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Lina Cavalieri
March 1919
The Italian operatic soprano Lina Cavalieri with braided hair and wearing sports clothes sits on a rock at her home.
Lillian Walker holding a French Bulldog
1918
Silent film actress Lillian Walker, in an elaborate ruffled dress, sits at a window holding a black French bulldog.
Publicity Photograph of Irene Castle
1918
Publicity photograph of Irene Castle in a gauzy dress sitting on top of a column.
Head and Shoulders Portrait of Lina Cavalieri
December 1918
Publicity portrait of the Italian operatic soprano Lina Cavalieri in pearl necklace and feather covered hat made when she appeared in Famous Players-Lasky silent film productions.
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...