," presenting a rare photo of "The Original Stars and Stripes," an American flag with (12) stars, with extensive information about the flag on verso, 1890.

one with imprint of [Sidney] Alderman of Greensboro, NC, depicting Dred Peacock, the President of Greensboro College, ca. mid-1890s.

one with imprint of London-based photographers Gunn & Stuart, presenting Queen Victoria, captioned "Her Majesty the Queen" and "Photographed at Buckingham Palace in the 60th Year of Her Reign," 1897.

Largest 9 3/4 x 6 11/16 in.; smallest 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.

From a Significant Boston Silver Collector

Overall good estate condition with expected age wear including toning, light stains or marks, and occasional grime, edge wear, and mild foxing; most with writing on verso and several with corner chips or losses; the photo of Booth with stains on recto and black border added, the photo of Neilson with (2) areas of residue on verso, the photo of the flag with a small hole for hanging, the photo of President Peacock with scuffing, edge chipping, and small areas of damp staining on verso, and the photo of Queen Victoria with substantial chipping at bottom edge and with residue and marks to verso.