Classic Studio Portraits of Women

Elegant vintage portraits of women in formal attire, capturing the essence of 20th-century photography with a focus on beauty and grace.

Miss Calshan, October 1935, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Woman; inscribed 'Miss E. Ward' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Woman; inscribed 'Miss G. Runnerstrum' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Elizabeth Valentine

Woman; inscribed 'Miss L. Newall' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Woman; inscribed 'Miss M. Stewart' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Woman; inscribed 'Mrs Upham' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Miss Davies Nitrate negatives, black-and-white negatives

Meinhold, 1937, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Lady Mayoress Mrs. Hagon. August 14, 1933. (Photo by Bernie Cesar).

Elna Brundin's sister Hanna Olsson. Elna Brundins syster Hanna Olsson.

Miss Calshan, October 1935, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Woman; inscribed 'Miss Winchcombe' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Agatha Christie also writes serious romances under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. July 20, 1942. (Photo by Bassano Ltd.)

Mrs R Bell, 1937, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Mrs Vaughan Morgan, 1936, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Mr. Micheal Campbell. April 12, 1933.

Woman, circa 1939, Wellington, by Cuba Photographic Studio.

Miss Dadley black-and-white negatives, studio portraits, gelatin silver negatives

Miss Lowtbeck, August 1935, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Miss H Witt, 1936, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Eva Braun's Photo Albums, ca. 1913 - ca. 1944. These albums are attributed to Eva Braun (four are claimed by her friend Herta Schneider, nee Ostermeyer) and document her life from ca. 1913 to 1944. There are many photographs of Eva, her sisters and their children, Herta Schneider and her children, as well as photographs of Eva's vacations, family members and friends. Included also are photographs taken by and of Eva Braun at Hitler's chalet Berghof (or Kehlstein), photographs of Hitler and his entourage, visitors to Berghof and the scenery around Berchtesgaden, and some studio portraits of Eva and members of her family.

Woman; inscribed 'Miss E. Munro' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Woman; inscribed 'Miss M. G. Denize' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Woman; inscribed 'Mrs Burnes' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Miss Rainbow black-and-white negatives, studio portraits, gelatin silver negatives

Balis, circa 1935, Wellington, by Cuba Photographic Studio.

Meinhold, 1937, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Woman, inscribed E Taylor, 16 September 1939, Wellington, by Cuba Photographic Studio.

Woman; inscribed 'Mrs L. J. Nicholls' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Miss Taylor Coupon, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.

Geraldine Cummins (1890-1968), Irish psychic, noted for her automatic writings.

Mrs Haldane black-and-white negatives, studio portraits, gelatin silver negatives

L Jenkins black-and-white negatives, studio portraits, gelatin silver negatives

Miss Hamilton 1 6x8 coupon, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.

Miss Hort 49 Ellice Street coupon in colours studio portraits, portraits, black-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives

Mrs. Adrian Curlewis - Ethel Turner. April 13, 1936. (Photo by Dorothy Welding).

Mary Galway, 1935-1939, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Woman; inscribed 'Mrs J. A. Little Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Woman; inscribed 'Mrs E. D. Hay' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Eva Braun's Photo Albums, ca. 1913 - ca. 1944. These albums are attributed to Eva Braun (four are claimed by her friend Herta Schneider, nee Ostermeyer) and document her life from ca. 1913 to 1944. There are many photographs of Eva, her sisters and their children, Herta Schneider and her children, as well as photographs of Eva's vacations, family members and friends. Included also are photographs taken by and of Eva Braun at Hitler's chalet Berghof (or Kehlstein), photographs of Hitler and his entourage, visitors to Berghof and the scenery around Berchtesgaden, and some studio portraits of Eva and members of her family.

