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Vintage Black And White Portraits

Collection of vintage black and white headshots featuring men in formal attire, exuding a classic and elegant mood.

Jack Hulbert (1892-1978), British comedy actor, 1935. Artist: Unknown

Bernard M. Baruch, 1924

Lord Congleton. March 24, 1937.

Barry Brown, Boxer. November 24, 1954.

Regency Buck (1951) -- London stage and film star Jon Pertwee, who arrived in Sydney his week, hopes he has not made a grave error.Mr. Pertwee brought only 15 of his famous collection of 50 colored waistcoats to Sydney, thinks he may need more.Mr. Pertwee who opens at the Empire Theatre next Thursday stars in the BBC program Jon Pertwee Goes Round the Bend.When we called on him on Friday, he was wearing a grey suit a velvet burgundy red waistcoat, made in 1987.Mr. Pertwee has longish, wavy, blonde hair, claims to be 32, is 6ft 3½ in and weighs 13st. October 04, 1951.

Group Captain John Cunningham. December 05, 1955.

A Warrant Is Issued To A Peer -- A warrant on "A serious charge" has been issued for the arrest of 26 year old Lord Montagu of Beaulieu (pictured here) who is in America. The summons against Lord Montagu was taken out at Lymington, Hampshire, on August 22nd.A week ago it was announced that Lord Montagu's engagement to 21 year old Anne Gage, of Shropshire, had been broken.***** to the title at the age of three. He went to Eton and Oxford and served in the Grenadier Guards. October 1, 1953. (Photo by Daily Express Picture).

KIRK DOUGLAS in THE WAY WEST (1967), directed by ANDREW V. MCLAGLEN.

Mr. Richard Young, Federal President of the Australian Institute of Architects. April 18, 1955.

British personalities: The Rt. Hon. Anthony Eden, M.P. -- A new picture of the Rt. Hon. Robert Anthony Eden, M.C., M.P., one of the leaders of the British conservative party. Mr. Eden, was born in 1987 and educated at Eton and Christchurch, Oxford, where he took a B.A. with first class Honours in Oriental Languages. During World War 1 he served with the Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Mr. Eden has been a member of parliament for Warwicck and Leamington since 1923 and was parliamentary Private secretary to the secretary of state for Foreign affairs (1926-29) parliamentary under secretary, Foreign office, (1931-33), Lord Privyseal (1934-35) Minister with Portfolio for League of nations affairs (1935), secretary of state for Foreign 1935-38), secretary of state for War (1940), secretary of state for Foreign affairs (1940-45) and leader of the house of commons (1942-45). January 01, 1950. (Photo by Keystone).

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Robert Nagy (head). September 4, 1962

Director General Erik Upmark

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

John Wayne. Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 - June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed Duke, was an American actor and filmmaker who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood's Golden Age, especially in Western and war movies.

This year's only woman diplomat cadet, 21-year-old Jill Crichton, obtained leave her Arts degree at the University yesterday. Jill graduated in Arts with first-class honors in history and second-class honors in philosophy, taking both honors in one year. She came up from Canberra a fortnight ago as a member of the liaison staff of the Australian Secretariat of the British Commonwealth Consultative Committee's conference in Sydney. Jill, a former pupil of North Sydney Girls' High School, was women's Arts representative on the Students' Representative Council for two years. May 21, 1950.

Anefo photo collection. Presentation of the book "Murder of the informer" by Charl Schwietert (...); Prime Minister Dries van Agt (CDA). September 1, 1982

Portrait of Ralph Yarborough (1903-1996), U S Democratic Senator from Texas, Washington, DC, 5/7/1957. (Photo by Harris & Ewing/GG Vintage Images)

Portrait of the Brazilian journalist Victor Civita.

Children's author and illustrator, Ted Geisel, better known by his pseudonym, Dr. Seuss. April 4, 1957 - (BSLOC_2015_1_28)

JOHN WAYNE in HONDO (1953), directed by JOHN FARROW.

Mr W Struthers capping, 1937, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Colonel I. Bowater photographed on arrival today by Qantas constellation. February 27, 1952.

Dr B Mitford, 1937, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Anefo photo collection. A.J. Van den Abbeele, director of the Zaanlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij. June 18, 1971

Malcolm Campbell 1885-1948 set the world land and water speed records in 1920s and 1930s. 1931 portrait. LC-USZ62-104073

Vintage Photograph. A portrait of a man in a twill suit with a serious expression.

Mr. Soper. March 5, 1953.

Elsevier photo collection. Prof. Ir J.T. Thijsse, Waterstaat Technical committee. February 23, 1953

JOSE ISBERT in LOS ANGELES DEL VOLANTE (1957), directed by IGNACIO F. IQUINO.

