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Helen Gibson publicity still for the "Hazards of Helen"

Date: 1915
Description: Helen Gibson stars in one of the "Hazards of Helen" films. She sits at a desk holding the receiver of a candlestick telephone to her ear.
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Helen Ferguson portrait

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson looks straight at the camera in a publicity photograph. She is wearing a top or dress with a very large bow. A handwritten inscrip...
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Helen Ferguson and her mother on porch

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson and her mother sit on the porch of their Hollywood home. The two are having something to eat and drink. Helen reads an issue of
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Helen Ferguson portrait with feather boa

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson wears a very large feather boa in a portrait along with a sparkly leaf shaped headpiece.
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Helen Ferguson with mandolin

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson holds a mandolin in a publicity photograph. She wears a headband, hoop earrings, and strands of long beads around her neck.
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Helen Ferguson and William Russell

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Description: Photograph of movie stars, and real life couple, Helen Ferguson and William Russell. The couple sit in profile to the camera with Ferguson in front of Rus...
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Helen Ferguson portrait

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson poses for a photograph. She looks upward and holds her hands to her chest. She wears a dark dress with a white sheer collar.
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Helen Ferguson with arms crossed

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson stands in front of a wall and looks off to the side. Her arms are crossed in front of her. She is wearing a white blouse with a bo...
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Helen Ferguson and William Russell wedding photograph

Date: 06 22 1922
Description: Photograph of Helen Ferguson and William Russell outside the church on their wedding day with the minister, a bridesmaid and best man.
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Helen Ferguson holding large feather fan

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson holds a large feather fan behind her head while looking directly at the camera. She wears a strapless dress with dark lace over one...
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Helen Ferguson smiling at camera

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Description: Sepia toned photographer of actress Helen Ferguson. She looks over her shoulder and smiles at the camera. Her hands are up by her chin and she is wearing...
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Helen Ferguson publicity photo

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Description: Portrait of actress Helen Ferguson for the 1923 film The Unknown Purple. Ferguson looks upwards and her face is in focus while her body is blurry. ...
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Helen Ferguson in Hungry Hearts

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Description: Publicity photograph of actress Helen Ferguson for the 1922 film Hungry Hearts. Her hair is straight and she has one hand up to her chin. She look...
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Helen Ferguson in dark fur trimmed coat

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson sits and poses in a dark fur trimmed coat. She is also wearing a dark dress with lace at the bottom, dark shoes, and a string of pe...
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Helen Ferguson and David Butler

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson and actor David Butler appear in a still from the 1921 film Making the Grade. Ferguson sits next to a table and sews/mends a...
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Helen Ferguson in fur coat

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson looks over her shoulder at the camera. She is wearing a fur coat and one earring a single strand pearl necklace can be seen. Her h...
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Helen Ferguson in dark dress with cameo

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Description: Portrait photograph of actress Helen Ferguson. She sits and looks up and away from the camera. Her dress is dark in color with a small amount of lace tri...
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Helen Ferguson on the telephone

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Description: Photograph of actress, now press agent, Helen Ferguson. She sits at a desk and has a telephone receiver to one ear. She holds a pencil in the other hand....
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Helen Ferguson profile photograph

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson sits in profile for a photograph. Her hair is up and in a bun at the back of her head. Her dress is a dark color with sheer sleeve...
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Helen and Catherine Ferguson and Rosa Rosanova

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Description: Helen Ferguson holds a mirror and looks at herself while Rosa Rosanova and Ferguson's sister Catherine fix her hair and put makeup on. Helen and Rosanova ...

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