Laura La Plante at the Alvarado

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

Sitter Laura La Plante (1904 St. Louis, Missouri – 1996 Los Angeles, California)

Dateca. 1925

Mediumgelatin silver print

Dimensions4 1/4 × 2 7/16 in. (10.8 × 6.1 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Albuquerque Public Library

Object numberPA1982.128.198

DescriptionLaura La Plante, a silent film actress, stands outside at the Alvarado in Albuquerque, New Mexico. There is an adobe building with a window and another woman standing in a shadow behind her. Laura La Plant wears a light-colored outfit composed of a cloche hat, gloves, wrap jacket and skirt. She wears a collared shirt and tie beneath. She looks to the side. Her hat is worn low, covering the top half of her profile. Her nose, lips and chin peak out from beneath its brim.

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