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![[Lillian Gish, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, wearing pink morning gown of chiffon and lace] / Photo by Bain News Service, New York.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTEvbGlsbGlhbi1naXNoLWZ1bGwtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXN0YW5kaW5nLWZhY2luZy1sZWZ0LXdlYXJpbmctcGluay1tb3JuaW5nLWY1MzJjYy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/399/jpg "[Lillian Gish, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, wearing pink morning gown of chiffon and lace] / Photo by Bain News Service, New York.")
![[Young woman, full-length portrait, wearing lace dress, standing, facing right, waving handkerchief]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEveW91bmctd29tYW4tZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtd2VhcmluZy1sYWNlLWRyZXNzLXN0YW5kaW5nLWZhY2luZy1yaWdodC13YXZpbmctNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Young woman, full-length portrait, wearing lace dress, standing, facing right, waving handkerchief]")
![[Rosalie Henriette Bediez Laborde, full-length portrait of a woman, three-quarters to right, standing, in costume with lace apron, holding bouquet]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTEvcm9zYWxpZS1oZW5yaWV0dGUtYmVkaWV6LWxhYm9yZGUtZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtYS13b21hbi10aHJlZS1xdWFydGVycy05ZjgyMjYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Rosalie Henriette Bediez Laborde, full-length portrait of a woman, three-quarters to right, standing, in costume with lace apron, holding bouquet]")
![[Babe Ruth, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, in baseball uniform, holding baseball bat] / Irwin, La Broad, & Pudlin.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjAvMDEvMDEvYmFiZS1ydXRoLWZ1bGwtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXN0YW5kaW5nLWZhY2luZy1zbGlnaHRseS1sZWZ0LWluLWJhc2ViYWxsLXVuaWZvcm0tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Babe Ruth, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, in baseball uniform, holding baseball bat] / Irwin, La Broad, & Pudlin.")
![[Laurence Housman, half-length portrait, facing left] / photo. by Bain News Service, N.Y.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTMvbGF1cmVuY2UtaG91c21hbi1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC1waG90by1ieS1iYWluLW5ld3Mtc2VydmljZS0wNzEyYjgtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Laurence Housman, half-length portrait, facing left] / photo. by Bain News Service, N.Y.")
![[Bernard F. Gimbel, merchant, standing, full-length with wife] / photo. by Bain News Service, New York.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTUvYmVybmFyZC1mLWdpbWJlbC1tZXJjaGFudC1zdGFuZGluZy1mdWxsLWxlbmd0aC13aXRoLXdpZmUtcGhvdG8tYnktYmFpbi1uZXdzLTk4ZjU5NS02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Bernard F. Gimbel, merchant, standing, full-length with wife] / photo. by Bain News Service, New York.")
![[Judge Elbert H. Gary, full-length portrait, in fancy dress or costume, seated, facing left] / Marceau, New York.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTMvanVkZ2UtZWxiZXJ0LWgtZ2FyeS1mdWxsLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1pbi1mYW5jeS1kcmVzcy1vci1jb3N0dW1lLXNlYXRlZC1mYWNpbmctN2JjNDBlLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Judge Elbert H. Gary, full-length portrait, in fancy dress or costume, seated, facing left] / Marceau, New York.")
