new york times – un regard oblique

Miriam Marmein, donning a “ship” costume and headdress,

posing for a portrait by the artist Edith Bry in January 1927. Miriam was one of the three Marmein Sisters, noted dancers and mimes who started performing in 1924. / source: NY Times

Actress Helen Foster posing for a portrait while wearing “Pilgrim” garb and holding a live turkey, November 1927 (source: NYTimes)