Vintage Black and White Portraits

Classic black and white photographs depicting notable individuals from the early to mid-20th century, showcasing period fashion and hairstyles.

Russell Drysdale. January 01, 1946.

Murder victim, Arthur Barry Griffith, 29, who ***** August 9, 1954. Sydney model Shirley Beiger has ***** with murder, and was refused *****. August 11, 1954. (Photo by Associated Newspapers Limited).

Frank Ryan

Henry Agard Wallace (October 7, 1888 - November 18, 1965) was an American politician, journalist, farmer, and businessman who served as the 33rd vice president of the United States, the 11th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, and the 10th U.S. Secretary of Commerce. He was the Progressive Party nominee in the 1948 presidential election.

Edward D. Hays, US Representative from Missouri ca. between 1918 and 1921.

The Hon. Anthony Wedgwood Benn M.P. Labour Member of Parliament for South East Bristol; he is the heir to the first Viscount Stansgate. May 3, 1955. (Photo by Bassano, Camera Press).

Skarżyński Jerzy AS A Young Boy.

Photograph of Phillips Holmes (1907-1942) an American actor.

American Actor, Writer and Director Crane Wilbur, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait, early 1910's

Lord Plunkett. January 1, 1953.

Russell Drysdale. January 01, 1946.

American Film Actor Guy Robertson, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait, George Maillard Kesslere, 1934

Kim Edward Beazley (Fremantle) West Australia. November 08, 1949. (Photo by Pictorial Department)

Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovski (1893 - 1930) Russian and Soviet poet, playwright, artist, and actor.

Portrait of the third husband of Isabel Wachenheimer Gideon Elon, with checkered collar, February 1955, Anonymous, 1955 photograph Portrait of Gideon Elon, with checkered collar. photographic support gelatin silver print

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

Karl -Heinz Arndtheim, the second husband of Isabel Wachenheimer, in Israel between 1949 and 1955, Anonymous, 1949 - 1955 photograph Karl-Heinz Arndtheim, the second husband of Isabel Wachenheimer. Israel photographic support gelatin silver print Israel

The Duke of York when he was a Flight Lieutenant in the RAF, c1918 (1935). Artist: Unknown.

Alan Turing, Anonymous

Prince Henry of Hesse. May 01, 1954.

Personalities from politics, economy and culture from the years 1965-71. Benno Ohnesorg (student) d.2.6.67 shot Photo: private (MR=yes), DEU, Germany, Europe

Detective. Christian Boltanski; French, born 1944. Date: 1972-1973. Dimensions: . Black-and-white photomechanical reproduction mounted on paper, glass, and tape. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Detective. Christian Boltanski; French, born 1944. Date: 1972-1973. Dimensions: . Black-and-white photomechanical reproduction mounted on paper, glass, and tape. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Portrait of Paul Vaillant-Couturier French Politician.

Bugsy Siegel. He ruled in California, lost caste and was murdered. October 22, 1952.

José Agustin Goytisolo. Residencia de estudiantes, Madrid 1952.

Gram requested prospratt feature on teddy boys ***** Nicky the Greek unquote coma the sensitive teddy boy was sentenced at the Old Bailey this week to death for *****. April 30, 1955.

Gelatin silver print - Mr. Emile Beaudet, Saint-Jean-Deschaillons, Quebec, before 1911

Alf Kjellin, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait for the Swedish Film, "Torment", Swedish: "Hets", Svensk Filmindustri, 1944

Man; inscribed 'Mr Sproak' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Michael Wants To Wed Maria.Good-looking, tall, 20-year-old James Michael Goldsmith (seen here) and attractive 18-year-old Maria Isabella Patino, daughter of wealthy Senor Antenor Patino, one-time Bolivian Miniuter to Britain, want to marry but her parents have said "No." Senor Patino has dashed to Scotland but both Maria and James have vanished. Now Senor Patino has only some 48 hours in which to find his daughter if he is to stop the runaway wedding because Edinburgh City's Registrar holds a certificate which will make the couple free to marry anywhere in Scotland after 10 am.m. Wednesday. January 4, 1954. (Photo by United Press Photo).

Harry Lloyd Hopkins (August 17, 1890 - January 29, 1946) was an American statesman, public administrator, and presidential advisor. A trusted deputy to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Hopkins directed New Deal relief programs before serving as the 8th United States Secretary of Commerce from 1938 to 1940 and as Roosevelt's chief foreign policy advisor and liaison to Allied leaders during World War II

Man black-and-white negatives, gelatin silver negatives, studio portraits

Robert Cowell 1947. April 22, 1954.

