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Classic Women in Vintage Fashion

A collection of women in mid-20th century fashion settings, showing elegant dresses and poised postures against vintage backdrops.

Gordon Conway (1894-1956). Prolific costume designer for the theatre and film, and contributor to magazines such as "The Tatler" and "Eve". 1926
Gordon Conway (1894-1956). Prolific costume designer for the theatre and film, and contributor to magazines such as "The Tatler" and "Eve". 1926
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Anefo photo collection. Cabinet formation, Miss Klompe after conversation with Minister Biesheuvel. March 14, 1967ROBIN WRIGHT in THE PLAYBOYS (1992), directed by GILLIES MACKINNON.Princess Margaret wears dark spectacles as she lights a cigarette while studying her programme at the Olympic Horse Trials at Badminton, Glos, yesterday. Gazing over her shoulder her cousin, Prince William of Gloucester, shares the programme with her. Princess Margaret went to the trials with the Queen Mother. April 22, 1954. (Photo by Daily Mirror)Anefo photo collection. Classic Edisons 1969 awarded in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Anneliese Rothenberger. October 3, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandAnefo photo collection. Television show Jenny Aean. January 14, 1972Business Trip - Leaving London on The Queen Mary boat train was Miss. Sybil Connolly, the Irish dress designer. She is Bound for a business trip to the United States and Australia. September 02, 1954. (Photo by United Press Photo)Sylva Koscina, The Millionairess, 1960.New York, New York: July 5, 1926 Child singing star Doris Nirdlinger sails for Europe on the S.S. Leviathan to entertain British Royalty at Buckingham Palace.Lady Docker, in training for her charity marbles match. January 27, 1955. (Photo by Daily Herald).Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix opens regional home "t joliaantje in rijswijk. August 24, 1977. Rijswijk, South HollandGeorgia Flournoy, ex-Slave, Full-Length Portrait, Eufaula, Alabama, USA, from Federal Writer's Project, Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives, United States Work Projects Administration, 1937Jolanda calvi di bergolo, roma, 1964New York, New York: September 5, 1941 Atlanta writer Margaret Mitchell, author of 'Gone With The Wind', in New York to christen the U.S.S. Atlanta tomorrow in Kearny, New Jersey. She has recently joined the Atlanta, Georgia branch of the American Women's Voluntary Services.Carole Carr, tall, blonds singer and radio's ' forces ' sweetheart ', will become the first television girl to hold the title when the first Forces Favourites TV show goes out on September 16. She will be seen answering Servicemen's requests for songs.Carole collects model aircraft as a hobby and is pictured with some of her miniasure plans at her London home. September 8, 1955. (Photo by Reuterphoto)Lady Grey, circa 1934, Wellington, by J.W. Chapman-Taylor.Paulette Goddard Comes To London European Trip To Gather ***** Material -- Star of silent films ***** Paulette Goddard, pictured on arrival in ***** Hollywood. She has come on a European ***** Anita Loos to gather Material for a ***** feature which will take about three months to produce ***** have sequences in seven deferent countries. She brought 22 change's of clothes, including plastic shoes, nylon dresses and 12 ***** evening gowns. The television films will star Miss. Goddard and be called "The perils of Paulette" ***** will visit London, Paris and Spain in their search *****. January 1, 1951. (Photo by Paul Popper).PAULETTE GODDARD in NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE (1940), directed by CECIL B DEMILLE.Mary Ruddock, c1940, by Leicagraph Studio (Wellington). Gift of Alison Williamson in memory of Mary Ruddock, 2012.07/31/1921. The farm of San Ildefonso - the Lady of Valdeiglesias (Chita) in the Gardens.Elsevier photo collection. Princess Beatrix leaves Tokyo (Japan) Schiphol. April 1, 1963. Noord-Holland, SchipholMiss Persson. Photo 1951. Fröken Persson. Foto 1951.Rae Cocking , 22-year-old soprano sleeted as Australia's Modern Melba, with Patrice Mussel. star of ***** New York Metropolitan Opera who plays the title ***** role in Melba, story of Dame Nellie Melba. June 19, 1953. (Photo by Paul Schumach, Metropolitan Photo Service)Café Volksgarten.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.Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (June 18, 1901 July 17, 1918) youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last sovereign of Imperial Russia, and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna.Anefo photo collection. New French star Catherine Sauvage in Amsterdam. March 3, 1955. