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Part 1 of Eugene Walter's Conversations About Mobile oral history interview, in which he discusses his early life and travels in Europe.

A painted sketch of a feminine, blue-faced, mask, with a crescent moon on the head, half of the face colored in a slightly darker blue with stars, and a pearl necklace with letters in alternating beads spelling "Sensitive."

A painted sketch of a mask resembling a freckled sun with a floral wreath crown, with "Mask, stage right" written on the bottom right side of the page.

A painted costume design sketch of a character with a puffy, white, clown-like outfit with a fluffed out collar, holding a staff with a red flower at the top. Façade is written on the bottom left side of the page, but it is not known from which poem…

A painted costume design sketch for a woman in a pink dress and white apron, one leg in a blue stocking, with "Meg" written in pencil in the bottom right corner, presumably based on nursey-maid Meg, a character in the Façade poem, "Fox-Trot 'Old Sir…

A painted costume design sketch for a tall mustachioed man holding a rifle, with "Old Sir Faulk" written in pencil in the bottom left corner, presumably based on Old Sir Faulk, a character in the Façade poem, "Fox-Trot 'Old Sir Faulk'."

A painted costume design sketch for a lady in mostly yellow clothing who is painting a canvas, with "Mrs. Marigold" written in pencil in the bottom left corner, presumably based on the character Mrs. Marigold, in the Façade poem, "Polka."

A painted costume design sketch for an admiral with a blue hat and a pink butterfly on the tip of a wand, presumably based on Sir Joshua Jebb, the admiral character in Edith Sitwell's Façade poem, "En Famille."

Set design of patio area, with lush greenery and pink flowers. Not pictured, text: Variant Setting

Set design with central niche cut out with tea set in front, and the following text at the bottom:

Façade Edith Sitwell - Wm. Walton - dance and recitation - accademia Santa Cecilia, Rome, 1958 - E. Walter