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Vintage Studio Portraits of Women

Black-and-white portraits of women from the 1930s, showcasing elegant hairstyles and stylish clothing, captured in a studio setting.

Mrs E. H. Ferguson, December 1935, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.
Mrs E. H. Ferguson, December 1935, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.
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Weds Nelson Eddy Mrs. Ann D. Franklin (above), former wife of Sidney Franklin, movie producer, was married to Nelson Eddy, film actor and singer, in a ceremony performed by district Judge William E. Orr at Las Vegas, Nev., Jan.19. Eddy gave his age as 37 and his bride as 40. January 20, 1939. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).Confirmation Anna Greta Jansson. Photo in May 1950. Konfirmanden Anna Greta Jansson. Foto i maj 1950.Miss L Mountjoy, 1937, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.01/01/1955. Portrait of Josefina Carabias.Woman; inscribed 'Miss Gwenyth Walsh' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraitsNorma Shearer and ""Goliath"" , Smallest pet in movie worldAmerican actresses Sue Carol. (born Evelyn Jean Lederer, October 30, 1906 - February 4, 1982) was an American actress and talent agent.Woman; inscribed 'Miss J. Porter' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraitsAnefo photo collection. Dr. portrait Jane Young. January 27, 1950Coloured photo of Barbara Kent (born Barbara Cloutman; December 16, 1907 - October 13, 2011) was a Canadian-American film actress, prominent from the silent film era to the early talkies of the 1920s and 1930s.Woman; inscribed 'Miss Winsome Young' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraitsMr DL MacDowall (wedding) gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negativesMiss P Harvey black-and-white negatives, studio portraits, gelatin silver negativesHRH Princess Marina - Duchess of Kent - 1952. June 10, 1952. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd.).12/31/1947. An image of Wallis Simpson.Hair-do for a Churchill Dee.London: A diamond necklet entwined in the hair of debutante Miss Sally Churchill, great niece of the Premier, adds a note of unusual charm to the hair style specially created for debutantes by Riche.Miss Churchill is the 17-years-old daughter of the Prime Minister's artist nephew, Mr John G. Spencer Churchill. May 20, 1952.Portrait of six 'lucky' American girls chosen to be presented at court on 11 May 1938. This small number followed the announcement that only Americans domiciled in the UK could be considered for presentation. Notable among the women here, presented by Mrs Kennedy, wife of the American ambassador Joseph Kennedy, are Kathleen ('Kick') Kennedy (who later married Billy Cavendish, heir to the Devonshire dukedom), her sister Rosemary, as well as (large picture right), Miss Rosamond Harris Siedel, MiWoman; inscribed 'Miss Ackland' Nitrate negatives, gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraitsWoman; inscribed 'Miss M. Higgins' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraitsMiss Peggy Ross black-and-white negatives, studio portraits, gelatin silver negativesWoman; inscribed 'McDavid' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraitsMiss R McDonald gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negativesBonnie and Clyde. Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (October 1, 1910 - May 23, 1934) and Clyde Chestnut Barrow (March 24, 1909 - May 23, 1934) were an American criminal couple who travelled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression, known for their bank robberies, although they preferred to rob small stores or rural funeral homes. Their exploits captured the attention of the American press and its readership during what is occasionally referred to as the "public enemy era" between 1931 and 1934.To Aunt Lot & family, love June '46' ,. Jack Miller CollectionMiss C Schneidemann, 1937, Wellington, by Spencer Digby Studios. Spencer Digby / Ronald D Woolf Collection. Gift of Ronald Woolf, 1975.Woman; inscribed 'Miss M. Gumstone' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraitsWoman; inscribed 'Miss Joan Coleman' gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives, studio portraitsEva 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.