Cabinet card theatrical portrait depicting Max Alvary Jr. in costume as as Siegfried, photographed by Dimmers’ Photo Studio, 406 Washington Street, Hoboken, New Jersey. The image shows a young performer standing on a studio prop landscape while sounding a horn, dressed in a dramatic costume consisting of fur tunic, belt with decorative buckle, and fur-trimmed leg coverings. The theatrical costume corresponds to the heroic character Siegfried, the legendary dragon-slayer of Germanic mythology and a central figure in Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle operas.

The mount imprint reads “Max Alvary, Jr., as Siegfried.” Max Alvary (1856–1898) was a celebrated German operatic tenor best known for performing the role of Siegfried in Wagner’s operas during the late nineteenth century. The use of the designation “Jr.” in this image likely indicates a youthful stage portrayal or promotional image associated with Wagnerian performances.

The reverse bears the printed advertisement for Dimmers’ Photo Studio, noting the location at 406 Washington Street between 10th and 11th Streets in Hoboken and stating the studio had been “formerly established in New York over 21 years.” Cabinet cards of theatrical performers were widely collected by opera enthusiasts and admirers of Wagnerian opera during the late nineteenth century.