Mid-20th Century Women

Images of women from the mid-1900s, showcasing various hairstyles and fashion. The mood ranges from glamorous to candid, with a nostalgic black-and-white aesthetic.

At 5 pm on Friday, April 12, 1940, Lucy Brown Craig, the beautiful daughter of a Macquarie Street doctor, walked cheerfully out of the old BMA building into Macquarie Street, Sydney.She hasn't been seen since. September 29, 1949.

At 5 pm on Friday, April 12, 1940, Lucy Brown Craig, the beautiful daughter of a Macquarie Street doctor, walked cheerfully out of the old BMA building into Macquarie Street, Sydney.She hasn't been seen since. September 29, 1949.

Glamor Girl Deglam-Orized--The movies, which spend a lot of time gilding the lily, have done exactly the opposite -- they've deglamorized Linda Darnell. Ordinarily on the screen she looks like she does at left. Now, to play to bum in "No Way Out", they're using makeup to put circles under her eyes, give her hollow cheeks and a sullen mouth. You see the result at right. November 10, 1949. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Beatrix. 1954

Countess Edda Ciano widow of Count Ciano, shot by *****. October 23, 1948. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

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.

Marion Crawford .... Shortsighted. July 08, 1955.

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

Mrs. Gerald Legge -- Thee Raine McCorquedale, she married Gerald Legge, grandson of the 6th earl of Dartmouth, in 1948, they have two sons. Mrs. Legge, who is very prominent in London society, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McCorquodale. Mrs. McCorquodale is well-known as a novelist under her maiden name of Barbers Cartland. May 1, 1955. (Photo by Tom Blau, Camera Press).

Catherine Gaskin. July 11, 1951.

The Duchess of Kent. November 8, 1938.

New York, New York: 1938.Johanna Hoffman who is on trial with three others in the Nazi espionage case..

Miss Foley. January 1, 1951.

Mrs. Leopoldine Hacker. January 1, 1952.

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

British Junior Girls Golf Team. -- Veronica Anstey. August 20, 1955. (Photo by Vivian Jenkins).

Charming wife of the German tenor, Mrs. Schock, who acts as secretary for her husband on his tours. May 26, 1949.

Mrs John De Lazlo formerly Mrs Peter Townsend. March 10, 1955.

Goddess Of Tribes - Ursula Granham Bower, 36- year-old authoress, who recently gained her postgraduate diploma for anthropology at the London University, is on her way to Kenya to join her husband. When only 23 she went to the Nafi Hill country, between Burma and Assam. Despite considerable opposition, she lived among the tribes and won their friendship till eventually they believed that she was a reincarnation of their goddess. August 23, 1950.

Mrs. C. T. Lorenz, founder of the NSW Opera Company. May 22, 1955.

Austrian opera singer Lisa Della Casa is photographed upon her arrival at London airport February 4 to give her first recital at the royal festival hall. February 05, 1955. (Photo by The Associated Press)

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Beatrix. 1960

Vintage photograph. Woman in collared blouse smiling off camera

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.

Engaged to Henry Ford II -- Mr. and Mrs. James Francis McDonnell, of New York and East Wickapogue Cottage, Southampton, long Island, Announced March 12 the Engagement of their daughter, Miss Anne McDonnell (above) to Henry Ford II, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edsel Bryant Ford, of Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan. No date was announced for the wedding. March 12, 1940. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

The Royal Bridesmaids - The Hon. Margaret Elphinstone photographed at the London home of the Countess of Cavan.One of the closet friends of Princess Elizabeth is the Hon. Margaret Elphinstone, 22-year-old daughter of the Queen's sister. She has been a frequent companion of the Princess at dances and *****. November 3, 1947.

Norma Hale Aust Showgirl. August 28, 1952.

Photo collection Government information service. Series Portrait Fotos Queen Juliana. 1951

Princess Elizabeth: Coming-Of-Age Portrait This charming coming-of-age portrait of Princess Elizabeth was made by Cecil Beaton at Windsor Castle. The Princess celebrates her 18th. birthday on April 21st. May 13, 1944.

Mrs. Norman Myer, formerly Miss Pamela Sallman, arrived by air at Sydney yesterday after her marriage to the chairman and managing director of the Myer Emporium, Melbourne. The couple will fly to England for a three-month honeymoon. May 05, 1952.

Farida. December 30, 1948. (Photo by The Associated Press Ltd.).

Joan Evans, 02 August 1947, New Zealand, by J.W. Chapman-Taylor.

Katrin Rosselle. February 8, 1941. (Photo by Barry Newberry/Fairfax Media)

Elsevier photo collection. Princess Margriet age 21. February 1964

Elsevier photo collection. Princess Beatrix bouquet flowers. 1955

Mrs. Allan, whose mother Mary Anne Mickelson died from thallium poisoning. August 01, 1953.

Frances Joyce, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Vogues of 1938", United Artists, 1937

John Christie - 1953 English Murder. June 28, 1953.

