Chaufty's Studio
Portrait of an Oklahoma "Banner Lady" Advertising the Frisco Railway, 1904
Silver print
5 x 10 inches overall
With Chaufty's Stroud, OK, photo studio stamped credit recto.
With Chaufty's Stroud, OK, photo studio stamped credit recto.
An unusual 'banner lady' photograph showing a woman dressed in advertisements for the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad (popularly known as the 'Frisco Railway'). Because of the date on the woman's...
An unusual "banner lady" photograph showing a woman dressed in advertisements for the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad (popularly known as the "Frisco Railway"). Because of the date on the woman's banner, it is likely the photo is advertising piece for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, which employed the Frisco Railway to bring travelers from Oklahoma to the event.