Rudolph Valentino and His Dog at the Alvarado
Photographer
William Steele Dean
(1902 Ohio - 1968 Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Sitter
Rudolph Valentino
(1895 Castellaneta, Italy – 1926 New York, New York)
Dateca. 1925
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions4 1/16 × 2 5/16 in. (10.3 × 5.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Albuquerque Public Library
Object numberPA1982.128.101
DescriptionRudolph Valentino, silent film actor, stands outside at the Albuquerque, New Mexico train station with a train car behind him. He wears a newsboy flat cap, thick single-breasted suit jacket and tie. He has a large wolfhound dog named Centaur Pendragon with him, which he holds on a leash in one hand and the other holds his hip against his body. Handwriting on the back of the photograph reads, "Valentino and dog 1 yr old - 4,000.00".On View
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