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Historical Portraits of Women

Vintage portraits of women in elegant historical costumes, depicting fashion and grace from different eras, capturing a sense of nostalgia.

Mrs. A.G. Vanderbilt (Mrs. Margaret Emerson McKim)
Mrs. A.G. Vanderbilt (Mrs. Margaret Emerson McKim)
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Mrs. Aug. Rost OpenheimHomer in "Armide"State portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II painted by James Gunn, A.R.A. and exhibited in the Summer exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1954. April 28, 1954. (Photo by Central Office of Information, London)Burgess W 3 E, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.Miss Perry, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.Mrs. Norman HapgoodFront cover of The Sphere featuring Lily Elsie (1886 - 1962) popular theatre actress and singer an star of 'The Merry Widow'. Pictured on her wedding day in a gown in the style of the Empress Josephine after the ceremony where she married Mr Ian Bullough from Perthshire at All Saint's Church, Ennismore Gardens, South Kensington. Born Elsie Cotton in Yorkshire, Lily Elsie became the most popular actress on the London stage, and appeared at Daly's Theatre. Date: 1911Flore RevallesDuchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie) was King's Wife of Prussia as the woman of King Frederick William III, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century originalPrincess of Wied i.e., Archduchess Maria Immakulata of AustriaETHEL BARRYMORE. 1901.FarrarMrs Clarke 9 PC, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.Marjorie RiceFlorence WaltonPearl AufrereThe spy Mata Hari in an image from 1900.Mrs. Martin LittletonMolly McIntyre starring in Love o' Mike at the Shubert Theater on Broadway in New York CIty, circa 1913Fernanda RiabouchinskyRVD / Royal House photo collection. Queen Wilhelmina in December 1900. December 1900Photo shows Helen Keller (1880-1968) possibly at the International Flower Show, New York City, April 1913. Mrs. Otto H. KahnLily Langtry (1863-1929), English actress pictured during the First World War when she was working for the Red Cross in America. Date: 1917Anita StewartIn 1907, the Lady Astor-to-be posed for Charles Dana Gibson, the painter of beautiful women. A Gibson girl was the American feminine ideal. July 30, 1952.Patsy Ruth MillerPrincess Marie Jose of Belg. i.e., BelgiumFlorence Croker Morris03/31/1912. From the Paris circus company. Madame Roberty'S - photo Charles And Russell Belfast -Approximate date.Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman | Library of CongressFlorence WaltonBelle BoydEster Lindberg. Ester Lindberg.Knight CP 12, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.Pilar Alonso (Mahón, 1897-Madrid, 1980). Cupletista menorquina. Figura emblemática del cuplé catalán.Bernice VesseyFlorence Wickham, Fr. HeuschkelMrs. E.H. HarrimanH.M. the Queen. Latest official Portrait Release date, Feb. 10th.A 1937 Portrait of Elizabeth, taken shortly after the Coronation. May 02, 1937.Mrs Wilson portraits, black-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negativesCaroline BeaumanMrs. James B. EustisMrs A Tunnert (bride) gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negativesMrs. Lina BrandenbergerMrs. Mary A. HendersonMrs. Clarence MackayMrs. Edw. McLeanMrs. J.L. DeSaullesGadski as BrunnhildeDate: 1910-1915 - Dai Turgeon . Cousin Of King Of Italy In London -- H.R.H. The Duke of Aosta, who with the Duke of Aosta, the cousin of the king of Italy, have arrived in London.While in London the Duke of Aosta, intends to inspect various airfields as the guest of friends in the Royal Air Force. January 01, 1937. (Photo by London News Agency Photos Ltd.).Helena Modjeska (1840 1909), renowned Polish actress who specialized in Shakespearean and tragic roles; 1894Das Kesce Kommonkind ist Gretl.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.Gaby DeslysOrnella Vanoni, 1960.Jeanne JomelliWorld War I 1914-1918: Madame Carton de Wiart, wife of the Belgian Minister of Justice imprisioned in Germany, arriving in Switzerland after her release. From Le Flambeau, Paris, 18 September 1915.Miss Munn, 3 July 1935, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.Sigrid Arnoldson, ab 1889 Arnoldson-Fischof, 20. März 1861- 7. Februar 1943, war eine schwedische Opernsängerin Sopran und Gesangslehrerin, Historisch...Mrs. Edwin GouldSarah BernhardtTHE PEARL FISHERS A photo of Amparo Alabau in the leading role of Valencia. Date: 1908Katarina GeltserSigrid Arnoldson, from 1889 Arnoldson-Fischof, 20 March 1861- 7 February 1943, was a Swedish opera singer soprano and singing teacher, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an 18th century original, exact original date unknown10/31/1916. Magdalena Dueñas. Photo: Baro -Approximate date.Sigrid Arnoldson, from 1889 Arnoldson-Fischof, March 20, 1861- February 7, 1943, was a Swedish opera singer soprano and singing teacher / Sigrid Arnoldson, ab 1889 Arnoldson-Fischof, 20. März 1861- 7. Februar 1943, war eine schwedische Opernsängerin Sopran und Gesangslehrerin, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt.H.I.M. The Empress Dowager Sadako. November 5, 1936.Gertrude OlmstedHer majesty Wilhelmina Queen of the Netherlands, 19011870 (Ca.). Sarah Bernhardt.Mrs. PankhurstJeannette MasonMrs. Stanhope NixonMrs. Vernon CastleAnna CaseFlorence Austral (1894-1968), Australian soprano. Artist: UnknownPhyllis Dare, standingBallard 6 10/6, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.May PetersonBaroness de GuestreMrs. Mitchell HenryJulia ClaussenMrs. Herbert Parsons painted by MarkMrs. Pat Campbell in "Pygmallion"12/31/1919. An image of Sarah Bernhardt in the Last Years of her Life. Photo Underwood.Ellen Azson Wilson (1860-1914), First Lady 1913-1914, 1912.Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia, 1901 - July 17, 1918. She was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, The last Tsar of Russia.King of SpainMiss Lucy Dart, A.L.C.M. who married Lieutenant Charles Dawson, creator of the 'Dawson Girl' ion 25 May 1918. The couple met at a hospital concert where Miss Dart was singing and Dawson 'recognised in her his own ideal picture-girl.' Date: 1918Portraits - Portraits "B". Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic HistoryBeatrice PrenticeMarie Novello (18981928), Welsh pianist. She was one of Theodor Leschetizky's last students and performed in public from childhood. Her early death from throat cancer cut short a promising career just as she began to record for one of the major English labels, having already amassed a considerable discography for one of its second-rank competitors. She was adopted by her piano teacher, the mother of Ivor Novello. Date: 1917Helen Keller & Mrs. MacyMrs. Amy Sherwin, Lady MaitlandBruford, Mrs 1, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.Helen KELLER 1880-1968, American author and lecturer who was blind and deaf from infancy, full-length portrait at a fireplace, c. 1907March 1912. Spanish Artists. Paquita Correa, Applauded as the first comic triple of the great theater.A beautiful portrait study of the Consort of the Regent of Yugoslavia. H.R.H., the former Princess Olga, was a sister of H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent and the eldest of the three daughters of Prince Nicholas of Greece. She was married to Prince Paul in 1923. It was in 1934 that Prince Paul was appointed Regent of Yugoslavia during the minority of the young King Peter who succeeded on the assassination of King Alexander in Marseilles in 1934. Date: 1940Kay Kendall, on-set of the Film, "Once More with Feeling", 1959, Columbia Pictures, 1960