VILLANOVA DEL GHEBBO ITALY APRIL 1954 Portrait close up woman looking to the side in 50s

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Beatrix. 1960

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. Helen Fowler - authoress. January 14, 1953. (Photo by Frank Albert Charles Burke/Fairfax Media)

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Beatrix. 1962

Peggy, March 1947, New Zealand, by J.W. Chapman-Taylor.

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.

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 Gordon Andrews wife of Industrial Designer. December 02, 1953.

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Irene, 1959. 1959

1930S Woman Portrait Smiling

Murder Charge. Mrs. Rosina Ann Corcnock, 24, of Bristol, who was charged in London with hitting her husband on the head with a toy boat and drowning him in a bath. Mrs. Cornock, who pleaded not guilty, was committed for trail. January 16, 1947.

Princess Marie "Missie" Vassiltchikov, Anonymous

Nellie Cameron in *****, married Razor-Gangster. December 30, 1953.

Poll photo collection. Portrait photography. Mrs. D. Smit posing on a bank with a magazine. 1940

Close-Up of Catherine Gaskin aged 22, she is a voracious reader, and when she stops work on her novel, usually by about 9 p.m. she enjoys a good book. Born in Ireland, Catherine has spent most of her life in Sydney, Australia, coming to England three years ago. May 28, 1953. (Photo by Tom Blau, Camera Press).

Eva Duarte de Peron, wife of Argentine President Juan Domingo Peron. June 1948. - (BSLOC_2014_14_22)

Lottl in - Lottle in.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 Farida Zulficar(1921-1988),later Queen Farida of Egypt, shown at the time of her engagement to King Faruk of Egypt, when she was 17 years old. 1938

Mrs. Astor. January 03, 1955.

The Crowns case against John Reginald Halliday Christie, aged 55, who is accused of the murder of four women (one his wife was opened in the crowded No 2 court at Clerkenwell to-day. O.P.S. Mrs. Langridge who give evidence to-day. May 20, 1953. (Photo by Daily Mail Contract Picture)

Linden Travers - actress. March 8, 1953.

Josephine Glen-Doepel, 18, who will try to America next month to represent Australian in a world youth forum, is interested in people."That is why I have decided to become -a doctor" she said."I think doctors come into contact with people more than anyone else."I am interested in sport, literature, nice clothes and all the other things teenagers are interested in."Josephine has only one regret about her trip she will have to leave behind her pet collie Rajah.Josephine, the captain of Sydney Girls High School, was chosen yesterday as Australian schoolgirl representative at the forum, which is sponsored by the New York Herald Tribune. December 09, 1952.

Won Award - Sheila Sewell, winner of the 1948 Macquarie Award for the year's best radio performance. The Story of the Macquarie Awards was told last night from 2GB but the actual presentation will be made by Ted Hammerstein, producer of Oklahoma, next Sunday night. March 12, 1949. (Photo by Noel Rubie Pty. Ltd.).

Madeleine Robinson (1917-2004) a French actress. Dated 20th Century

English People. October 28, 1947.

Mrs Dorothy Campbell, Second Wife. July 25, 1955. (Photo by Daily Mirror)

The Duchess Smiles.Photo Shows:- A Smiling Duchess of Windsor, ***** Sunninghill, Berkshire, where she and the Duke are staying at "Charters' - The home of Mrs. ***** the Duke and Duchess are an route to the cap France. May 16, 1947.

British woman portrait in studio Kulri Mussoorie Uttar Pradesh India 1940 s NO MR Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Elsevier photo collection. Princess Beatrix visited 32nd national exhibition Dutch draft horse. September 19, 1964. Den Bosch

Queen Elizabeth II - Portraits Prior to 1950. February 22, 1944.

A Message girl rose to become a dictator of fashion . . .then met her prince at a party. February 14, 1955. (Photo by George Philcox).

Paddy Hope Gibbons gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Madam Chiang Kai-Shek, China. August 22, 1939.

Successful composer of popular songs, youthful, blonde, Robyn Teakle, of Sydney, prefers dramatic acting as a career. December 15, 1946.

Elsevier photo collection. Mrs. R.T. Kolfschoten-Ferwerda, wife mayor Eindhoven H.a.m.t. Kolfschoten, soon appointed mayor Hague. January 4, 1957

The Hon. Priscilla Leonie Brett (1921 - 2000), third daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Esher pictured in The Bystander as a debutante in 1939. She was presented at the third Court that year and was given a dance at 21 Hill Street. She married the architect Sir Martyn Gervase Beckett on 22 February 1941. Date: 1939

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Irene, 1959. 1959

Dorothy Thompson, well known American writer and commentator. March 22, 1943. (Photo by Interphoto News Pictures, Inc.).

Ian Gilmour & Lady Caroline. November 24, 1947.

Queen Elizabeth. June 16, 1953. (Photo by Camera Press Ltd.).

Mrs. Dan Curtin. Only four people attended the wedding.They were the groom's daughter and son-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. R. White, and two witnesses.Mr. Curtin said, "We either had to have every- body or nobody at the- wedding and thought the quiet wedding would be best. "Ruby has been the ideal secretary and she'll be an ideal wife."Over 500 of Mr. Curtin's constituents gave the couple a "reception" at Kingsford last night. November 2, 1952.

