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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.

Berenice Abbott, Portrait of Jane Heap , c. 1928, printed 1982, gelatin silver print.

01/01/1934. Angel Sanz Briz.

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini ( 29 July 1883 28 April 1945) Italian politician, journalist,

12/31/1916. Image of Federico García Lorca At 19 Years Old.

Portrait by author Harry Martinson (19041978) Nordic

Churchman Kings of Speed Series cigarette card depicting E. R. Thomas a British auto racing driver. Dated 20th Century

Butch Cassidy was the alias of Robert LeRoy Parker. Actor Paul Newman portrayed Cassidy in the 1967 film, BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID. Portrait ca. 1900.

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

Confirmation Åke Jansson. Photo 1947. Konfirmanden Åke Jansson. Foto 1947.

DIRK BOGARDE in THE SERVANT (1963), directed by JOSEPH LOSEY.

Portrait of the poet Sergei Yessenin (1895-1925), Nappelbaum, Moisei Solomonovich (1869-1958)

11/17/1907. Image of the precocious criminal Antonio López "el Fresquete" who attacked a stranger with a knife.

12/31/1920. The world boxing championship. Jack Dempsey, who yesterday had to compete in the championship in Jersey City (New York), where a circus capable of holding 50,000 spectators was purposely built (photo Underwood).

JACK LONDON American writer, in 1902 Date: 1876 - 1916

Photograph of Gérard Philipe (1922-1959) a French actor. Dated 20th Century

Hermann Rorschach (1884-1922), Anonymous

Man; inscribed 'Mr W. M. Burge' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Dino Grandi (4 June 1895 ñ 21 May 1988), Italian Fascist politician, minister of justice, minister of foreign affairs and president of parliament.

Humez Meets Turpin Tomorrow -- Charles Humez.In London tomorrow night the British Champion Raldolph Turpin will meet Charles Humez of France. June 8, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper).

CARLOS GARDEL.

James Cagney. James Francis Cagney Jr. (July 17, 1899 - March 30, 1986)2 was an American actor and dancer. On stage and in film, Cagney was known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing.

VILLANOVA DEL GHEBBO ITALY 15 may 1967 Boy portrait in 60s

Victim Of Murder House. Photo Shows: Ina Maclennan - One of the murdered women. One of the bodies found in " Murder House" in Rillington Place, Notting Hill, West London, has been identified as that of 25-year-old Ina Maclennan. She left her home in Scotland five years ago to look for work in London as a domestic servant. March 26, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd)

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

Douglas Jardine, English cricketer (1900-58)

Photograph of Dudley Moore. Bureau of Prisons, Inmate case files.

Gerard Baillie: Doctors sentenced him to a life of darkness...but now he sees. November 08, 1954.

Portrait of the composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), Anonymous

'Sir Henry Segrave', 1937. Artist: Unknown.

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

Geoff Gunney, (Hunslet R.L.). March 12, 1954.

Freddie Bartholomew (1924 - 1992), English-American child actor. Date: 1930 - 2002

Miss Mary Graham Headmistress of S.C.E.G.G.S. Bowral. August 8, 1955. (Photo by Ower).

John Dillinger (1903-1934), in mugshot probably made during his eight and half year term in Indiana State Prison. Dillinger was played by actor Warren Oates in the 1973 movie DILLINGER, and by Johnny Depp in 2009 film, PUBLIC ENEMIES. Ca. 1925.

ROCK HUDSON.

Portrait of Clarence Habort, 1890

Chhagan Dahya Kali, circa 1935, Wellington, by Cuba Photographic Studio.

