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Publicity Photograph of Valeska Suratt



Publicity Photograph of Valeska Suratt
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Title: Publicity Photograph of Valeska Suratt
Description: Valeska Suratt's early fame was for her elaborate costumes, wasp waist, ample bosom and hips. She appeared in the 1906 musical The Belle of Mayfair in which she sang "Why do they call me a Gibson Girl?" She wears a long black dress with train and has a large black feather fan and a hat heaped with black feathers.

Image ID: 69348
Creation
Date:
1907 ca.
Creator
Name:
Brown Brothers.
Collection
Name:
WCFTR Name File
Genre: Photographs
Subjects: Musical revue
Vaudeville
Hats
Publicity
Costume
Actresses
 

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Please Credit: Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research

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