Historical Portrait
Portrait of Actress Elvia Bates, 1904
Archive record
1904 portrait photograph of actress Elvia Bates who performed at the Orpheum San Francisco. Taken by photographer Frederick Bushnell. Public domain historical image.
About this photograph
This 1904 portrait shows actress Elvia Bates, who performed at the Orpheum in San Francisco. The photograph was taken by Frederick Bushnell.
The archive record does not provide details of Bates's specific roles or the length of her career at the Orpheum. The photograph is held by the Internet Archive as part of material from the Museum of Performance and Design, digitised through California Revealed, a statewide programme that makes holdings from California libraries, archives and museums publicly available online.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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