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The Chicago Daily Tribune, Feb. 10, 1917. Text says: "Style - Photographer Prefers Picture of Model's Face to One of Her Gown. Adelyne Slavik. The photographer was sent to get a picture at the Style Show of a particularly piquant Copenhagen blue and white dotted chiffon gown trimmed with bands of velvet. He brought back the picture above. 'I couldn't insult the lady by telling her I wanted a picture of her dress, could I? There's men reads this paper as well as ladies, and men don't care for Copenhagen blue and white dotted chiffon gowns. But just show 'em Adelyne Slavik's face and that's all the style they'll want.' The style review at the Strand Theater closes today."
30 images have been posted in Slideshow Album 9. Navigate to Screen 2 of the Slideshow Gallery. There was wide variation in source material and original image quality, as represented in the results.
I purchased photograph (print?) by “Tonnesen Sisters” Copyright 1900 of a cute little girl reading a newspaper wearing a bonnet and glasses at a auction a couple years ago. It is marked “Chicago Inter Ocean June 16, 1901,” and also has a mark “MULTI-PLATINUM PRINTS, A.L. SWIFT & CO., CHICAGO.” It was sandwiched between two plates of glass and the photograph’s face is now stuck to the glass. Is there a way to have it safety removed from the glass? Thank you.
Hi Keith,
I really don’t have any expertise in this area. You might want to contact the R.A. Fox Society, http://www.rafoxsociety.com. They are a group of print collectors and I think I recall a feature in their newsletter about such things. Good luck!
Lois
HI,
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A PASTEL PRINT AT AN ESTATE SELL IT IS CALLED, LITTLE BITS OF SUNSHINE SENT DOWN FROM HEAVEN SO BLUE. NUMBER 21589. IT HAS PRINT FROM TONNESEN. DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PRINT. THANKS DAWN
Hi Dawn,\nThanks for writing. I don’t know that title. Is it possible for you to send us an image of the print?\nLois