Anefo photo collection. Portraits / Persons / Anefo London series. Harry Blue, 17 old, distinguished Queen Wilhelmina "Cross Merit" brave performance heavy air raid London September 1940. Dutch Welfare Committee donated gold watch. sailing Dutch merchant navy. 24 1941. Britain, London

Mr. F. M. Daly, MLA. June 16, 1944.

Private recordings. Reproduction of a portrait of photographer Franz Grasser in turtleneck sweater

Exhibit Supply Company Picture Post Card, Douglas MacLean in "Hold That Lion". This item is a picture post card used as an exhibit in the case of J. Frank Meyer, Trading as the Exhibit Supply Company v. Louis Hurwitz, Trading as United Postcard Supply Company. Issued by Exhibit Supply Company, this post card features Douglas MacLean in "Hold That Lion.".

Vinc. Astor

Friedrich Robert Donat (18 March 1905 ñ 9 June 1958). English film and stage actor

Photograph of Anthony Asquith (1902-1968) an English film director.

Clarence H. White, New York, October 20th, 1912.. Ballantyne Press. Photographs, Portraits. 1913. Rare Book Division. White, Clarence H., 1871-1925

Portrait of Gerard Reve, Anefo, 1966 photograph Amsterdam paper gelatin silver print portrait of a writer

Fusilier Derek Godfrey Kinne, of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, who was awarded the George Cross in recognition of his gallant and distinguished services while a prisoner of war in Korea. Captured in April 1951, he escaped twice and was tortured by the Chinese on being recaptured. Date: 1954

Man; inscribed 'Mr J. G. Piper' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Newspaper review and photograph of actor Jerry Coe in the 1959 film Private Affair.

Photograph of Ariel Sharon (1928-2014) former Prime Minister of Israel, general and politician, during the Suez War. Dated 20th Century

J. Jenkins (Auckland). September 20, 1947.

Hardy Kruger (born Franz Eberhard August Kruger; 12 April 1928) is a German actor and author, who appeared in more than 60 films since 1944.

Teddington Towpath Murders - Alfred C. Whiteway, the accused.Alfred Whiteway, whose career of lust, perversion and brutality ended on the gallows after his cold-blooded slaying of the two girls. February 1, 1954.

12 Popular and Prolific, this young writer is: (a) Capote(b) Hemingway(c) Joyce(d) Dryde. March 25, 1952.

Reported Betrothal of Dutch Princess.Photo:- Prince Sigvard. August 25, 1930. (Photo by Central News)

Mr Kimble, circa 1930, Wellington, by Cuba Photographic Studio.

Mr. To Ask Question In The House About German Prince's Job In London Bank -- Prince Frederick of Prussia, who is working in a London bank.Mr. John McGovern, Clydeside socialist , will ask the home secretary in the house of Commons about the presence in a London bank of a Prussia, grandson of the ex-Kaiser.The young man is Prince Frederick of Prussia, grandson of the ex-Kaiser and a Godson of George V. He is at Schroder's bank to learn the English banking system. He states he is receiving no wages for his work, but is a volunteer. December 20, 1937. (Photo by Keystone).

Herbert Marshall (1890-1966), an English stage, screen and radio actor. Dated 20th Century

Photo collection Government information service. Prof. J.R.M. van den Brink. undated

Execution Stayed -- Dov Gruner (above) was indentified by his sister, Mrs. Helen Friedman, of Lancaster, Pa., as the man granted a stay of Execution from his Scheduled Execution January 28 in Palestine. Mrs. Friedman is in Washington seeking official help to have her brother freed or his death sentence commuted. January 28, 1947. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Atomic Agent Description: Police photograph of Physicist Klaus Fuchs. In 1933 Fuchs fled Germany for Britain. During the War he worked on the Manhattan Project in the United States to build the Atomic Bomb and later worked on British nuclear projects. In 1950 he admitted spying for the Russians since 1942 and passing on details of British and American nuclear technology. Date: c.1940 spy, physicist, nuclear, manhattanproject, securityservice, mi5, portrait, klausfuchs, fuchs, communist, 1940, agent

Aix en Profence Drama Festival: Teresa Stich Randall. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Dominici's "Doubts" About GrandsonRoger Perrin, 18, after testifying at Digne, France, today November 20 at the trial of his grandfather, Gaston Dominici, 77, who stands accused of the Drummond Murders. Dominici told the court he had his "Doubts" about his grandson, adding. "Why should my son Clovis Denounce me It is because he wants to save someone". November 20, 1954. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Man - inscribed Mrs Ferguson, 13 August 1930, Wellington, by Cuba Photographic Studio.

