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Portrait of Billie Burke
1909
Three-quarter length portrait of Billie Burke distributed as publicity for the 1909 Broadway comedy Love Watches. This Sarony Studio portrait is a side view emphasizing Burke's hourglass figure.
Lina Cavalieri
March 1919
The Italian operatic soprano Lina Cavalieri with braided hair and wearing sports clothes sits on a rock at her home.
Rosemary Holahan and Rose Tapley, an Actress
1913
American stage and silent film actress Rose Tapley and her daughter Rosemary Holahan in a studio portrait autographed by Tapley.
Full-length Publicity Portrait of Vola Vale
1917
Silent film actress Vola Vale wearing a polka dot dress and dark straw hat in a portrait by the Hartsook Studio. She inscribed it to the editor and publisher of Photoplay magazine: "To Mr. James Qu...
Publicity Still of Valeska Suratt Wearing a Jeweled Headdress
1916
Waist-up publicity still of Valeska Suratt wearing a jeweled headdress, c. 1916. A stamp on the back of the print reads: William Fox presents VALESKA SURATT in photo plays supreme released through...
Full-Length Portrait of Billie Burke
1916
Portrait of Billie Burke distributed as publicity for the 1916 Kleine film Gloria's Romance. Her costume is a modified gaucho outfit, with hat, cape, and voluminous skirt.