To Give Concerts On The Coalsields -- Famous contralto Essie Ackland, who will being an interstate tour for the A.B.C. on July 16. Incorporated in this tour will be a series of concerts on the N.S.W. Coalfields, arranged in association with the Joint Coal Board. Touring with Essie Ackland will be talented young instrumentalists, Carmel Hakendorf, Adelaide violinist, and Geoffrey Parsons, Sydney, Pianist accompanist. June 29, 1948. (Photo by Noel Rubie Pty. Ltd.);To Give Concerts On The Coalsield

First Lady's Social Secretary Letitia Baldrige. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedys Social Secretary Letitia Baldrige poses under a tree on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. The West Wing Colonnade is in the background.

Confirmation Eva Sandberg. Photo 1947. Konfirmanden Eva Sandberg. Foto 1947.

Royal Lodge Windsor July 8th 1946. - Queen Elizabeth. June 16, 1953. (Photo by Camera Press Ltd.).

Today She Is A Man-This is Dr. Elizabeth Forbes-Sempill,40-year-old British woman doctor who threw England's nobility officials into a dither with her announcement yesterday that she has completed" all legal formalities for a change in her sex. In the future she will be known as "Dr. Ewan Forbes-Sempill," the announcement stated. By becoming a male, she says she has legally become heir to a Scottish baronetcy held by her brother. Dr. Forbes-Sempill is the only physician in Alford, Aberdeenshire. Scotland. September 13, 1952. (Photo by AP Wirephoto)

Mary Astor (1906 1987), American actress

Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II of England) during the South Africa Royal Tour, 1947

Punlisher Calling: Catherine Gaskin, aged 22 and author of four novels leaves her latest manuscript to answer the telephone to her London publisher.Answering good wish calls today is author Catherine Gaskin, whose engagement has been announced to US radio and TV executive Mr. Sol Cornberg, of New York. Miss Gaskin made the announcement at a party in her honor last night given by her old school friends from Holy Cross College, Woollahra. She said that the wedding would take place in New York shortly. Catherine, who is visiting Australia from her London home for the first time in seven years, will leave for the US on Saturday week. May 8, 1953.(Photo by Tom Blau, Camera Press).

Photograph of Katherine Williams (1908-1982) an American actress.

Fred Leonard Warren, Jr. Verna ,. Leon Abdalian Collection

And this is how Nellie Bramley looks today in the dress of one of her favorite roles, Mollie Brannigan. September 13, 1950.

Mrs. G. MacGowan -- Mrs. G. MacGowan, the former Sydney actress Megan Edwards, who returned today after two years in USA and six months in England, said she had seen very few women abroad more smartly garbed than the average well-dressed Australian women.She was wearing a pair of American platform shoes of black suede with oval cutouts across the sides, pipes in gold kid. The newest thing for day-wear with black nylon stockings."Publicans in embryo" is how Major P. Schofields, ex-Indian Army, describes himself and his Australian wife. They have come to Australia to go into the hotel business. May 8, 1948.

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Margriet, 1962. 1963

Miss Jacqueline Cochrane, worlds fastest woman, arrived in Sydney by Qantas Constellation this week and told what it's like breaking through the sound barrier. Miss Cochran (privately Mrs. Flooyd Odlum), wife of an American aviation millionaire, is guest of Australian Women Air Pilots.Miss Cochran burst through the sound barrier in a Canadian made Sabre jet reached the speed of sound she had a feeling she had lost all control over the machine. First she had to control one wing, then the other, the "Pull up" the nose. November 11, 1953. (Photo by Associated Newspapers Ltd.).

Elsevier photo collection. Princess Margriet. January 16, 1969. Apeldoorn, Gelderland

Anefo photo collection. Opening Air Cargo 80 by State Secretary Smit-Kroes. Neelie Smit-Kroes. September 30, 1980

Shelley Winters (born Shirley Schrift; August 18, 1920 - January 14, 2006) was an American actress whose career spanned seven decades. She appeared in numerous films; she won Academy Awards for The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and A Patch of Blue (1965).

IMPERIO ARGENTINA. MAGDALENA NILE DEL RIO. CANTANTE Y ACTRIZ ESPAÑOLA. BUENOS AIRE 1908 -2002. CARTEL DE ACTUACION TEATRAL, AÑO 1956.

Joan Hornby, the girl who went blind as a baby and who after 18 years has regained her sight. August 15, 1952. (Photo by Daily Mirror).;Joan Hornby, the girl who went blind as a baby and who after 18 years has regained her sight.

"Princess's Prizewinning Fashion" H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth chose a maroon coat with matching hat, and gloves and blue feathers for trimming, when she presented prizes at the London Chamber of Commerce (Commercial Education Dept.) prize giving for examination candidates, today (Monday) Princess's "Cravat" was of matching blue to the feathers in her hat. At Guildhall city of London. March 27, 1950. (Photo by Fox Photos).

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.

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