Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
1850
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This photo shows Phyllis Broughton, an actor from the 1800s. It’s a studio shot meant to sell or share. The process used glass negatives and albumen prints stuck to card stock. These photos doubled as calling cards. People collected them like tiny celebrity snapshots. By the 1890s, postcards replaced them. Flip through the Victoria and Albert Museum’s online archives next.