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandPoll photo collection. Golda Meir, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, while calling them. January 1, 1964. IsraelAnefo photo collection. Sara Churchill in Micery Theater in Loenersloot. British actress and dancer Sara Churchill in the Micery theater in Loenersloot. November 17, 1966. Loenersloot, Utrecht (province)YVONNE DE CARLO.Poll photo collection. Family photos of the Danish royal family. The Danish royal couple in their home in Palace Brockdorff in Lock Amalienborg. March 1954. Denmark, CopenhagenEva 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.Celia Kaye, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Island of the Blue Dolphins", Universal Pictures, 1964Anefo photo collection. Assignment Telegraaf. Miss New Zealand, Lorraine Jones. February 24, 1962Janet Gaynor, the film star, wearing a tennis fashion. May 01, 1935.RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Margriet. 1971Anefo photo collection. Classic Edisons 1969 will be presented at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. 20.20A.21a. Jean Pierre Rampal, 22a Edith Mathis (soprano). October 3, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandAnefo photo collection. Miss Holland 1961. Election Miss Holland 1961. Winnares Annemarie Brink. May 17, 1961At Churchill Park, Lautoka, the Queen watches a sports meeting. Soon after, crowds mobbed her car. December 30, 1953.Elsevier photo collection. Princess Christina. February 1968RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Beatrix with the dog "Buster" in the garden of castle Drakensteyn, 1976. 1976Anefo photo collection. Fred Rombouts presents "MusicBox" for KRO. February 1, 1961Vera Lynn Visits a Munitions Factory, UK, 1941 Vera Lynn sings to workers during a lunchtime concert at a munitions factory, somewhere in Britain.INGRID BERGMAN.Poll photo collection. Family photos of the Danish royal family. Danish queen embroidery in her home in Palace Brockdorff in Lock Amalienborg. March 1954. Denmark, CopenhagenVenice: the French actress Mich®le Morgan purchases a gilded lead souvenir gondola.Elsevier photo collection. Mrs. Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, wife Governor Netherlands East Indies home Batavia. background life-size portrait daughter. 1941. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East IndiesIndian bollywood actress, Aishwarya Rai, India, Asia Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotoxLady Isobel Barnett (1918-1980) English radio and television star holding a lampshade***** Cocking, 22-year-old soprano selected as ***** Modern Melba, with Patrice Munsel, star of ***** New York Metropolitan Opera who plays the title ***** role in Melba, story of Dame Nellie Melba. June 19, 1953. (Photo by Paul Schumach).Hon. Margaret Elphinstone (b. 1925), daughter of 16th Baron Elphinstone and a bridesmaid to Princess Elizabeth at the London residence of the Countess of Cavan Date: 27th October 194712/31/1957. Princess Margaret of Sweden at the Gibralfaro tourist hostel.Poll photo collection. Golda Meir, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel. January 1, 1964. IsraelSOPHIA LOREN in DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS (1958), directed by DELBERT MANN.Queen Mother's Birthday Surprise -- A Royal Secret for the Queen Mother's birthday was this smiling theatre party. She and the Queen with Princess Margaret and the Duke Edinburgh saw "The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker" - "such a lovely evening," said the Queen Mother.Fashionable observers noted the Queen's winged, open sandals in black and white leather with matching handbag. With a touch of carefree Italian summer they are among the gayest shoes the Queen had chosen this year. August 05, 1955. (Photo by Daily Express Picture).Sleek, vital, Katherine Hepburn, in London yesterday continued her theme - Love and the Plain-looking Girl. A year ago she prodded me with a bony fist, blushed beneath her freckles, declaring: "Only the really plain people know about love." Then she flew off to Uganda to prove it in "African Queen." She was the dreary-looking missionary who falls in love with a half-drunk seaman, Humphrey Bogart. It was a masterly cameo of two people who found beauty and romance out of ugliness and despair. This was Hepburn's example when she pleaded yesterday: "If only men would give the plain girls an even break - they would be surprised at the richness and warmth that they would touch Off." April 7, 1952.RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Irene. 1960Mr. Joseph L. Sacco married to Miss Martha Mahakian , Brides, Weddings. Leon Abdalian CollectionMrs. Alice Mahakian's daughter Martha. Miss Gloria Lanzzella, Martha's god-mother ,. Leon Abdalian CollectionSIMONE SIMON. 1985.Elsevier photo collection. Dutch government proposed Princess Irene fiancé, Prince Carel Hugo, families Treves Zaal Hague. toast government, Princess Madeleine, mother Prince Carel Hugo, Queen Juliana. 11 February 1964. HagueMargaret Sanger (1879-1966), American Birth Control Activist, Sex Educator and Nurse, Seated Portrait, Harris & Ewing, 1932Miss Elvira Henderson, stage actress and niece of Lord Faringdon, appaering in Peggy-Ann at Daly's Theatre in London. Pictured granting an interview to a small dog who looks a little like Uggie from The Artist! 1927RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Irene. 