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![[French cabaret singer Yvette Guilbert wearing gown and long black gloves; illustration and surrounding text]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTQvMDEvMDEvZnJlbmNoLWNhYmFyZXQtc2luZ2VyLXl2ZXR0ZS1ndWlsYmVydC13ZWFyaW5nLWdvd24tYW5kLWxvbmctYmxhY2stZ2xvdmVzLWlsbHVzdHJhdGlvbi02NDAuanBn/320/322/jpg "[French cabaret singer Yvette Guilbert wearing gown and long black gloves; illustration and surrounding text]")
![[Frances Benjamin Johnston, half-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing hat and holding gloves]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDIvZnJhbmNlcy1iZW5qYW1pbi1qb2huc3Rvbi1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zdGFuZGluZy1mYWNpbmctZnJvbnQtd2VhcmluZy01Y2JkMGEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Frances Benjamin Johnston, half-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing hat and holding gloves]")
![[Louise Jackson in blouse with transparent sleeves, half-length portrait]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvbG91aXNlLWphY2tzb24taW4tYmxvdXNlLXdpdGgtdHJhbnNwYXJlbnQtc2xlZXZlcy1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC02NDAuanBn/40/54/webp "[Louise Jackson in blouse with transparent sleeves, half-length portrait]")
![[Frances Alda, soprano, full-length portrait, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvZnJhbmNlcy1hbGRhLXNvcHJhbm8tZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLWZyb250LTlmOTA3Zi02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Frances Alda, soprano, full-length portrait, facing front]")
![[Herbert E. French, half-length portrait, standing, facing left, hands on back of chair]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvaGVyYmVydC1lLWZyZW5jaC1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zdGFuZGluZy1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC1oYW5kcy1vbi1iYWNrLW9mLTY2NTUxNy02NDAuanBn/40/54/webp "[Herbert E. French, half-length portrait, standing, facing left, hands on back of chair]")
![[Portrait of Geoffrey Holder and Carmen de Lavallade]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtZ2VvZmZyZXktaG9sZGVyLWFuZC1jYXJtZW4tZGUtbGF2YWxsYWRlLWRiMDdkOS02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "[Portrait of Geoffrey Holder and Carmen de Lavallade]")
![[French actress, full-length portrait, seen from behind, right hand raised, skipping or dancing, wearing a plumed headdress]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MDAvMDEvMDEvZnJlbmNoLWFjdHJlc3MtZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtc2Vlbi1mcm9tLWJlaGluZC1yaWdodC1oYW5kLXJhaXNlZC1za2lwcGluZy02NDAuanBn/40/61/webp "[French actress, full-length portrait, seen from behind, right hand raised, skipping or dancing, wearing a plumed headdress]")