Bill McCutcheon, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait for the TV Series, "Ball Four", CBS-TV, 1976

Duke of Edinburgh - Portraits Prior to 1971. February 23, 1954.

H. W. Wilson. June 15, 1951. (Photo by Photo News)

Prince Lennart Sweden - Foreign Royalty. December 15, 1932.

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven. 1966

Robert G. Fowler

Mr. Justice J. Clancy - Stephen Bradley Trial Judge Graeme Thorne - Kidnapping And Murder. May 1, 1949.

Man; inscribed 'L. W. Thornton' Esquire gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Ronald Alfred Shiner (8 June 1903 - 29 June 1966) was a British stand-up comedian and comedy actor whose career encompassed film, West End theatre and music hall.

Man; inscribed 'Mr B. K. O'Brien' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Bengt Gustav Anders Brunsson Stins Ervalla 1/11 1954 - 31/8 1962 born 1921

Mr Kilpatrick gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Thomas Lawrence (Lawrence Of Arabia) - Alias T.E. Shaw (Changed Name) - Personality. February 27, 1955. (Photo by The "Topical" Press Agency Ltd.).

Mr Stewart, 24 June 1935, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Chard St. Barbe Baker - Forestry Adviser and Silvi-culturist. Founder of The Son of the Trees Organisation. June 23, 1952. (Photo by Bassano, Camera Press).

Karl Kraußen

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

Mervyn Killien, who was held up. February 02, 1954.

Mr R. Vance, 14 June 1935, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Churchman Kings of Speed Series cigarette card depicting Thomas Raymond Mays (1899-1980) a British auto racing driver and entrepreneur.

Fitzpatrick. June 15, 1951. (Photo by Photo News)

L. Cowie. June 04, 1950. (Photo by Pictorial Department)

Dr. Harold G. Raggatt, Secretary of the department of National Development. Since 1934 when as a young geologist he examined the areas around Onslow, W.A., and later as Director of the Bureau of ***** Resources, Dr. Raggatt has been a constant advocate of the oil potentialities of this district. He is credited with developing new geological theories concerning the North-West ***** have now ***** to the discovery of oil. It was on Dr. Raggatt ***** that the area for the successful drilling venture was *****. September 01, 1954.

TWR Gibson black-and-white negatives, studio portraits, gelatin silver negatives

Man; inscribed 'Mr E. J Riches' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Harry Carr. May 27, 1953. (Photo by Reuterphoto)

Ray Thomas. April 5, 1952.

Photograph of James Watson (1928-) an American molecular biologist, geneticist and zoologist best known as one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA in 1953 with Francis Crick and Rosalind Franklin. Dated 20th century

Robert Taylor, (1911-1969), American actor, 20th century. Artist: Unknown

Mrs. Whitehouse with Parasol and Van Allen, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002) Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer.

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

02/07/1958. The writer Ignacio Aldecoa.

Ted Swinton. June 15, 1946. (Photo by Norman E Brown/Fairfax Media).

Steve McQueen, Hell Is for Heroes, 1962 directed by Don Siegel (Paramount Pictures)

Anthony Steel. June 10, 1951.

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Prince Claus, 17-07-1967. July 17, 1967

Dick Grattan. August 03, 1942.

Portrait of Cornelis van Geelkerken, born Sint-Jans-Molenbeek (Belgium) March 19, 1901, deputy leader of the National Socialist Movement (N.S.B.), died Ede March 29, 1976. Borst statue left.

The Moors murders were carried out by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley between July 1963 and October 1965, in and around Manchester, England.

Cliff Johnson, N.Z. Capt. June 4, 1951.

J. Burke. February 25, 1949. (Photo by Pictorial Department)

"Boy Of The Year" -- William R. McAnulty, Jr...15. six-foot, three-inch Pittsburgh, Pa., high school student, is all smiles after receiving plaque as "Boy of the Year" in ceremony today sponsored by Boy's Clubs of America. "Big Bill" was selected by a national judging committee for his initiative, leadership and service to home, school, church community and Boys Club". March 21, 1955. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Paul Greenoug, Yale Center

Churchman Kings of Speed Series cigarette card depicting Otto Wilhelm Rudolf Caracciola (1901-1959) a German race car driver. Dated 20th Century

ROBERT DUVALL in THX 1138 (1971), directed by GEORGE LUCAS.

Mrs Nee Evon Gregory, daughter of the famous ***** cricketer Jack Gregory receiving *****and prize of a bottle of perfume, which won in competition at the Royal Easter Show. April 15, 1955.

R.W.H. Scott. March 27, 1951. (Photo by Photo News).

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