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I wonder if this is the nude model that was in so many photos around the turn of the century? She is very famous, but as far as I know, nobody knows who she is. I always thought solving her identity would be a fabulous project for forensic investigators and artists. I wish History Channel or someone else would take up that cause. Photos of her were not pornographic. They were tasteful and artful. She had light eyes and baby teeth.This looks a lot like her to me. Does anyone else know the person I am speaking of? Photos of her are widely distributed. She was very pretty. I would love to know if this is her. I painted a picture based on one of her photos. I usually recognize her. But the "baby teeth" effect might be from somebody altering her teeth. It looks like someone tried to darken her lip line. Too bad the photo has been messed with.

Wow, if you look at the larger size it seems the whole dress might be painted on--possibly the headgear too, although maybe that's just been altered.

creepy

Often pictures were tainted or coloured for postcards. This is perhaps such kind of painting ? Same thing for teeth. Interesting picture.

Germaine Lauret, danseuse à Paris

A London stage actress, apparently: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F10713FC3D5813...

Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin (1863-1952), Chippewa lawyer; she was the first Native American student and first woman of color to graduate from the Washington College of Law, in 1914. She worked in the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and was an officer in the Society of American Indians. Because she was a fluent French speaker, she offered her skills as a translator to the War Department during WWI. www.scribd.com/doc/27658436/Marie-Bottineau-Baldwin

thanks for the info Penny she was one amazing woman!!

pennylrichardsca: What an amazing woman! Thanks again for providing this great information about Baldwin. We will expand the record to reflect more about her when we update.

A Bain portrait of Mrs. Baldwin in Native American garb:

Was just looking at the larger versions of this one--it's been pretty significantly altered to streamline her figure and chin shapes.