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Hollywood 1913 RR1350 Costume Black strapped bathing unitard. Hat. T. Scoop neck and deep armhole suggest cleavage side. Feet covered. Actions Roland stands on a solid thing in front of shallow breakers and a rustic pier, as if in front of a sound (1) Commentary Exposures have advanced past the armpit. Scoop cleavage predates the unitard (and may have been even more advanced) but armhole looks to be getting bigger and threatening cleavage from the side, Compare to Mable Norman last year (MN1250). Source "Ruth Roland," 1913; in Daniel Blum, A Pictorial History of the SIlent Screen, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1953, p. 37. Blum puts all photos by year together and has a commentary about the goin' ons. This book and his companion Sound era books provide some dating reference. 1 picture. |
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