1894 Opera Olimpia Guercia Contralto Kate Rolla Wheate - ORIGINAL STAGE2 XAD4 This is an original 1931

This is an original 1931 color print ad for the Packard Standard Eight automobile series

This is an original 1925 black and white halftone print of a tree in the botanical gardens of the Kinkaku-ji (or Rokuon-ji) Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto

This is an original 1923 black and white print ad for the Speakman Company of Wilmington

after the painting by Carl Steffeck

and Captain Jellicoe

1894 Opera Olimpia Guercia Contralto Kate Rolla Wheate - ORIGINAL STAGE2 XAD4 This is an original 1931Olimpia 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