Vintage Studio Portraits

Black-and-white studio images of women from the 1930s, focusing on hairstyles and elegant attire.

Miss J Nolan, 1936, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Miss D Higgins, 1937, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Miss Keitha Weir, 1936, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Woman; inscribed 'Mrs N. L. Sinclair' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Miss McIndoe 1/2 doz cab, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.

Woman; inscribed 'Miss Grinlinton' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Miss Madeleine Hart Brown, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. James A. Brown of 437 Cambridge St., Allston will become the bride of Mr. Francis J. Ryan of 26 Asticcu Rd. Jamaica Plain at a Nuptial Mass. on Sept. 19th at nine o'clock in the morning at St. Anthony's church, Allston. Miss Brown is a graduate of Miss Wheelock's school, class of 1922 and Mr. Ryan is a graduate of Harvard, Class of 1924. Mr. & Mrs. Ryan will reside at 11 Burwell Rd., West Roxbury, Mass.

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.

Mount Luke, wife of young Randwick Horse Trainer. September 25, 1935.

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.

Miss J Nolan, 1936, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Woman; inscribed 'Miss M. Moffatt' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Portrait of Jean Thomas in ""Monte Cristo""

Woman; inscribed 'Miss McGowan' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Woman; inscribed 'Miss Hannah' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Miss Janet Thatcher (Engaged to Mr. Geoffrey Ashton). April 14, 1955. (Photo by Dayne).

Woman; inscribed 'Miss D. Lodge' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Kay Francis, American actress, 1933. Artist: Unknown

Lady Alice Scott. September 04, 1935.

Miss S Spears black-and-white negatives, studio portraits, gelatin silver negatives

Miss McDonald, August 1935, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Betty Stockfeld ***** of song. November 03, 1931. (Photo by ASFI).

Marie Bremner. November 22, 1948. (Photo by John Lee).

Woman; inscribed 'Miss Kember' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

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

Woman; inscribed 'Miss Douglas' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Baroness v. Maltzan

Nellie Bramley. June 02, 1930. (Photo by Sidney Riley Studio)

Miss C Almond, February 1937, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Woman; inscribed 'Miss Hesp' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Eva Braun in the early 1930s. She and Hitler became lovers in 1932, when she was about 20 years old and he was 43. (BSLOC_2015_13_58)

Woman; inscribed 'Miss J I Welch' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Miss L. Cook, July 1935, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Margriet, 1957. 1957

Actress Rochelle Hudson, Universal Pictures Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Imitation of Life", 1934

Woman; inscribed 'Miss Ashby' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Woman; inscribed 'Miss M. Grigor' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

A new portrait of:- Princess Alexandra -- Daughter of H.R.H. the late Duke of Kent and of H.R.H. The Duchess of Kent. Princess Alexandra was born on December 25th, 1936. December 20, 1946. (Photo by Harris's Picture Agency)

Woman; inscribed 'Miss Paulin' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Miss J Neale, 1936, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Woman; inscribed 'Mrs McKay' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Margaret Sheila Mackellar Chisholm (1895 -1969), Lady Loughborough, Australian Born wife of Francis Edward Scudamore St Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough (died 1929). She met 'Luffy' in Egypt while he was recovering from wounds received at Gallipoli and where she had been nursing the wounded. They married at the British consulate in Cairo. Pictured on the front cover of The Bystander who reports that she had just returned to England 'home on leave'. She later married Sir John Milbanke and the

Berenice Abbott, Portrait of Marcelle Auclair , 1925-30, printed 1982, gelatin silver print.

Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt in a glamorous 1935 portrait by Hal Phyfe. Vanderbilt lost custody of her daughter, Gloria Vanderbilt, to her sister-in-law, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (BSLOC_2020_2_36)

Portrait of soprano erika businessman. Dresden, around 1920. Photograph of Adolf Dous (World postcard with studio embossing stamp, verso designated)

Miss D Bloxham, 1937, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

(Lillah McCarthy) Lady F.W. Keeble

Miss S Wellwood, 1936, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Princess Yolanda Margherita Milena Elisabetta Romana Maria of Savoy (1901 - 1986), the eldest daughter of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and his wife Princess Elena of Montenegro, and the sister of the last king of Italy Umberto II. She married Giorgio Carlo Calvi, Count of Bergolo. Date: circa 1920s

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.

