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Amusing portrait of the gang "spoofing" jazz and beatnik culture. Alice Bedard is receiving a hypo injection labeled "JAZZ" from harold Gauer while Robert Bloch observies. They are posing in the Lake Drive apartment.
circa 1940-1949
Gauer, Harold
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Portrait of Alice Bedard
circa 1940-1949
Formal portrait taken of Bedard by Harold Gauer.
Robert Bloch and Harold Gauer
circa 1940-1949
Spoofing as the "Big Boys" in their rented offices during the Zeidler campaign.
Group Photograph for Magazine
circa 1940-1949
Photograph taken for an issue of Smiles magazine. Left to Right: Bob Vail, Angie Vail, Robert Bloch, Harold Gauer, and Alice Bedard.
Portrait of Alice Bedard
circa 1940-1949
Formal portrait of Bedard. Photograph was thought, by Harold Gauer, to have been taken just after High School graduation.
