New Find 5 - another RARE Portrait of Louise Brooks

There is still a lot of interesting Louise Brooks & silent film material yet to discover. This post is the fifth in an ongoing series highlighting some of the newly found material I have just recently come across while stuck at home due to the coronavirus. With time on my hands, I have turned to picking through some of the many online databases and archives - some of which are newly accessible (due to the physical restrictions put on researchers because of the coronavirus), and some of which I am returning to in order to more thoroughly explore their holdings. As I am always finding out, it pays to not only have more than one set of key words to search under, but to look in the most unlikely places. You never know what you will find. Be sure and follow this blog for more discoveries in the coming weeks. 

As I mentioned in the second installment in this series, "New Find 2 - a Rare Paparazzi Picture of Louise Brooks," I am always a bit gobsmacked when I see a picture of Louise Brooks which I have never seen before. Here is another such image, which I uncovered a few days ago. It dates from 1933, and depicts newlyweds Louise Brooks and Deering Davis.

The caption below this portrait reads: "The Deering Davises, of Chicago, down on the farm. Mrs Davis is the former Miss Louise Brooks, erstwhile of the movies in the dear silent days."

I am not sure what farm the caption refers to, but judging by their attire, I don't think the new couple (he, a suit and she, high heels and gloves) were engaged in farm work. Perhaps they were enjoying horseback riding, as Deering Davis was a wealthy, well known polo player.... Here, for your amusement, is another picture of the soon divorced couple.