Beatrice Baxter Ruyl, in white cape, holding Ruth Ruyl, by Fred Holland Day (1864--1933), American photographer and publisher. He was prominent in literary and photography circles in the late 19 century and was a leading Pictorialist. He was an early and vocal advocate for accepting photography as a fine art. Beatrice Baxter Ruyl was a socialite, breastfeeding advocate as well as an artist and author.

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