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Kitty Gordon and her Pekingese
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Seated portrait of Kitty Gordon holding a Pekingese dog in her lap and wearing a black straw hat. It was used as publicity for her April 1913 vaudeville appearance at Keith's Colonial in New York.
1913
Moffett Studio
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Kitty Gordon and Two Dogs in Sunroom
1918
Kitty Gordon and two dogs in a sunroom. The star of musical comedy, vaudeville, and silent films, Kitty Gordon, and two dogs, wolfhounds or deerhounds. Original caption: "KITTY GORDON is a dog lo...
Margaret Talmadge, Norma Talmadge, and her Pomeranian Dog
1918
The actress Norma Talmadge is posed outdoors in an athletic outfit, black bloomers with white tassels, holding her Pomeranian dog "Dinky." Next to her is her mother, Margaret Talmadge.
Francine Larrimore and her Dog
1918
Francine Larrimore, Broadway star and briefly a silent film actress, with her dog, perhaps a miniature spitz.
Publicity Photograph of Valeska Suratt
1907
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 G...
Constance Collier, her Maid, and a Puppy
1916
English Shakespearian and Broadway actress Constance Collier checks her makeup in a small mirror held by her maid. Collier holds a puppy.
Olive Thomas and Pekinese Dog
1918
Full-length studio portrait of Triangle films star Olive Thomas wearing a light-colored suit and holding a Pekinese dog under her arm.
