ZaSu Pitts and Thomas Gallery with Family at the Alvarado

Photographer William Steele Dean (1902 Ohio - 1968 Albuquerque, New Mexico)

Sitter ZaSu Pitts (1894 Parsons, Kansas – 1963 Los Angeles, California)

Dateca. 1925

Mediumgelatin silver print

Dimensions2 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (6.4 × 10.8 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Albuquerque Public Library

Object numberPA1982.128.089

DescriptionZasu Pitts, silent film actress, and husband Thomas Gallery, boxer, stand in a line with their family outside the Alvarado station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A sign on the building advertised for the "YMCA." From left to right stands a small boy (adopted son Donald Michael) in a newsboy cap, diamond patterned vest, and striped button-down shirt. A young man (Ivan Le Marr) holds his hand a wears a wool suit and brimmed hat. Beside him is Thomas Gallery wearing a newsboy cap, dark suit, and tie. To his side is ZaSu Pitts wearing a cloche hat, shin length coat with an animal print interior and herringbone exterior. Her bouse has a necktie attached. She holds the hand of a small girl (daughter ZaSu Ann) wearing a bowler-shaped hat and peacoat. They stand in a horizontal line, do not look at the camera, and do not smile.

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