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![[Betty Compson, half length portrait, standing, with umbrella, in bathing suit, facing slightly right, eating Eskimo Pie. Movie star]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjIvMDEvMDEvYmV0dHktY29tcHNvbi1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zdGFuZGluZy13aXRoLXVtYnJlbGxhLWluLWJhdGhpbmctc3VpdC1mYWNpbmctNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/232/jpg "[Betty Compson, half length portrait, standing, with umbrella, in bathing suit, facing slightly right, eating Eskimo Pie. Movie star]")
![[Beverly Page Yates, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, seated at table, holding rolled piece of paper]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDQvYmV2ZXJseS1wYWdlLXlhdGVzLWhhbGYtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1zbGlnaHRseS1yaWdodC1zZWF0ZWQtYXQtdGFibGUtMzYyNTljLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/46/webp "[Beverly Page Yates, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, seated at table, holding rolled piece of paper]")
![[Zora Hurston, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, beating the hountar, or mama drum]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMzAvem9yYS1odXJzdG9uLWhhbGYtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXN0YW5kaW5nLWZhY2luZy1zbGlnaHRseS1sZWZ0LWJlYXRpbmctdGhlLWEyNGNiMC02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "[Zora Hurston, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, beating the hountar, or mama drum]")
![[Mrs. Dorothy Harrison Eustis, half-length portrait, standing, on ship(?), facing slightly right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvbXJzLWRvcm90aHktaGFycmlzb24tZXVzdGlzLWhhbGYtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXN0YW5kaW5nLW9uLXNoaXAtZmFjaW5nLXNsaWdodGx5LTNlYmI3Mi02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Mrs. Dorothy Harrison Eustis, half-length portrait, standing, on ship(?), facing slightly right]")
![[Giacomo Puccini, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, right hand inside coat]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjYvZ2lhY29tby1wdWNjaW5pLWhhbGYtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXN0YW5kaW5nLWZhY2luZy1zbGlnaHRseS1sZWZ0LXJpZ2h0LWhhbmQtNDQwNmE2LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Giacomo Puccini, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, right hand inside coat]")
![[Charles Sumner, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjEvMDEvMDEvY2hhcmxlcy1zdW1uZXItaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtc2VhdGVkLWZhY2luZy1zbGlnaHRseS1sZWZ0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Charles Sumner, half-length portrait, seated, facing slightly left]")
![[Amadeo Bassi, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, in clown (Pagliacci?) costume]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDcvMDEvMDEvYW1hZGVvLWJhc3NpLWZ1bGwtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXN0YW5kaW5nLWZhY2luZy1yaWdodC1pbi1jbG93bi1wYWdsaWFjY2ktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/95/webp "[Amadeo Bassi, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, in clown (Pagliacci?) costume]")
