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Early 20th Century Women in Fashion

Vintage photographs of women in elegant attire from the early 1900s, showcasing intricate dresses and refined accessories.

May Scheider
May Scheider
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Mrs C Tanner gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negativesEthel OliverDorothy CapwellMcOwens 6, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.Mabel BoardmanCopy of a portrait of a woman, inscribed Oliver 15 x 12, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.Woodward 6 15/-, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.Jeannette CowanVicomtess De RancoigneMrs. Jas. A. ReedD Coate, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.May de SousaElizabeth KolbMaude Gonne McBride, three-quarters standingLady De Bathe (Lily Langtry)Constance AldenAdele BloodMrs. A.S. BurdenElsie Janis (March 16, 1889 February 26, 1956), American singer, songwriter, actress, and screenwriter. Entertaining the troops during World War I immortalized her as "the sweetheart of the AEF" (American Expeditionary Force). Pictured on the front cover of The Tatler dressed ready for a game of tennis which seems appropriate as the magazine comments on her fondness for the outdoor life and sport. Date: 1916Miss Phyllis Neilson-TerryMrs. Geo. HoweKathleen Howard as "Carmen"Mrs. Jos. FormanDavidson 6, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.Mrs. C.S. WhitmanMme. Morear ChaslanEsther ClevelandMrs. A.G. Wheeler Jr.Actress Louise Brooks (1906-1985) Rose PrestonMrs Crawford, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.Carolyn WilsonMiss Franklyn 135 Hanson Street Extra 6x8, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.Alexandra Carlisle as "Georgiana Vesey"Galli-CurciHelen Brice by SargentFrances B. RoederNorma Shearer in short dressStewart 6 studio portraits, portraits, black-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negativesMildred TillotsonMrs. Mary F. Karns-SnyderMme. Delaroche i.e., de LarocheGrand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna (1897-1917) was the second daughter of Tsar Nikolas and Tsarina Alexandra of Russia. No location or date.Countess Von HornMabel GarrisonPortrait of an unidentified young woman, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.Grand Duchess TataniaMme. Gadski & "Brunhilde"Mrs Baum, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.Bernice AllenBaroness deGuestreFannie HarleyMiss Griffen, Lucille SingletonMiss Clarke 6 x 8, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.Patricia of ConnaughtMrs. Fred BrittenVIOLET TREFUSIS Writer and lover of Vita Sackville-West. Date: 1894 - 1972Nancy Cunard (1896-1965), heiress to the Cunard Line fortune enjoyed the friendship of avant-garde writers and artists, and advocated liberal social causes during the 1920-30s. Pictured in The Tatler who describes her as one of last season's debutantes, and taking a great interest in the various concerts and matinees organised in aid of war funds, usually participating as a programme-seller. Date: 1915Margaret Read.Miss A Savage, 1940, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.07/31/1913. The former actress Dolores Bremon, who has retired from the scene to get married. Photo: Calvache.Grace George in "Major Barbara"Mrs. A.G. VanderbiltAnnie RussellMrs. Lorlys E. RogersLady Alastair Innes-Ker (born 1885) formerly Miss Anne Breese, daughter of Mr William Lawrence Breese of New York. She married Lord Alastair, who was the brother of the Duke of Roxburghe, in 1907. The Duchess of Roxburghe was also a wealthy American heiress. Date: 1912Nancy K. PerkinsCelia Claud on stageMrs. Elizabeth M. EdmundsMiss Hammond 12, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.Wilde 6 PC, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, standing, three-quartersJulia C. LathropLady Rachel HowardIsobel Elsom, British actress, 1916. Artist: Lallie CharlesHelen KELLER 1880-1968, American author and lecturer who was blind and deaf from infancy, full-length portrait, c. 1914Miller, Mrs, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.Ruth Gordon, 1896-(Clara Runkel) Mrs. Oscar F. GrabMrs. T. Lawson, Jr.TarasovaMay Scheider in "Postillon de Longjumeau"Mrs. Louise StrangChristine MillerCopy of a portrait of a woman, inscribed Ford, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.Sophie I. LoebLady Victor PagetMrs. Charles Alexander by SargentJustine JohnstoneMinnie Maddern FiskeMrs. L.J. BalsanMargaretta P. BlairLillian GrahamMrs. A.T. i.e., W.T. WaitePhotographic portrait of Lady Diana Manners (1890-1981), later Lady Diana Cooper and later Diana, Viscountess Norwich, the English actress, society figure and wife of Duff Cooper, as a young 12 year old girl at the time she was a bridesmaid for the Countess of Lytton. She is accompanied by the Hon. Irene Lawley. Date: 16 April 1902Gladys Cooper (1888 - 1971), English stage and screen actress, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler in January 1915. The magazine reports on her taking part in a concert party, arranged by Seymour Hicks, for 'our brave Tommies at the front.' Date: 1915Woman; inscribed 'Miss P. Barker ' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits08/31/1913. Princess Augustine Victory of Hohenzollern.Lucy Day MartinMiss Nancy Steele