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Lot 342

[THEATRE]. MITCHELL, Maggie (1832-1918). Po...

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[THEATRE]. MITCHELL, Maggie (1832-1918). Portrait of Actress Maggie Mitchell in Costume in a Menacing Pose. New York: J. Gurney & Son, [ca. 1870s-1880s]. CDV on photographer?s mount. Photo approximately 3 ? x 2 ??. Mount approximately 4 x 2 ??. Some light rubbing, toning. Excellent. Mitchell was a prominent American actress, with Confederate sympathies (she later softened her views on this). These sympathies, and her charming personality led her to a friendship with John Wilkes Booth, as well as an invitation to meet Abraham Lincoln at the White House. From the Mark Rucker Collection.