1940s Female Personalities

Vintage portraits of women from the mid-20th century, showcasing their fashion and demeanor, emphasizing their significance in cultural history.

Andree de Jongh. March 23, 1946.
Andree de Jongh. March 23, 1946.
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Maria Callas, '70s.
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She 's earned her holiday.Jean Carson, the ***** redhead from Pudsey. Home town in Yorkshire. ***** Hutton, Photographed at London airport this morning ***** She was just signed two contracts worth £55,000-One with ranks for five pictures, And the other with an American TV Organisation for 13 programmes in which she will appear with Bob hope and Jimmy Durante, etc...Jean Carson, red-Headed actress from Pudsey, Yorkshire, Photographed at London airport before leaving for US. She will do 13 TV programs there. March 22, 1955.
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English Actress Sonia Dresdel (photographed in Sydney yesterday) began smoking cigars when cigarettes were unprocurable in war-time London. She still prefers them to cigarettes. November 19, 1950.
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Franco's Daughter Made Dame Of The Holy Sepulchre -- General Franco's Daughter, Dona Carmen Franco Polo, Marquesa De Villaverde, wearing the matle of the order of the holy Sepulchre.Cardinal Cicognani officiated at the ceremony in Madrid when General Franco's daughter was admitted a dame of the order of the holy Sepulchre. The ceremony took place in the cathedral of San Francisco El Grande. February 2, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper).
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H. R. H. Princess Margaret -- Photographed in April, 1949, when she was in her 19th year. This portrait shows Princess Margaret in the uniform of Commandant-in-chief, St. John Ambulance Brigade Cadets. August 28, 1953. (Photo by Dorothy Wilding, Camera Press).
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ELVIRA QUINTILLA.
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Mrs. Kay Kageyama. Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar.
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Princess Elizabeth had a narrow escape today when a huge slab of concrete crashed on a step where she had stood a minute earlier. February 15, 1950. (Photo by Reuterphoto).
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The Queen's Trainbearer -- Among those invited to carry the Queen's train for the Coronation is Lady Iris Mountbatten, the daughter of the Marquess and Marchioness of Carisbrooke, who is 17.Lady Iris Mountbatten. April 8, 1937. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited)
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Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (19 November 1917 31 October 1984) was the Prime Minister of the Republic of India for three consecutive terms from 1966 to 1977 and for a fourth term from 1980 until her assassination in 1984, a total of fifteen years. She is India's only female prime minister to date. She is the world's all time longest serving female Prime Minister.
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Niña Pastori (María Rosa García García). Grabación programa de televisión. Málaga 1995.
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Princess Margaret At Her Wedding -- Bride in a white satin dress with wide, boat-shaped neckline, is 22-year-old Miss Rachel Brand, a close friend of Princess Margaret. At St. Peter's, Eaton Square, she ws married to Mr. William Douglas-Home, third son of the late Earl of Home.Princess Margaret attended the wedding. Holding the bride's tulle veil in place is a spray of flowers. July 26, 1951.
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Anefo photo collection. Ballet. Marianne Hilariides. October 16, 1961
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Mrs. Dennis Shimizu, Ansel Adams
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Siamese Bride in red silk, with a drape of chiffon over the shoulder. Her name is Thipawan Petchsingh. In Siam, her home-land, this means "flower from heaven". Miss Petchsingh was recently married in London to Mr. Rachawongse Varavarn, an attache at the Siamese Embassy, where Miss Petchsingh's father is first secretary. April 08, 1954.
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Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II (1926-) Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Dated 20th Century
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Joan Crawford, 50s.
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Soong May-ling or Mei-ling, also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek (Song Meiling, 1898-2003), First Lady of the Republic of China (ROC) and wife of President Chiang Kai-shek. She was a politician and painter. The youngest and the last surviving of the three Soong sisters, she played a prominent role in the politics of the Republic of China and was the sister in law of Song Qingling, wife of President Sun Yat-sen, the founder of the Chinese Republic (1912).
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Maria callas
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Mrs. Ray Fitzpatrick. July 18, 1955. (Photo by Stuart William MacGladrie/Fairfax Media).
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Sister G. Bury - Hostess Of The Queens Flight. October 05, 1953.
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MARIA GUERRERO.
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Anefo photo collection. New Hungarian ambassador, Mrs Anna Babrits arrived at Schiphol (head). November 13, 1974. Noord-Holland, Schiphol
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Anefo photo collection. Lita Kuiler and Leo Oudheusden left for London to train in ships. Lita Kuiler (head). April 11, 1963. Great Britain, London
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Held For Theft Of Secrets -- Judith Coplon (left), 27, and Valentine A. Gubitchev (right), 32, are under arrest in New York today for stealing secret government information. Miss Coplon is an employe of the department of Justice and Gubitchev is a Russian employe of the Soviet delegation to the United Nations. March 05, 1949. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).
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The Imperial Royal Family of Persia;Princess Shahnaz - Daughter of the Shah of Persia by his first marriage. May 19, 1953. (Photo by Camera Press).
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"Electors of King, I am your Liberal candidate" says Miss Roberta Galagher, as she drives through the ***** addressing her constituents. May 01, 1947.
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Anefo photo collection. Arrival Zarah Leander (singer) at Schiphol. Zarah Leander. October 3, 1967
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Anefo photo collection. unknown . Commemoration of a hundredth birthday of Pietro Mascagni d Nederlandse Opera, Lia Cadadei as Beppe (Gypsy) during the rehearsal. April 16, 1964
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Indian woman in saree bindi ear ring portrait in studio Kulri Mussoorie Uttar Pradesh India 1940 s NO MR Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox
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Anefo photo collection. Mrs Sjtsjaranski press conference in The Hague. Mrs. Sjtsjaranski speaks. January 13, 1983. The Hague, South Holland
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Anefo photo collection. National ballet left to Yugoslavia, in foreground Sonia Gaskell. July 7, 1964. Noord-Holland, Schiphol
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INGRID BERGMAN.
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Violetta Elvin. October 22, 1954.
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Margaret Leighton, British stage actress, who broadcasts in BBC home and overseas programmes.Als Show From Niven - Blonde stage star Margaret Leighton completely steals the show as Flora MacDonald in "Bonnie Prince a Charlie." David Niven, who plays the title role, came from Hollywood to star. Margaret Leighton is a former Old Vic Company player. "Bonnie Prince Charlie" has been two years before the cameras and in cutting-rooms. It was finished this week after a few retakes had been done. October 3, 1947.
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China/USA: Soong May-ling or Mei-ling, also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek (1898-2003), reads the news of Japan's 'Complete Surrender' with obvious satisfaction, New York, 15 August 1945
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Yokohama, Japan, October 28, 1945 Iva Toguri, known as "Tokyo Rose" of the Japanese propaganda "Zero Hour" broadcasts which were beamed at U. S. troops in the Pacific during the war, as she looks through the bars of her cell. Born in Los Angeles in 1916, she is awaiting trial for treason against the United
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Tokyo Rose leaving the court room, after the verdict, accompanied by U.S. Marshal Herbert C. Cole. Tokyo Rose was a name given by Allied troops in the South Pacific during World War II to all female English-speaking radio broadcasters of Japanese propaganda. Several female broadcasters operated using different aliases and in different cities throughout the territories occupied by the Japanese Empire. Tokyo Rose ceased to be merely a symbol during September 1945 when Iva Toguri D'Aquino was accused of being the "real" Tokyo Rose, arrested, tried, and became the seventh person in U.S. history to be convicted of treason. Toguri was eventually paroled from prison in 1956, but it was more than 20 years later that she received an official presidential pardon for her role in the war