click zoom to display a high-res image
"Oriental" Costumes
Image
A group of people wearing Asian costumes of "Oriental stereotypes." In the back row from left to right are Robert Bloch, Alice Bedard, Angie Vail, Mary Jo Vonier, Harold Gauer and Bob Vail. In the front row on teh far right is Sprague Vonier. The other two people are unidentified.
circa 1950-1959
Gauer, Harold
Publication Information
Physical Description
Collection Information
Copyright Information
W012P0Q
WHi 65488
Image
Digital Collections
Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.
Attribution
For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier.
The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.
For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.
Accessing Collections
The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.
Group With Cigar Smoking Man
circa 1950-1959
A group of fun-loving friends pose together. In the front row, from left to right, are Harold Gauer, Marion Bloch, Victor Ehr, Mary Jo Vonier and Robert Bloch. In the back row, from left to right, ...
Costume Party
circa 1960-1969
Gauer and friends in costume at a party. In the back row from left to right are Angie Vail, Ruth Distenfeld, Bob Vail, Mary Jo Vonier, Harold Gauer, Ruth Collier, and an unidentified woman. Alice B...
Group Photo of Harold Gauer's Friends
circa 1950-1959
Large group of Harold Gauer's friends. In the front row from left to right are Bob Vail, Marion Bloch, Mary Jo Vonier, Angie Vail, an unidentified woman, and Robert Bloch. In the back row stands Sp...
Group in Front of Tropical Backdrop
circa 1950-1959
Robert and Angie Vail, Mary Jo Vonier, and Alice Bedard pose in front of a tropical backdrop wearing leis. A bass drum sits on a couch next to them.
Robert and Angie Vail
circa 1950-1959
Robert and Angie Vail pose with drinks at a nautical themed costume party.
Breaking Up a Fake Fight
circa 1950-1959
Angie Vail and Alice Bedard pose in an attempt to break up a staged fight between Robert Vail and Sprague Vonier, while Harold Gauer lies on the ground underneath the scuffle. There is a bottle of ...
