July 28, 2026
Tag: Gertrude Lamson
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Three Tragic Lives
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Three women of extraordinary beauty, talent, and wealth whose lives could be the outline for an anthology of tragic short stories are portrayed in this remembrance. Two were dead before age 50, the other shunned by the world. Helene Held, Nance O’Neil, and Gaynor Rowlands are forgotten today but postcard collectors know their faces and…
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May 24, 2026 2 Comments
“Living Exhibits” or “Human Zoos” by most standards were dismal ways to earn a living, but for the public they were curious and entertaining. This story of an “Eskimo Queen” teaches what it was like to be part of one.