Woman; inscribed 'Miss Russell' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Alice Brady, Publicity Portrait for the Film, "Broadway to Hollywood", MGM, 1933

Portrait of Muriel Wilson

Woman; inscribed 'Mrs M LeCreu' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Isabel Galway black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Woman; inscribed 'Miss Sinclair' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Lady Georgiana Mary Curzon, daughter of the fifth Earl of Curzon and Countess Howe 1935

Frances Fuller, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait for the Film, "One Sunday Afternoon", Paramount Pictures, 1933

Mrs Oliver 6 x 8 coupon studio portraits, portraits, black-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives

Safinaz Zulficar (19211988) - Queen Farisa of Egypt. The first wife of King Farouk I, the pasha's daughter was renamed Farida upon her marriage. Date: 1939

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Margriet sitting in chair in Soestdijk Palace, 1958. 1958

Carmelina Sanchez-Cutillas (1921-2009), historiadora, novelista y poeta valenciana.

Latest picture of HRH the Princess Margaret taken at Buckingham Palace. December 6, 1948. (Photo by Dorothy Wilding).

Mrs Charles Sweeny, formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the Duchess of Argyll (1912-1993) pictured wearing a tiny hat with a huge tuft of soft ostrich feathers and worn tilted over one eye. 'To complete the effect of winter chic she holds a silver muff up under her chin.' Margaret was the darling of the media and a society 'beauty'. After being 'Deb of the Year' in her coming out of 1930, her marriage to American golfer, Charles Sweeny in 1933 cemented her popularity. Her divorce from he

Woman; inscribed 'Miss B. Peacock' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

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.

A new portrait of HRH The Princess Margaret, wearing the uniform of the sea ranger. September 20, 1949. (Photo by Dorothy Wilding).

GRETA GARBO. 1921.

Portrait of Karlsson Kavlie

Dr Wall gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Eva Braun

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

Miss M Taylor black-and-white negatives, studio portraits, gelatin silver negatives

American Film Actress Lila Lee, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait, 1920's

Tatler front cover, caption reads 'Warwick Hospital is the scene of Lady Willoughby de Broke's nursing activities. She is President of the Warwickshire War Supply Services and Lady County Officer of the St. John's Ambulance Association. Before her marriage in 1933 she was Miss Rachel Wrey, daughter of the late Sir Bourchier Wrey and of Mrs Godfrey Heseltine'. Date: 12th June 1940

Woman; inscribed 'Miss Von Keisenberg' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

12/31/1939. The Duchess of Windsor with a diadem that can be transformed into a necklace, made of diamonds set with 39 Cartier emerald balls.

Patsy Kelly, Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait for the Film, " Sing, Baby Sing", 20th Century-Fox, 1936

Silent Film Actress Betty Francisco (1900-1950), Head and Shoulders Publicity Portrait, photograph by Evans L.A., 1920's

Eve Collins, May 1947, New Zealand, by J.W. Chapman-Taylor.

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Irene, 1960. 1960

The latest studio portrait of H.R.H. The Duchess of Kent.Duchess of Kent, who, had her husband not been killed, would ***** Yarralumla, the Governor-General's Canberra residence. March 21, 1944.(Photo by Associated Newspapers Ltd.(Australia)).

Alice Delysia. March 13, 1935.

Miss F Monckton, 1937, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Edith Blow, London, 1930s, London, by Eric Lee-Johnson.

Kirsten Flagstad. June 22, 1938.

Wedding; inscribed 'Mr Lammington' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

The Countess Of Derby -- Nee Lady Isabel Milles-Lade, younger daughter of the late Hon. Henry Milles-Lade, and sister of 4th Earl Sondes. She married the 18th Earl of Derby in1948. July 01, 1953. (Photo by Dorothy Wilding, Camera Press).

Mollie Rodie gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives

Queen Elizabeth of Roumania as Princess

Lady Rennell Rodd, wife of James Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell, British Ambassador n Italy during the First World War. Before her marriage she was Lilias Georgina Guthrie. She had six children, one of whom was Peter Rennell Rodd, husband of the writer, Nancy Mitford. Date: 1914

VILLANOVA DEL GHEBBO ITALY APRIL 1954 Portrait close up girl on white background in 50s

Woman; inscribed 'Allison Kirkcaldie' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Woman; inscribed 'Mrs Rathbone' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraits

Mrs G Williams, 1936, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.

Knight's Daughter On Murder ChargeMrs. Elvira Dolores Barney, daughter of Sir John and Lady Mullens who has been remanded for a week charged with the murder of Thomas William Scott Stephen, aged 24, who was found shot dead at her flat in William Mews, Knightsbridge, on May 31st.She is the wife of Mr. J.S. Barney, an American. January 27, 1955.

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Irene, 1955. 1955

Rome, Italy may 1964: Black and white portrait of confident young woman wearing vintage office attire from the mid-20th century

PRINCESS ELIZABETH (later Queen Elizabeth II) in December 1942, at the age of 16. Date: 1926 -

Eve Collins, May 1947, New Zealand, by J.W. Chapman-Taylor.

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