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Pre 1897 thumbnails

BROOKE, MISS
Neg. No: GP (L) 1634B
Neg. Size: 15"x12"
Neg. Date: 01-03-1898

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Sitter: Sarah Brooke (stage name), Mrs. Ronald James Hamilton née Florence Maguérite Hannah (1875-1959).

Biog: Actress; only daughter of Major John Hannah; m (1915) Ronald James Hamilton (1872-1958), eldest son of Lord George Francis Hamilton.

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Date: 1 March 1898.

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Location: The Lafayette studio, 179 New Bond Street, London, W.

Descr: FL standing.

Costume: Striped dress.

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Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop; giltwood cabinet; table; studio Persian rug.

Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 179 New Bond Street, London, W.

Evidence of photographer at work: -

No of poses: 5

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: Burkes' Peerage; Who's Who in the Theatre; J.P. Wearing, American and British Theatrical Biography: A Directory, Metuchen, NJ, 1979.

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Reproduced: (version) Chic, 12 July 1902, p 269.

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