1894 Opera Olimpia Guercia Contralto Kate Rolla Wheate - ORIGINAL STAGE2 XGK5 This is an original 1939

This is an original 1939 black and white halftone print of the peristyle of the Domus (House) of Vettii in the buried city of Pompeii

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This is an original 1901 black and white halftone print of a caravan of camels going through the Sahara Desert in northern Africa

Siegfried Lehmann

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1894 Opera Olimpia Guercia Contralto Kate Rolla Wheate - ORIGINAL STAGE2 XGK5 This is an original 1939Olimpia Guercia. Born in Naples, Italy, she was known for her contralto roles. On the reverse: Kate Rolla. She was born Kate Wheate in Wheeling, West Virginia. Period Paper has obtained a lovely collection of images of stage and opera artists of the late 19th century, published in Chicago in 1894. Whether your interest is in genealogy searching for an image of a long lost relative, or in the history of the opera or the stage, we hope you enjoy this