Lois Wilson at the Alvarado

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

Sitter Lois Wilson (1894 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – 1988 Reno, Nevada)

Dateca. 1925

Mediumgelatin silver print

Dimensions2 7/16 × 4 1/8 in. (6.1 × 10.5 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Albuquerque Public Library

Object numberPA1982.128.117

DescriptionLois Wilson, silent film actress, writer, and director, stands outside on a brick walkway at the Alvarado Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Hotel and its sign stand behind her reading, " THE ALVARADO HOTEL OFFICE [right arrow] DINNING ROOM [right arrow] LUNCH ROOM [right arrow] INDIAN BUILDING [right arrow] [left bracket and arrow] NEWS STAND [left bracket and arrow] PARCELS CHECKED [left arrow] TICKET OFFICE [left arrow] BAGGAGE ROOM [left arrow] EXPRESS OFFICE [left arrow] WESTERN UNION." She wears a shin length fur coat hanging off her shoulders, curled and pinned hair, and holds an embossed book or purse at her chest. She stands at her side, revealing her left profile.

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