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William Russel and Helen Ferguson at the Alvarado
William Russel and Helen Ferguson at the Alvarado
William Russel and Helen Ferguson at the Alvarado

William Russel and Helen Ferguson at the Alvarado

Photographer (1902 Ohio - 1968 Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Sitter (1901 Decatur, Illinois – 1977 Clearwater, Florida)
Sitter (1884 New York, New York – 1929 Los Angeles, California)
Dateca. 1925
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions4 1/4 × 2 7/16 in. (10.7 × 6.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Albuquerque Public Library
Object numberPA1982.128.011
DescriptionWilliam Russel and then wife Helen Ferguson, silent era actors, stand on a brick walk way outside of the Alvarado train station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The man stands behind her with his hands on her shoulders and wears a suit and tie with a flat cap/newsboy cap. The women smiles at the camera, has her hair pinned back, wears a skirt and sweater set with a collar and bow at the top. She has a book and purse under her left arm and holds a pair of glasses in her left hand. A neckless dangles from her neck and a bracelet from her right wrist.
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