Silent Era Film Star in Downtown Albuquerque

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

Dateca. 1925

Mediumgelatin silver print

Dimensions4 1/8 × 2 7/16 in. (10.5 × 6.1 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Albuquerque Public Library

Object numberPA1982.128.236

DescriptionA woman stands on a brick walkway on a street corner in downtown, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Behind her is a two-storied building with the top floor windows painted with letters: ...T E N D A ...A R A T A... At street level, there is a tree, an automobile, an empty wagon and men talking beside it. The woman looks to the side and holds her right hand up towards her shoulder. She wears a large brimmed cloche hat, a drop waisted top over a skirt, and cardigan. The bottom of the shirt and the skirt are scalloped.

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