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Herrmanns, The. Two Photographs of Alexander and Adelaide Herrmann Taken After Their Wedding. [New York], 1875. Two images, the first a full-length silver print portrait of the couple, Alexander seated in a chair next to his wife; the second a three-quarter length sepia tone image of Adelaide in her wedding dress. Mounted to a single piece of board, 7 ½ x 10”. Rare. The Herrmanns were married at New York’s city hall in 1875 by the mayor of the city, William H. Wickham. Alexander was 31 and Adelaide was 22 years old. The couple remained steadfast partners both on and off stage until Alexander’s untimely death in Rochester New York on December 16, 1896.