Copy of a photograph of Ira Aldridge portraying Othello

Title

Copy of a photograph of Ira Aldridge portraying Othello

Subject

Drama; Othello (Shakespeare, William); Othello (Fictitious character); Aldridge, Ira Frederick, -1867

Description

Photocopied black and white photograph image of Ira Aldridge portraying Othello. Printed on the image: "R. Mason & Co."; "From Thomas Fall Photographer to the Queen"; "48 HIGH STREET, NOTTING HILL GAT[E]". Stamped on the image: "SCHOMBURG COLLECTION". Handwritten on the image: "OTHELLO"; "Portraits-Aldridge"; "b.1804 d.1867 (?)" Because the image is stamped Schomburg Collection, the copied image was likely collected by Herbert Marshall from New York Public Library.

Creator

Fall, Thomas; R. Mason & Co.

Source

Herbert Marshall collection of Ira Aldridge, 1831-1977, 1/3/MSS 139: Box 5, Folder 3

Publisher

Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Date

[1850s]

Contributor

Hamilton-Brehm, Anne Marie, 1970-

Rights

For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please contact the Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Phone: + 1 (618) 453-2516. Email: http://reftrack.lib.siu.edu/reft100.aspx?key=SCRCEmail&cllcid=SCRR

Files

Ira_Aldridge_001_crop2.jpg

Citation

Fall, Thomas; R. Mason & Co., “Copy of a photograph of Ira Aldridge portraying Othello,” SCRC Virtual Museum at Southern Illinois University's Morris Library, accessed March 28, 2024, https://scrcexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/463.

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