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Vintage Portraits of Women

A collection of elegant black-and-white portraits showcasing women in profile. The images convey a sense of nostalgia and sophistication, highlighted by classic hairstyles and attire.

Portrait of Minnie Maddern Fiske
Portrait of Minnie Maddern Fiske
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March 1915. Lara's notable first actress Mercedes Pardo, who celebrated her benefit last night.Marion "Bessie" Terry (1853-1930), English actress, played roles in the plays of W. S. Gilbert, Oscar Wilde, Henry James and others. Date: 1890The Hon. Mrs Lyndhurst Bruce, formerly the Edwardian actress, Camille Clifford, pictured in The Tatler after the announcement of her engagement to Captain John M. J. Evans, M.C. (inset picture). Her first husband, Captain, the Hon. Henry Lyndhurst-Bruce, Lord Aberdare's son and heir was killed in action in 1914. Date: 1917Mary Jane Barrett, Mrs. Ernest Truex ""Whistling in the Dark"" 19 January 1932Emilie Polaire (1877 - 1939), French actress and music hall entertainer reputed to have the smallest waist in the world, pictured here with a head full of wild hair. Date: 1913Mrs Strindberg - Harriet Bosse (1878 - 1961) actress, and third wife of the Swedish playwright August Strindberg Nellie Taylor, actress, 1900s.Artist: Daily Mirror StudiosDouble portrait of the artist and graphic designer Varvara Stepanova (1894-1958) by Rodchenko, Alexander (1891-1956)/Moscow Photo Museum (House of Photography)/1924/Photograph/Russia/PortraitCommander Eva Booth, head S. Army in U.S. at 69 and 29. July 29, 1934.Lady Astor, American Born M.P. Comes Home -- Lady Astor on arrival in Boston.Lady Astor, the American born member of parliament arrived in Boston Aug 2 Enroute to Maine where she and her children will spend a month or more at the home of Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson at Dark Harbour. January 01, 1926.Mae SullivanMiss Ranhill Mee, 1937, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.Musician, woman posing with violin, 1930s, Germany, EuropeHelene Gingold (b.1867). British novelist and poet. Engraving of "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana" 1890. Colored.Woman; inscribed 'Mrs G.S. Kemp' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraitsWoman; inscribed 'Miss Hart' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits12/31/1933. Queen Astrid.LILLIAN GISH. 1920.Miss Walker 6x8, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.Farrar as "Carmen"Katherine Mansfield, pen name of Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp (1888-1923) short story writer born in Wellington, New Zealand. Mansfield in 1914. In 1918 she married the English writer and critic John Middleton Murry.Mrs H. J. Tennant, formerly May Edith Abraham (1869-1946) wife of Harold John Tennant, the ex-Under-Secretary for War, and Co-Director of the Women's Department of National Service, established at St. Ermin's, Westminster. Mrs Tennant was the daughter of Mr George Abraham of Rathar, Co. Dublin and the first woman to be appointed Superintendent (or Lady Inspector) of Factories. She was assisted in the role at the Women's Department of National Service by Miss Violet Markham. When the Nationa08/31/1917. Actresses of the Reina Victoria theater -Paquita Torres - Photos Walken, Amadeo and Bert -Approximate date.Clara Butt (1872-1936) celebrated English contralto born at Southwick near Brighton, Sussex. She made her debut in 1892. In 1920 she was created Dame Commander of the British Empire (DBE) for the work she did entertaining the troops during her career. Clara Butt in 1905. From 'The Strand Magazine' (London, 1905).Xmas 1942. Pantomime. Sleeping Beauty. - Queen Elizabeth. June 16, 1953. (Photo by Camera Press Ltd.).BETTE DAVIS.Victor Català, seudónimo de Caterina Albert i Paradís (La Escala, 1869-1966), escritora catalana.Evelyn Nesbitt circa 1903Eleonora Duse -- 5 Years Dead -- On 21 April, the day of death of the unforgettable world-famous Tragodin Eleonora Duse anniversary sum 5. times. July 16, 1931. (Photo by Atlantic Photo-Co.).H.R.H. Princess Marina (Duchess Of Kent) - Portraits Prior To 1950. March 21, 1944. (Photo by Associated Newspapers Ltd.).Mrs Thorby.Wife of the Hon. Harold V. C, Thorby, M.P. one of the Ministers in the Australian Delegation who are in London at present.Mr and Mrs Thorby have been in England during the Jubilee Celebrations. Mrs Thorby is the daughter of Mr. A. F. Morley of New South Wales. August 11, 1935.08/31/1917. Actresses of the Reina Victoria theater - Pepita Aliaga - Photos Walken, Amadeo and Bert - Approximate date.Mrs. H.P. WhitneyLilian Adelaide Neilson (March 3) (1848) (August 15) (1880), born Elizabeth Ann Brown, was a British stage actress who played Juliet, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century original Lilian Adelaide Neilson (March 3) (1848) (August 15) (1880), born Elizabeth Ann Brown, was a British stage actress who played Juliet, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century originalPilar Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia (1907-1991). Delegada nacional de la Sección femenina de Falange Española.Vera Slonim (1902-1991), Anonymous Mrs. Donn BarberScreen Honours - Three Men and Three Women Selected -- Miss Lynn Fontanne, one of the selected.Three outstanding film actress and three actors, have been nominated for the honors of the best performances of the year in the annual poll of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts. October 15, 1932. (Photo by London News Agency Photos Ltd.)Grazia deledda. 1871-1936. VICTORIA SACKVILLE-WEST Poet and novelist. Author of 'The Edwardians'. She married diplomat Harold Nicolson. 1892 - 1962Duchess of Gloucester. November 25, 1935.Anefo photo collection. ARP Party Council in Rotterdam (instructions ar). December 9, 1978. Rotterdam, South HollandFanny Efimova Kaplan (1890 - 1918); Russian-Jewish woman, Socialist-Revolutionary, and early Soviet dissident who was convicted of attempting to assassinate Vladimir Lenin and executed by the Cheka in 1918.Portrait of the Poetess Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) by Nappelbaum, Moisei Solomonovich (1869-1958)/Private Collection/c. 1920/Photograph/PortraitPortrait of Hilda Borgström'Lady Eleanor Furneaux Smith (1802-1945), British author, journalist and film critic, c1937..'Iris Calderhead (1889-1966), American suffragist and organizer in the National Woman's Party, head and shoulders portrait, Unidentified Artist, 1917Eva BoothMEMBRIVES , LOLA. ACTRIZ DE TEATRO ARGENTINA. 1888 - 1969. REPRODUCCION FOTO.Ethel HILL, screenwriterPortrait, female pilot with goggles, 1920s, Germany, EuropePrince And Princess Kaya Go To Abroad -- The most recent portrait of Princess Kaya.Prince and Princess Kaya, instructor of the Military College of Tokyo, are to go abroad for world inspection tour on board N.Y.K. liner Yasukuni Maru, leaving Tokyo on March 7th. January 25, 1934. (Photo by Shimbun Rengo News Photos Service).Mrs A. E. Grant, the former Bettine Stuart-Wortley, pictured around the time of her marriage in nursing uniform as she was doing war work at a hospital in Cavendish Square, London. She was the elder daughter of Major-General the Hon. Edward Stuart-Wortley, C.S.O., of Highclere Castle, Christchurch. The Tatler comments that it is interesting to note that the Kaiser once rented Highclere and was a great admirer of the house. 'He said that no such turf or trees existed in Germany, and that such 12/31/1939. Anne Frank is shown smiling in the photo Despite the confinement she experienced to escape the Nazis.