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Olive Thomas as Miss January for the Ziegfeld Follies.

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May 1915: Olive Thomas photographed for Florenz Ziegfeld’s “Follies and Frolics” ball, held at the new Amsterdam Roof. The stage show included a dancing and entertainment performances by thirty women who were touted as “the world’s most beautiful.”

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April 25th, 1916: Olive Thomas featured in an ad for player pianos.

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Olive Thomas photographed on the set of Everybody’s Sweetheart. This would be her final film; it premiered posthumously, almost a month after her passing in Paris, France.

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In the 1920 film The Flapper, Olive Thomas’ six-year-old sister, Harriet, made a brief appearance on screen as the younger sibling of Ginger King. Despite their age difference, Olive was deeply devoted to Harriet and was well known to shower her with affection and gifts.

Tragically, Harriet, like her sister, would live a short life. She passed away at the tender age of 12 on March 25, 1926, after succumbing to a sudden flu and acute appendicitis.

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1915, Sarony Studio: Olive Thomas photographed for the Ziegfeld Follies

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1916,  Campbell Studios: Olive Thomas photographed for the Follies in a more candid pose.

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Olive Thomas, by Campbell Studios, c. 1915

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Olive Thomas in a promotional photo for "An Even Break" (1917, Triangle Studios)

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1916, Campbell Studio: Olive Thomas photographed with singer Lawrence Haynes by for Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolic.

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A portrait of Olive Thomas.

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A portrait of Olive Thomas, taken by Campbell Studios (1916, New York City)

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Olive Thomas as Ginger King in "The Flapper" (1920, Selznick Pictures)

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Thank you so much for bringing it up! I usually add posts when I can, sticking to standard tags, and I didn't occur to me add one for "AI enhancement". I have no intentions of being misleading, and I will be going through other posts for better clarification. So, thank you again! :)

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The photo is real, but you are correct that it is there are some AI elements. After colorizing it, I put it through an AI-based enhancer, which admittedly can turn out some wonky results. I have there original in my queue, but here it is as well. She is sitting on one of her coats that's featured in some other photos.

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Olive Thomas  photographed by Campbell Studios (1916, New York City)