Tag: sisters

Ruth and Ella Myles aka Beauty Poses, British Pathé, 1935 / src of GIF: gypsyastronaut

Various shots of acrobats Ruth and Ella Myles performing graceful balances and contortions in the studio. They are both extremely supple! Both wear white swimsuits with black belts and tie and the neck. Their final feat involves one girl doing a back bend and staying in that crab position while the other stands on her pelvis and does a back bend there!

more information and full video, at British Pathé also in YouTube

Vintage ca. late 1910′s / early 1920′s photograph of Ziegfeld Follies showgirls the Fairbanks Twins, Madeline and Marion, in a spirited jazz age costume view. Though not actually twins, the sisters were a fixture in vaudeville, early silent film, and become featured stars in the Ziegfeld Follies and Midnight Frolic revues. (by Culver Pictures Inc., NY) / src: Grapefruit Moon Gallery

Harris & Ewing :: “Cleveland, Esther, Miss. Group.”
Washington DC, ca. 1918

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This appears to be a formal pre-wedding portrait of the woman on the
left, Marion Cleveland, and her younger sister Esther Cleveland, daughter of Grover Cleveland, the only presidential child born in the White House. Marion’s wearing a
wedding dress without a veil, which is common for this kind of portrait
at this time period. Marion Cleveland was married on November 28, 1917. Had the photo been
taken after her marriage, she would have been Mrs. William Dell. Before
her marriage, however, she would have been referred to simply as “Miss
Cleveland”, which may explain the caption: Miss Cleveland and Esther
Cleveland. / src and hi-res: Shorpy