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Sidell Sisters in Show Boat
1928
The Sidell Sisters, Billie and Pierre, former students of the Kehl School of Dance in Madison, in a posed photograph from Florenz Ziegfeld's production of Show Boat. They are wearing two-piece sequ...
Sidell Sisters
1927
The Sidell Sisters, Billie and Pierre, in a posed shot for their appearance in Florenz Ziegfeld's production of Show Boat.
Pierre Sidell as a Ballerina
Pierre Sidell poses in a ballet dancing costume and pointe shoes, standing en pointe. The photograph is inscribed, "To my Teacher Leo Kehl. Pierre Sidell".
The Sidell Sisters
The Sidell sisters strike a dramatic pose as Billie (Violet) stands with Pierre draped upside-down across her shoulders. The sisters performed at this time with Ziegfield Follies in New York City.
Sidell Sisters
1928
Billie is dressed as a man, and Pierre is lying on a table with Billie leaning over her.
Sidell Sisters
1927
The Sidell Sisters, Billie and Pierre, posed as a Latin couple. The Sidell Sisters were from Madison, Wisconsin. They were students of Leo T. Kehl and they later performed a the Folies Bergere in...
