May Irwin (Mrs. Kurt Eisfeldt) – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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May Irwin (Mrs. Kurt Eisfeldt) comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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May Irwin (Mrs. Kurt Eisfeldt)
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May Irwin was a Canadian-born stage actress and singer who became one of the most popular performers on the American stage in the 1880s and 1890s, best known for her comic roles and for a 1896 kiss with John C. Rice that caused a stir when captured on film by Edison's company. This c1934 portrait shows her later in life, under her married name, Mrs. Kurt Eisfeldt, which points to the years after she had largely left the stage. The caption card that accompanies the record is old and its details are unverified, so the exact circumstances of the sitting remain uncertain. Still, the portrait offers a glimpse of a performer whose career spanned vaudeville, Broadway, and early motion pictures.
| Created / published | c1934. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,021 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-108530 |
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