Mrs Rose Hamilton gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Woman; inscribed 'Miss Edna Smith' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Ada Jeavons (nee de Clifford)

Mrs. Diana Batty -- 21 year old society girl whose Engagement is announced to Mr. Michael Asquith. Miss Diana Battye generally called did (Not Didi) is the daughter of Miss Leonard Hackett who used to be well known Aviator step daughter of Leonard Hackett of Sonnins. Mr. Michael Asquith (for particulars see back of his portrait enclosed is 23-is graduate (nor under graduate of Ballio-College, Oxford where his father & grandfather (Lord Oxford) both were. January 23, 1938. (Photo by Hay Wrightson).

12/31/1919. Portrait of Doña María Cristina Borbón Battenberg.

Woman; inscribed 'Miss L. Hannan' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Woman; inscribed 'Miss Shepard' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Mrs. R.J. Bartley. (Lady Mayoress elect 18-12-42). December 18, 1942.

Eva Braun's Photo Albums, ca. 1913 - ca. 1944. These albums are attributed to Eva Braun (four are claimed by her friend Herta Schneider, nee Ostermeyer) and document her life from ca. 1913 to 1944. There are many photographs of Eva, her sisters and their children, Herta Schneider and her children, as well as photographs of Eva's vacations, family members and friends. Included also are photographs taken by and of Eva Braun at Hitler's chalet Berghof (or Kehlstein), photographs of Hitler and his entourage, visitors to Berghof and the scenery around Berchtesgaden, and some studio portraits of Eva and members of her family.

Woman, circa 1939, Wellington, by Cuba Photographic Studio.

Woman; inscribed 'Miss Bevan' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Woman, inscribed Scott, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.

Woman; inscribed 'Mrs Page' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

12894.Eva Braun's Photo Albums, ca. 1913 - ca. 1944. These albums are attributed to Eva Braun (four are claimed by her friend Herta Schneider, nee Ostermeyer) and document her life from ca. 1913 to 1944. There are many photographs of Eva, her sisters and their children, Herta Schneider and her children, as well as photographs of Eva's vacations, family members and friends. Included also are photographs taken by and of Eva Braun at Hitler's chalet Berghof (or Kehlstein), photographs of Hitler and his entourage, visitors to Berghof and the scenery around Berchtesgaden, and some studio portraits of Eva and members of her family.

Miss ME McMahon, 1936, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

H.R.H. The Duchess of Gloucester. May 25, 1936.

Lady Spriggs, 1937, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Woman; inscribed 'Miss Hugo' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Abbott 6 PC, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.

Betty Shanks - Murdered Near Brisbane 1952. February 06, 1953. (Photo by The Telegraph Feature Service).

Mary, Countess of Clancarty. Bringing "out" her debutante daughter. New Studio Portrait of, Mary, Countess of Clancarty, who is bringing out a 1937 - Coronation year dabutante - her 18 year old daughter Lady Alma de la Poer Trench. The Countess, is the widow of the 5th Earl of Clkancarty, who died in 1929 and daughter of the late W. F. Rosslewin Ellis, Barrister-at-Law, of Fulford Yorkshire. Her young daughter should be one of the lovliest of 1967 debs. December 21, 1936.

Woman; inscribed 'Mrs Callan' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Ivy Scott - Century Opera

Woman; inscribed 'Miss G Wall' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Woman; inscribed 'Miss Vallance' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Woman; inscribed 'Miss Sommerville' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Woman; inscribed 'Miss M. Kissell' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Miss Finch, 13 Queen St, 1 July 1930, Wellington, by Cuba Photographic Studio.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. May 3, 1937. (Photo by Hay Wrightson).

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), First Lady of the United States 1933-1945 as Wife of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, Head and Shoulders Portrait, 1933

Woman; inscribed 'Miss Mason' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

'Mrs Simpson: A Studio Portrait', 1937. Artist: Unknown.

Mrs. H. B. Farncomb. December 10, 1944.

New Viscountess -- Lady Greenwood, whose husband Lord Greenwood has been made a Viscount in the New Year's Honours List, for public services.Raised to the peerage in 1929, her husband is better known as Sir Hamar Greenwood.He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies (W.L. Spencer - Churchill) March, 1906-8.Lady Greenwood, D.B.E., is a daughter of the late Walter Spencer. March 15, 1937.

