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Puppet show crew on the set for "The Adventures of Captain Can-do": Fort Lauderdale, Florida

from Florida Memory

• Susan Kinney said:

  According to two puppeteers who knew him, the person in the lower left corner with the puppet appears to be Pady Blackwell.

Mrs. John Chas. Thomas (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• 1 older comment, and then…
• pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:

  Ruby Rothnour married baritone John Charles Thomas in 1913; they divorced in 1923, or maybe as early as 1916: books.google.com/books?id=Pi4HyzVJnFwC&lpg=PA24&o...

• nccmrm97 said:

  This photo looks a bit creepy, to me.

• Art Siegel said:

  the negative's date, 2-20-23, corresponds with news of her divorce, but the photo may be from 12-11-15 (the date on the companion photo negative) and re-used.
  
  Here's a little more:
  New York Times, Feb. 25, 1923.
  
  BARITONE'S WIFE OBTAINS DIVORCE
  Mrs. John C. Thomas Charged
  Husband's Cruelty Caused Her
  To Lose 28 Pounds
  
  RENO, Nev., Feb. 4 -- Ruby Thomas, wife of John Charles Thomas, an American baritone, obtained a divorce in the District Court here late yesterday. Cruelty was charged in the complaint, Mrs. Thomas testifying that his treatment caused her to lose weight from 130 pounds to 102 pounds, at which figure she now tips the scales.
  
  [...]
  The couple were married in Baltimore in 1913.
  
  select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50E15F739551673...
  See notes under:
  

• Pete (LOC P&P) said:

  pennylrichardsca and artolog thanks for the additional information. We will update the source data.

• Art Siegel said:

  

Portrait of Buffalo Bob Smith and Howdy Doody: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

from Florida Memory

• 11 older comments, and then…
• Lourdes Zerimar said:

  Lovely Picture! This is real documental history!!!

• - W i l l said:

  Buenno

• michelle marich morales said:

  muy bien

• Jessica Cantù said:

  ok

• southwest girl said:

  this is very cool thanks for posting