Miss Pauline Markham, 1870s

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[Miss Pauline Markham]; Jeremiah Gurney (American, 1812 - 1895); 1857 - 1858; Albumen silver; 84.XC.1424.33

Miss Pauline Markham by Jeremiah Gurney, 1870s  

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Pauline Markham was an Anglo-American dancer and contralto singer active on burlesque and vaudeville stages over the latter decades of the 19th century.
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Below another picture of Pauline by J. Gurney, with the same hairstyle and similar pose:
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source: Getty Museum, New York Public Library
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