Miguel Hernández in the countryside of his land in 1923.

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.

Photograph of Michael Tippett (1905-1998) an English composer. Dated 20th Century

Anefo photo collection. Hodja, prime minister of Albania. January 10, 1962. Albania

Goffredo parise

Elsevier photo collection. Claus von Amsberg, 10 old. June 1936

Ronald "Ronnie" Barker, (25 September 1929 ñ 3 October 2005) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series

Portrait of the Poet Sergei Yesenin (1895-1925), Anonymous

Rudolf Koppitz's circa 1920 portrait is printed on silver gelatin (bromsilbergelatine) development paper, capturing the subject in a formal photographic style.

Portrait of Bernhard van Lippe-Biesterfeld and Irene, Princess of the Netherlands, 1941 photograph Portrait of Bernhard and Irene in Ottawa. Netherlands photographic support Ottawa

Portret van Karl With, anonymous, 1919 - 1925 photograph Germany paper. baryta paper. cardboard gelatin silver print historical persons. scholar, philosopher Germany

01/26/1961. Captain Henrique Galvao, 60 years old, leader of the rebels who have seized the Portuguese liner "Santa María." Galvao was a captain in the Portuguese Army and a member of that nation's Parliament. After a failed coup d'état he was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Two years ago he managed to escape from the prison where he was serving his sentence.

Ronald Newman Cribbin. December 19, 1950.

Portrait of Okey Odell, Anonymous, 1934 photograph United States of America baryta paper gelatin silver print historical persons. adult man

Confirmator Sten Åberg. Photo 1947. Konfirmanden Sten Åberg. Foto 1947.

Mr. John Amery.A Film Director Of Twenty One.A Studio Portrait of Mr. John Amery the 21 year old son of the wellknown politician, the Rt. Hon. Leopold Amery, formerly secretary of state for Dominion affairs, who has just returned from Africa, where he has been directing the native, jungle, and flying scenes of "Jungle Skies". June 13, 1932. (Photo by Bassano Ltd.)

Man; inscribed 'Mr. Stoer' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Madrid, 06/03/1983. HRH Prince Felipe upon his return from his first state trip in Bogotá. In the image, he appears with the Golden Fleece.

Michael Queripel. October 18, 1955. (Photo by Daily Herald Picture).

CLARK GABLE.

Man; inscribed 'J. A. Redwood Esq.' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Albert Cazabon & Nora - Stage And Screen. September 25, 1953.

Ralph. From the album: Family photographs; circa 1910, circa 1910, Levin, by Leslie Adkin.

Personalities from politics, business and culture from the years 1965-71, DEU, Germany, Europe

Marcel Breuer in the Wassily chair, Anonymous

An autographed photograph of Harry Houdini. Harry Houdini (1874-1926) a Hungarian-born American illusionist and stunt performer.

Sir Peter Alexander von Ustinov CBE FRSA (16 April 1921 - 28 March 2004) was a British actor, filmmaker and writer. He was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career. An intellectual and diplomat, he held various academic posts and served as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF and president of the World Federalist Movement.

Victor Varconi (1891-1976), Hungarian actor, 1928.Artist: WD & HO Wills

WILHELM BACKHAUS German pianist, best known for his interpretation of Beethoven Date: 1884 - 1969

Anefo / London photo collection. Portraits / Persons / Anefo London series. J.H. Fernhout ("John Ferno"). {1940-1945}. America, York

JAMES DEAN American film actor Date: 1931 - 1955

Photo collection Elsevier abroad. Philip Young, new ambassador of the US in The Hague. June 20, 1957. The Hague

Mr W Statham black-and-white negatives, studio portraits, gelatin silver negatives

Jack Hobbs, Surry and England cricketer, 1935. Artist: Unknown

Personalities from politics, economy and culture from the years 1965-71. Benno Ohnesorg (student) d.2.6.67 shot Photo: private (MR=yes), DEU, Germany, Europe

Man; inscribed 'Mr Hollings' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Photograph of Amelia Earhart. Amelia Mary Earhart (1897- (Disappeared) 1937) an American aviation pioneer and author.

Confirmation Åke Blickert. Photo 1947. Konfirmanden Åke Blyckert. Foto 1947.

Portrait of the poet Boris Pasternak (1890-1960), Anonymous

Man; inscribed 'Mr G. J. Airth' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

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