The Collected Library, Including Americana and Early Photography

21 photos, comprised of 20 CDVs and a cabinet photograph. Condition varies from good to very good. Images show some toning, occasional soiling, and edge and corner wear to mounts. Subjects include:

5 CDVs of John Wilkes Booth taking during various sittings. Two of the five cartes include publisher's imprints, including Fredricks (New York) and G.W. Tomlinson (Boston). -- 2 CDVs of Junius Brutus Booth, actor and father to John Wilkes Booth, credited to Sarony (New York) and Black (Boston). -- CDV of Junius Brutus Booth II, actor, theater manager, and brother to John Wilkes Booth, credited to Gurney (New York). -- CDV possibly showing Agnes Booth, actress and wife to Junius Brutus Booth II. Mount trimmed making photographer's name indiscernible. -- CDV of Edwin Booth, actor and brother to John Wilkes Booth, uncredited. -- 2 CDVs of John Sleeper Clarke, actor who married John Wilkes Booth's sister Asia Booth, the first credited to Gurney (New York), the second uncredited but with applied paper on verso that reads "Mr. J.S. Clarke." -- 2 CDVs of Fanny Brown, a thespian and one of the women whose portraits were found in John Wilkes Booth's diary. The first by Fredricks (New York), the second uncredited. A third CDV, also by Fredricks, is tentatively identified as Brown. -- CDV and cabinet card of Effie Germon, a thespian and one of the women whose portraits were found on John Wilkes Booth's body upon his death at Garrett's Farm. CDV uncredited, cabinet card by Mora (New York). -- 3 CDVs of John P. Hale, US Senator from New Hampshire whose daughter Lucy Hale was romantically attached and possibly engaged to John Wilkes Booth. Two cartes credited to E. Anthony/Brady (New York), the third carte credited to Gurney (New York). -- CDV, composite image featuring portraits of 100 men, with printed identifications on verso. Subjects include E.A. Sothern, John Wilkes Booth, and Edwin Booth.