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Title
Peggy Hamilton modeling a Travis Banton hostess gown with beaded chiffon and gold lace, 1932
Contributor
University of California, Los Angeles. -- Library. -- Dept. of Special Collections (repository)
Adams, Peggy Hamilton, -- 1890-1984 (subject)
Richee, Eugene, -- 1896-1972 (photographer)
Banton, Travis, -- 1894-1958 (fashionDesigner)
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Adams (Peggy H.) papers
Rights Information
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Description
Eugene Richee was a studio photographer who worked for Paramount Pictures from 1925 to 1935 and later worked for MGM and Warner Brothers.
A different photograph of Peggy Hamilton wearing this hostess gown appears in her Los Angeles Times feature "Fashions," September 11, 1932, pg. F4
Handwritten on edge of negative: PFL-12 [should read "FPL": Famous Players Lasky; later Paramount]
Travis Banton was the chief designer at Paramount Pictures. He is considered one of the most important Hollywood costume designers of the 1930s.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic negative
Identifier
adamspapers:400
uclamss_1373_0443
ark:/21198/zz002bzvb1
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Chiffon
Lace (needlework)
Satin
Beadwork
Evening dresses (garments)
Place
California
Hollywood
Relation
Peggy Hamilton Adams Papers. Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA

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