#1924

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May McAvoy

(September 8, 1899 – April 26, 1984) was an American actress who worked mainly during the silent-film era. Some of her major roles are Laura Pennington in The Enchanted Cottage, Esther in Ben-Hur, and Mary Dale in The Jazz Singer.

The photo was taken for Photoplay, December 1924 - Portrait of May McAvoy in the role of Esther in Ben-Hur. She is wearing a blonde wig. (x)

Exactly one hundred years ago...

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Good friends. Motorists guide, Yellowstone National Park. 1924.

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Etiquette Problems in Pictures, Lillian Eichler, 1924

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Lucy Salani (deceased)

Gender: Transgender woman

Sexuality: N/A

DOB: 12 August 1924  

RIP: 22 March 2023

Ethnicity: White - Italian

Occupation: Veteran, activist, entertainer

Note: Only known Italian transgender person to have survived the Nazi concentration camps.

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René Lalique for House of Worth. Perfume bottle Dans la nuit (In the Night), c. 1924.

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William Mortensen (1897-1965) - The Veiled Woman, c. 1924

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The Book of Rabbit Stories / Buch der Hasengeschichten von Tom Seidmann-Freud

1924

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• Costumed Set.

Designer/Maker: I.Miller & Son, G. Shindhelm, Eaves Costume Co.

Date: 1924

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Ballet mécanique (Fernand Léger & Dudley Murphy, 1924)

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The Outbursts Of Everett True (Apr02nd1924)

Art by AD Condo

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Peter (A Young English Girl) | 1924

This portrait by lesbian painter Romaine Brooks depicts gender non-conforming lesbian artist Gluck, who refused gendered titles and was known within their inner circles as the chosen names Peter or Hig.

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Halloween motif. Aesop's fables in rhyme. 1924.

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Paul Strand. The Court. New York. 1924

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Summer hats from the Spring/Summer 1924 Sears catalog.

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Kawase Hasui: 'Evening Rain in Tajima Kinosaki' (1924)