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Millie Christine, the two headed nightingale
Title
Millie Christine, the two headed nightingale.
Production
New York, New York, [1882]
Physical Description
1 photograph : albumen print ; print 85 x 56 mm, mount 105 x 63 mm
Notes
Title from printed caption on mount.
Place of creation from photographer's printed address on verso.
Date of creation supplied by cataloger.
Printed caption on recto: "Born 1851. Age 31 Years".
Captions in English.
Provenance
Purchased from William Reese Co. (Swann Galleries sale 2503, 2019 March 28, sale 343) on the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of Negro Arts & Letters Fund, 2019.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Christine McCoy (1851-1912) and Millie McCoy (1851-1912) were African American conjoined twins, entertainers, and singers.
Ollivier Photo was a photography studio operated by Horace Ollivier in Brooklyn, New York.
Summary
Carte-de-visite photograph of Christine McCoy and Millie McCoy, taken by Ollivier Studio, Brooklyn, New York, 1882.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 05, 2021
References
Ollivier Photo, Millie Christine, The Two Headed Nightingale. James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Ollivier Photo, Millie Christine, The Two Headed Nightingale. James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Albumen prints.
Cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
Photographs.
Studio portraits.
Occupation
Entertainers United States 19th century.
Singers United States 19th century.
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