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Portrait of Unknown Subject

Portrait of Unknown Subject

Artist:
Orval Hixon
Central Library
Photograph
This unknown figure stands confidently with hands on her hips and directing her gaze to the right with a slightly bemused smile. The model is dressed...
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Portrait of Beth Beri

Portrait of Beth Beri

Artist:
Orval Hixon
Central Library
Photograph
Beth Beri was a dancer who appeared in two musical revues, "Jack and Jill" (1923) and "Rufus LaMaire's Affairs" (1927). Between those gigs, she playe...
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Portrait of Gus Edwards with Carnation

Portrait of Gus Edwards with Carnation

Artist:
Orval Hixon
Central Library
Photograph
Gus Edwards was a songwriter and vaudevillian. Over the course of his career, he wrote and produced numerous vaudevillian classics and later establish...
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Portrait of Valeska Suratt with Chains and Skull

Portrait of Valeska Suratt with Chains and Skull

Artist:
Orval Hixon
Central Library
Photograph
Valeska Suratt was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. She became known as “The Vampire Woman” on the silent screen and appeared in vaudeville with Billy Go...
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Portrait of Sir Harry Lauder and Wife

Portrait of Sir Harry Lauder and Wife

Artist:
Orval Hixon
Central Library
Photograph
Originally from a poor background in Scotland, Harry Lauder rose in the entertainment world to become a star of British Music Hall, American Vaudevill...
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Portrait of Grace La Rue with Patterned Wall

Portrait of Grace La Rue with Patterned Wall

Artist:
Orval Hixon
Central Library
Photograph
Grace La Rue was an American actress, singer, and vaudeville headliner. Grace La Rue was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1882 to Mrs. Lucy L. Parsons...
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Portrait of Chief Two Guns White Calf

Portrait of Chief Two Guns White Calf

Artist:
Orval Hixon
Central Library
Photograph
Two Guns, the last Chief of the Pikuni Blackfoot Indians, was also known as John Two Guns and John White Calf. A widely held belief, by some historia...
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Portrait of Al Jolson in Tweed Suit

Portrait of Al Jolson in Tweed Suit

Artist:
Orval Hixon
Central Library
Photograph
Asa Yoelson-Al Jolson was born in Lithuania. He changed his name to Al Jolson once he started to perform. Jolson was a celebrated singer and dancer o...
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Portrait of Nan Helperin

Portrait of Nan Halperin

Artist:
Orval Hixon
Central Library
Photograph
Nan Halperin appeared on the vaudeville stage at the age of fifteen performing impersonations and comedic musical numbers. Over the course of her care...
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Portrait of O'Halan and Zambuni

Portrait of O'Hanlan And Zambuni

Artist:
Orval Hixon
Central Library
Photograph
Kathleen O’Hanlon and her spouse, Theadore Zambuni, were both originally from Samos, Greece. This famed dance duo were popular among the vaudevillian...
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