Mrs S Parker black-and-white negatives, studio portraits, gelatin silver negatives

Miss Hodgkinson, 24 Hargreaves St, 2 August1930, Wellington, by Cuba Photographic Studio.

Mrs N McCartney black-and-white negatives, studio portraits, gelatin silver negatives

Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (June 26, 1892 - March 6, 1973), also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhju (Chinese: 珍珠; pinyin: Sài Zhēnzhū), was an American writer who spent most of her time until 1934 in China. Her novel 'The Good Earth' was the best-selling fiction book in the USA in 1931 and 1932, and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. In 1938, she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, 'for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces'.

Elsy Jansson (). Photo in February 1940. Elsy Jansson (). Foto i februari 1940.

Dame Sybil ThorndikeNew productions are six-a-penny this week.On Friday, J. B. Priestley's new play. "The Linden Tree", opens at The Duchess with Sir Lewis Casson and Dame Sybil Thorndike heading the cast.At the Saint James, in "Fly Away, Peter", shapely Maureen Horley, who recently insured her figure for £5000, adequately shows it worth every penny of the premium.And the the Prince's Theatre in the British musical, "The Nighingale", the young American opera star, Mimi Benzill, lays claim to have the strongest female voice in the world. June 18, 1934.

Mrs Hughes coupon, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.

Actress Lynn Fontanne, Portrait, Bain News Service, 1920

Portrait of Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands. Portrait of Juliana. In the undermaster her name and title.

Miss M Wright black-and-white negatives, studio portraits, gelatin silver negatives

Cecilia (Cissy) or (Cissie) Loftus (1876 - 1943), Scottish actress and music hall star dressed in her costume for the role of Peter Pan in J. M. Barrie's play at the Duke of York's Theatre in London. Date: 1906

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Queen Juliana sitting on a chair in Soestdijk Palace, 1959. 1959

Portrait of an unidentified woman, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.

The Lady Mayoress of London:Lady BowaterShe married Mr. (now Sir) Noel Vansittart Bowater in 1921; they have one son and two daughters. Lady Bowater's maiden name is Constance Heiton Bett. December 29, 1953. (Photo by Fayer, Camera Press).

Washington, D.C.: July 20, 1933 A portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt.

Portrait Erna Schulze

Woman; inscribed 'Mrs Adams' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

British officials her Excellency lady Haig NO MR Copyright: xJehangirxSorabjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Mrs. Harold Gatty wins divorceMrs. Elise Louise Gatty is shown in court here today when she was awarded a divorce from Harold Gatty, who flew around the world with the late Wiley Post. She testified he traveled so much he had little time for his wife and children. September 3, 1936. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Mrs. Aug. Belmont

Breach case - Woman awarded £20,000 Pounds. Mrs. Helen Dunhill, 45, widow of the tobacco manufacturer, after judgment for Pounds £20,000 was given in her favor in a breach of promise case in England. Mother of three children. She sued 70-year-old Samuel Wallrock, of London. February 13, 1951. (Photo by The Associated Press Photo).

Marie Thayer

Mrs. Dale Collins. March 19, 1931.

The Popular Duchess Of York -- Wife of The Heir to The Throne.Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York who will be thirty six years of age in August this year (1936).Her duties will be considerably more now that The Duke of York is heir to the Throne.Her Royal Highness is Colonel in Chief, Kings Own Yorkshire L.I. and Hon. Col. 14th Batn. London Regt. (London Scottish). May 25, 1936. (Photo by Hay Wrightson)

Woman; inscribed 'Mrs Reid' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Mamie Knows Her Fashions -- Mamie Eisenhower displays some recent ensembles which have won her style experts' plaudits as "a First Lady who also is a real influence in the fashion world." The style-conscious next mistress of the White House is expected to give a lift to the fashion industry, which is launching its spring styles this week. The evening outfit demonstrates why Mamie was described as "that rare phenomenon, a grandmother who looks wonderful in a strapless dress." November 21, 1952. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

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