1960Elsevier photo collection. Queen Juliana visited Zeeland Flanders. agricultural household school "Maria Ancilla" IJzendijke, queen animals students (an owl elephant), intended Prince Willem-Alexander Prince Maurits. June 20, 1968. IJzendijkeEleonora brown, 1960ELLEN BURSTYN in THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB (1995), directed by MELANIE MAYRON.Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) gazes down at her firstborn child, Prince Charles (Prince of Wales) lying in his cradle. Date: 1948Mrs. Alice Mahakian's daughter Martha. Miss Gloria Lanzzella, Martha's god-mother ,. Leon Abdalian CollectionFleur Cowles...a party for Picasso. May 01, 1953.Poll photo collection. Royal family Belgium. Koningin Astrid in the palace. 1934. Belgium, BrusselsTV and Film starlet Jacqueline Curtis, 18, who has just finished a film about space travel, but still has plenty of space to spare. She has only a 21-inch waist and that is only a 7½ pound box of chocolates her mother gave her as a reward. December 16, 1955.H.R.H. Princess Fawzia: Sister of King Farouk, seen trowel in hand laying a foundation stone. June 23, 1952. (Photo by Camera Press).Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II of England) with her sister Princess Margaret, in South Africa, 1947Miss Helen Keller, famous American blind & deaf authoress who will make an extensive tour of Australia talks into the microphone on arrival. With her is the right is Miss Polly Thompson her companion for 34 years and they converse with rapidity by means of the hands. March 29, 1948. (Photo by Frederick John Halmarick/Fairfax Media).Anefo photo collection. Theo Dor Bouwmeesterpenning for Anny de Lange (head). June 4, 1962Cover of The Sketch magazine featuring Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow, formerly Miss Barbara Hutton (1912-76). Hutton, the Woolworth's heiress, dubbed, 'poor little rich girl' by the press was a socialite and philanthropist. Reventlow was the second of her seven husbands, and during her marriage to him in the 1930s, suffered verbal and physical abuse. Date: 1939Mrs. M. Wirth of Wirth's Circus. April 01, 1955. (Photo by Clive H Benecke/).RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Irene. 1960Duke Univ. - Coeds, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette FrissellAnefo photo collection. VARA broadcast "and passer-by" in Bellevue, French film star Nicole Maurey. May 26, 1959. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandMARGARET SULLAVAN.Anefo photo collection. Election of Miss Interline Holland 1971 in Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam. Performance of .... March 20, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandThe Swedish Royal Family: Princess Desiree Of Sweden - An Informal photograph of Princess Desiree, the third daughter of Princess Sibylle and the late Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden; Princess Desiree, who was born 2nd June, 1938, is a granddaughter of King Gustaf VI. Adolf. February 9, 1955. (Photo by Camera Press)Queen Elizabeth & Princess Margaret - Earl Portraits. December 23, 1946.First Ladys Press Secretary Pamela Turnure with a foreign correspondent. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's Press Secretary, Pamela Turnure, with a foreign correspondent. Unidentified woman; Ms. Turnure (right). First Lady's Press Secretary's Office, White House, Washington, D.C.Laura Dekay Richardson Houghton, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette FrissellAnefo photo collection. Joan Haanappel 22 years. November 13, 1962Anefo photo collection. Actress Peggy Ashcroft at Schiphol for performing in Stadsschouwburg. 15 June 1962. Noord-Holland, SchipholIngmar Bergman. 1918-2007. Swedish film director. Pictured here 1950 on the film set of the movie High Tension actress Signe Hasso, 1915-2002. The film had premiere 1950. Anefo photo collection. Arrival Blue Diamonds and many other artists at Schiphol, George Shearing and wife. October 2, 1962. Noord-Holland, SchipholQueen ***** At Christmas -- Her Majesty the Queen at the mircorphone. Following the tradition by her grandfather and maintained by King ***** is to broadcast at a Christmas ***** from Sandringham on the afternoon *****. March 17, 1953.Silvia koscina, 1968Happy Sydney models who will appear with Bob Hope at the Stadium on Friday. Left to right: Ma re e Roberts, 22, Pauline, 20, Lois Wherrett, 22, and Michele Safargy, 20. May 24, 1955.12/31/1968. Nice image of Infanta Elena.SHIRLEY TEMPLE.LORETTA YOUNG in THE ACCUSED (1949), directed by WILLIAM DIETERLE.Vera Ellen U.S. Screen star dancer. November 10, 1950. (Photo by Tom Blau, Camera Press).Anefo photo collection. Arrival of singer Caterina Valente in Amsterdam. November 20, 1959. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland02/06/1975. An image of Mary Francis.Anefo photo collection. Lucille Starr received golden record in Apollo hotel. September 30, 1965. AmsterdamAnefo photo collection. First Chamber, Mrs. Vonhof-Luijendijk (wife of the mayor of Utrecht) Beetled as VVD MP. January 24, 1978