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Actress as Indian
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Actress standing with crossed arms dressed in Indian headdress and wrap for performance of "Black Hawk, or Lily of the Prairie," written by Mary Elizabeth Mears (aka Nellie Wildwood) and presented in Madison, Wisconsin in 1857.
1857
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1857 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 9 x 11 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Mary Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears papers, 1857, 1906-1922, 1946-1947 |
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| Call Number | PH 322.4 |
| Catalog Record | https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/9911125226202121 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Actor in Black Hawk Play
1857
An actor in an Indian headdress and jewelry for performance of "Black Hawk, or Lily of the Prairie," a drama written by Mary Elizabeth Mears and presented in Madison in 1857.
Actress as Indian
1857
A woman dressed in Indian headwrap with feather, wrapped in a blanket, for a performance of "Black Hawk, or Lily of the Prairie," written by Mary Elizabeth Mears of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and pres...
Actor as Army Officer
1857
An actor dressed as an army officer, holding a saber, for the performance of "Black Hawk, or Lily of the Prairie," a drama written by Mary Elizabeth Mears of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and presented i...
Original manuscript of play Black Hawk
1857
Manuscript of a play by Mary Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears written under the pen name Nelly Wildwood. Includes a review of the play published in the Madison Argus and Democrat.
Mary Mears Autobiography
after 1923
Brief autobiography by author Mary M. Mears, Mary Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears's daughter.
Genealogy of the Farnsworth Family
1922
Genealogy of the Farnsworth family compiled by Mary Mears.
