Early Theatrical Photograph " Cast of "Players" in hotsell Arlington " Sepia tone image on Original Cardboard Mount

Vintage Theatrical Photograph ca. 1880s - 90s. 4 ⅜ x 7 ¼" Sepia Photograph on Original Cardboard Mount. " Cast of "Players" in Arlington " Group of 14 performers in costum in front of building. Third image is digitally enhanced and is for reference only. Written information on back of Cabinet Card," Cast of "Players" in Arlington " I have assumed is original to the photograph.

Theatre photography first took place in the photographer's studio before the photographer could come to the theatre with the appropriate technical equipment and take pictures on stage. Theatre hotsell photography is a genre of photography. Its motifs [de] are performers on theatre stages as well as scenery or (rarely) prop or stage design.

Fair vintage condition on original cabinet card backing. Faded image ( 3rd scan image is digital enhanced). Mount (board) staining, bent and bumped corners. Please see scans of actual item. Horizontal line is from the scanner and is not on the actual Photograph.

Measures Photo 4 ⅜" x 7 ¼" board 5 x 8 ⅜"

The pictures are not shown at actual size. Please refer to the description for actual measurements.

Item(s) are shipped in an acid free archival sleeve, inside a hard flatpack via First Class USPS with tracking in the United States. We do combined shipping on ephemera. We do ship outside the United States.

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