Vintage Fashion Photography

Black and white portraits of women in historical clothing, displaying diverse styles and cultural attire from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Lady Constance Richardson
Lady Constance Richardson
Miss Rona Lee, 93 Mein St, 2 August1930, Wellington, by Cuba Photographic Studio.Louise Homer Jr.Mrs. N. O'ShaughnessyDuchess of CumberlandMargarete OberMiss Fay 6 x 8 Coupon, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.May Schneider as "Martha"Ethel JuneQueen Victoria's pictures. Queen Victoria in full figure with mourning. Probably in GermanyMrs. Pethic LawrenceMrs. Lennox Bode. June 21, 1935.Berta MorenaMiss Ian H Miles, 5.12.1935, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.Maude AllanPoll photo collection. Countess of Paris. Paris's Countess poses in a Hôtel in Paris in a Jap of Paquin. 1936. France, ParisMELLER , RAQUEL. FRANCISCA MARQUEZ LOPEZ. TONADILLERA ESPAÑOLA. TARAZONA 1888 - 1962. FOTO PROMOCIONAL.Irene CastleMrs. Ohlsson. Photo 1951. Fru Ohlsson. Foto 1951.Charlotte & Elizabeth of LuxemburgHer Royal Highness Princess Arthur of Connaught at her nursing home, 23 Bentinck street, London. H.R.H. Princess Arthur at the door of the Nursing Home. June 03, 1940. (Photo by Sports & General Press Agency Limited).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.Flore RevallesRVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Beatrix. 1964Grand Duchess Melitta i.e., Melita, Russia03/31/1913. From the Italian company. Miss Ivanisi, first triple singer of the Sconagmiglio-Caramba company. Photo Calvache.Mrs. N. Der WhitehouseAlma W. PowellMrs. S. BlacktonIndian freedom fighter, lokmanya tilak, india, asia, 1910 Copyright: xJayanxMitra/DinodiaxPhotoxLady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002), later Duchess of York, Queen Elizabeth and then Queen Mother (to Queen Elizabeth II).  Wife of King George VI.  Pictured around the time of her engagement to the then Duke of York.     Date: 1922Estelle SteadMme. M. SembrichMiss Ridler 1 doz PC in covers studio portraits, portraits, black-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negativesMrs. Paul DraperMiss Gibbons, September 1935, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.Greta TorpadieGrand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia (1897-1918) photographed in 1906.Marie Lloyd  Music Hall singer        Date: 1870 - 1922Mrs. H.H. RogersMiss Flavia HadleyHistoric photograph, funny woman, around 1925Lubov TchernichowaMrs. J.L. DeSaullesQueen of Greece ca. 1910-1915. Mrs. W.K. Vanderbilt & Mrs. Rob't BaconMrs. Raymond BrownMrs. Wm. WheelerRoosevelt, Mrs. Theodore (Edith Kermit Carow)Mrs. Raymond BelmontLeft, Mrs. Martin, suffragetteMarch 1912. Miss Severini in the protagonist of "Spring Song".12/31/1899. Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt.Mrs. Geo. R. Peabody and "Mauchi"Portrait of Miss G Avery, circa 1928, by William Oakley. F B Butler/Crown Studios Collection. Gift of Frederick B Butler, 1971.Elsevier photo collection. Princess Juliana (ca. 1927). 1927Mrs. Arturo ToscaniniMiss Holland, 253 Tinakori Rd, 9 August 1930, Wellington, by Cuba Photographic Studio.Belle HinkleyMargaret LaddDorothy PennOlga & Tatiana of RussiaMrs. Inez BoissevainMarion Davies (1897 - 1961),  American film actress standing in the driveway,  ready to go out RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Irene in evening dress, standing, 1956. 1956Marie DresslerRuth St. Denis, White Photo.Mrs. E.R. StettiniusPauline ChaseMrs. Louisa MillsLady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002), later Duchess of York, Queen Elizabeth and then Queen Mother (to Queen Elizabeth II).  Wife of King George VI.  Pictured seated with a Labrador at her feet.     Date: c.1925Nancy K. PerkinsAlice Paul and Catherine Flanagan, 1920. Born 1885 died 1977. American feminist and social reformer, born into a Quaker family in Moorestown, New Jersey. She was educated at Swarthmore College and Pennsylvania University, where she gained a PhD in 1912. She spent some years in England, becoming involved in the militant branch of the suffrage movement and was arrested several times and imprisoned. From 1912, back in the USA, she formed the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. Her forceful persMrs. Anne Sullivan Macy and Helen Keller.Christabel Pankhurst, co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU). The British suffragette she directed WSPU militant actions from exile in France from 1912 to 1913 which included shouting down speakers, hunger strikes, stone-throwing, window-smashing, and arson  (BSLOC_2018_2_55)Ignacy Jan Paderewski 1860 - 1941.  Prime Minister of Poland.Mrs. H.L. PrattKate Barnard by Bain News ServiceAnefo photo collection. Troon distance Queen Wilhelmina / Inauguration of Queen Juliana. Mounting photo. Inouformance Queen Juliana.Es Deeding in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam .. September 6, 1948. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandFania MindellA. NazimovaAnefo photo collection. Mrs. Rose Frankeln. March 13, 1951Lady Duff GordonOlive FremstadMildred Rice (Mrs. R. Newton)Suffrage activist and feminist Anita Pollitzer, ca. 1916-23. She introduced her friend Georgia O'Keeffe to Alfred Stieglitz in 1916. (BSLOC_2015_16_200)Mrs. James Pine.Billie Burke in "The Amazons"Frieda HempelHelga Lindqvist. Photo in February 1951. Helga Lindqvist. Foto i februari 1951.Mrs. James B. Eustis, Mrs. Austin GrayElsie BakerPortrait of an unidentified woman, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.Elizabeth C. Hardwicke, Mrs. A.W. WaitePrincess Zinaida Yusupova and Grand Duchess Elizaveta Fyodorovna, Anonymous  05/31/1918. Mme. Atora in a gray silk and silver lace suit.Portrait, Thomas Boylston, by Copley, at Harvard , Portrait paintings, Boylston, Thomas, 1721-1798. Frank Cousins Glass Plate Negatives CollectionStorms master story "Der Schimmelreiter" filmed.Ali Ghito as Vollina in the new movie R.Fritsch of Europe "Der Schimmelreiter" after Storm'schen Master amendment. Text without liability. January 09, 1934.Women's fashion in the 1920s. A young woman in a typical 1920s clothes standing beside a car, opening the door. She is the swedish opera singer Marie Sundelius, 1884-1858. Soprano singer who sang at the Metropolitan in New York with Enrico Caruso. Mrs. Theodore (Augusta) Smith During Filming of "Travelers Toll". Original caption: Mrs. Theodore (Augusta) Smith - Taken During filming of "Travelers Toll." J. K. Hillers - 1927. State: Maryland Place: Meadows.Celia Claud, actress