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Circus, America via Hollywood 1916 RS1650 Costume Stretchy strapped leotard with tights and ballet shoes. An extra set of strapoffs. Headband. Pigtails. T but TL implied and fully shaped. Actions Ruth stands in front of the circus wagon with a lion inside (1). Commentary Here we see the topological equivalent of the unitard. We don't in fact know if this is a fancy single constructed garment or the leotard and tights that it appears to be. Another female animal handler this same year (OH1650). Source Peg O' the Ring, Universal film, probably one-reeler,1916. Daniel Blum, A Pictorial History of the SIlent Screen, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1953, p. 111. 1 picture. |
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