Albumen print of Millie and Christine McCoy, 1880s -1890s. Creator: Charles Eisenmann.

Albumen print of Millie and Christine McCoy, 1880s -1890s. Creator: Charles Eisenmann.

2-832-386 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

A photographic print of African-American conjoined twins whose stage names were "The Carolina Twins", "The Two-Headed Nightingale" and "The Eighth Wonder of the World". The photograph features the women standing facing the camera. They are wearing a long-sleeved dress with two bodices. A chair is partially visible in the back right of the photograph. The photograph is mounted on heavier paper that has a scalloped edging and the name of the photography studio printed in gold at the bottom. The back of the photograph has a partial inscription of name.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Charles Eisenmann, attributed to: American: Photographer
Subject
  1. Christine McCoy: American: entertainer
  2. Millie McCoy: American: entertainer

Medium
  1. Albumen prints
  2. Photograph
  3. Portraits

Picture Type
  1. Heritage art
  2. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

Society & Culture Performing Arts

Artistic Representations Portraits

People Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4643x7131
File Size : 97,000kb


Aliases

  1. 2013.46.29.119
  1. NMAAHC-2013_46_29_119_001
  1. 0990005149
  1. 2-832-386
  1. 2013.46.29.119
  1. 2832386

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