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ELEANOR HOLMES
(1862-1946)
Born in Lancaster around 1862, Eleanor Holmes was a portrait photographer based in Lytham, Lancashire between at least 1861 and 1911. Married to James Holmes, a china and picture dealer, her clientele included the famous British baritone Robert Henry Kennerley Rumford (1870-1957) and his concert singer wife Clara Butt (1872-1936). By 1911, both of their children were photographer’s assistants.
Clara Butt (1872-1936) singer with her daughter, 1900s. Rotary photographic postcard.
Clara Butt (1872-1936) singer, Kennerly Rumford and Joy Clara Cross. Hand-tinted Rotary postcard published in 1902.
Clara Butt (1872-1936) singer with her daughter, 1900s. Rotary photographic postcard.
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