Ruth Elder
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Head shot of Ruth Elder in cloche hat and fur coat with her hand up on her collar.
Date Published
1928
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Missakian, Baron Siroon
Baron (“Mister”) Siroon Missakian was born in 1891 or 1892 in Istanbul, Turkey, of Armenian parents. As a youth he apprenticed to the official photographer for the Ottoman Empire. A patron from Boston, impressed when he heard the boy’s voice in an Armenian church, brought him to this country in 1913. Missakian enlisted in the Army during World War I and spent most of his service time singing for Liberty Bond Campaigns. After the war, he managed a Chicago portrait studio, later moving to Kansas City in 1925. Known as a “creative photographer,” Missakian captured the images of Kansas City's resident and visiting performers during the Jazz Age, a time when Kansas City was one of the most dynamic arts centers in America. His camera not only documented the worlds of classical music and dance, but also the new popular entertainments, vaudeville and the movies. By 1926 he was well established and garnered awards for his studio portraits. Among those photographed were Missakian’s friend and neighbor Walt Disney, Milton Berle and Sir Carl Busch, founder of the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra. Baron Missakian died July 7, 1964 after a long illness
Ruth Elder
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Head shot of Ruth Elder in cloche hat and fur coat with her hand up on her collar.
Date Published
1928
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Ruth Elder
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Ruth Elder in feather covered hat, flowers and silk dress posed with one hand to her chest and one on her hip.
Date Published
1928
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Ruth Elder
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Ruth Elder in feather covered hat, flowers and silk dress posed with one hand to her chest and one on her hip.
Date Published
1928
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Ruth Elder
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Ruth Elder in fur coat, flowers, and feather cover hat.
Date Published
1928
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Ruth Hamilton
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Ruth Hamilton facing camera with her body turned to her left, right hand on chest.
Date Published
1921
1934
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Ruth Hamilton
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Ruth Hamilton facing camera with her body turned to her left, right hand on chest.
Date Published
1921
1934
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Sir Carl Busch
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Head shot of Sir Carl Busch in suit and tie.
Date Published
1921
1934
Member of
Sir Carl Busch
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Head shot of Sir Carl Busch in hat, suit and tie.
Date Published
1921
1934
Member of
Sir Carl Busch
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Head shot of Sir Carl Busch in suit and tie.
Date Published
1921
1934
Member of
Sir Carl Busch
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Head shot of Sir Carl Busch in suit and tie.
Date Published
1921
1934
Member of
Sir Carl Busch
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Head shot of Sir Carl Busch in suit and tie.
Date Published
1921
1934
Member of
Sir Carl Busch
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Head shot of Sir Carl Busch in suit and tie.
Date Published
1921
1934
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Sylvia Tell in costume
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Sylvia Tell in southwestern costume and sombrero with guitar.
Date Published
1930
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Sylvia Tell in costume
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Sylvia Tell seated in costume with her body turned to the side, one arm above her head, her head turned to the other side looking off camera.
Date Published
1930
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Sylvia Tell in costume
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Sylvia Tell in ballet costume with sequined hat and ruffled collar.
Date Published
1928
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Sylvia Tell in costume
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Head shot of Sylvia Tell in ballet costume with sequined hat and ruffled collar.
Date Published
1930
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Sylvia Tell in costume
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Sylvia Tell in white dress in front of painted backdrop.
Date Published
1930
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Sylvia Tell in costume
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Sylvia Tell in costume in ruffled collar and beaded hat.
Date Published
1921
1934
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