Raoul Gustaf Wallenberg (4 August 1912 ñ disappeared 17 January 1945). Swedish architect, businessman, diplomat and humanitarian. celebrated for saving tens of thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary during the Holocaust, during the later stages of World War II. While serving as Sweden's special envoy in Budapest. On 17 January 1945, during the Siege of Budapest by the Red Army, Wallenberg was detained by Soviet authorities on suspicion of espionage and subsequently disappeared. He was later

1930 - George 'Bugs' Moran, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front

Lee Kuan Yew, GCMG, CH (1923-) also Lee Kwan-Yew) is a Singaporean statesman. He was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, from 1959 to 1990, and was one of the longest serving Prime Ministers in the world. As the co-founder and first secretary-general of the People's Action Party (PAP), he led the party to a landslide victory in 1959, oversaw the separation of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965 and its subsequent transformation from a relatively underdeveloped colonial outpost with no natural resources into a 'First World', Asian economic power.

ALBERT FINNEY in TOM JONES (1963), directed by TONY RICHARDSON. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

Harold Faber Fookes (1909-1972) gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives

Gene Tunney (1897-1978), American Professional Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion 1926-1928, seated Portrait, Underwood & Underwood, 1926

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

George O'Brien (April 19, 1899 - September 4, 1985) was an American actor, popular during the silent film era and Warner

JOSEPH COTTEN in THE THIRD MAN (1949), directed by CAROL REED.

Woman; inscribed 'G. l. Johnston' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Charlie Puckett-W.A. March 8, 1949.

Prince Albert Of Belgium - Born June 6, 1934; brother of King Baudouin of Belgium, he is the Heir Presumptive. His formal title is Prince of Liege. Prince Albert Of Liege - who represented his brother, King Baudouin of Belgium at the Coronation, came to Perle "Call Me Madam" Mesta's fabulous party at Londonderry House, in London. December 17, 1952. (Photo by Camera Press).

Mr Michael Head, 1936-1937, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

TONY CURTIS in SIX BRIDGES TO CROSS (1955), directed by JOSEPH PEVNEY.

Baby Face Nelson (1908-1934), bank robber and murderer, was his youthful appearance and small stature. He was among the most violent and emotionally unstable of the 1930s, Midwest bandits, battled by the J. Edgar Hoover's G-men. Mickey Rooney played Nelson in the 1957 movie, BABY FACE NELSON.

Actor Clark Gable. William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 - November 16, 1960) was an American film actor, often referred to as "The King of Hollywood". He had roles in more than 60 motion pictures in multiple genres during a career that lasted 37 years, three decades of which was as a leading man.

Christopher Chataway - British Politician. October 07, 1954.

Rex Bell (George Francis Beldam, 1903-1962), American actor and later politician, seen here in cowboy costume with horse. circa 1930s

D.H. Lawrence

Photographic portrait of Michael Joseph Savage, 1936, Wellington, by Spencer Digby, The Weekly News.

Portrait of Isabel Wachenheimer in a striped sweater and with necklace, with Israeli stamp on the front, Anonymous, 1947 - 1955 photograph Portrait of Isabel Wachenheimer in a striped sweater and with necklace, with Israeli stamp on the front. photographic support gelatin silver print

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

French songbook cover for songs sung by Andre Claveau (1911 - 2003), a popular singer in France from the 1940s to the 1960s. He won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958

Portrait of Don Bradman, Australian cricketer Date: 1930s

Teddy Roosevelt, Jr. when he was Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1921

Duke of Kent - Portraits 1975-86. August 08, 1950.

Arthur John Shawcross (June 6, 1945 - November 10, 2008), also known as the Genesee River Killer, was an American serial killer active in Rochester, New York.

Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (1960 - November 28, 1994), also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster, was an American serial killer and sex offender who committed the murder and dismemberment of 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991.

12/31/1939. Francisco Antunez.

Jim Gibb. June 12, 1934.

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, CB, DSO (16 August 1888 19 May 1935), known professionally as T. E. Lawrence, was a British Army officer renowned especially for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916-18. The extraordinary breadth and variety of his activities and associations, and his ability to describe them vividly in writing, earned him international fame as 'Lawrence of Arabia'.

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