Original publicity photograph of Norma Shearer
by Norma Shearer (subject)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1930. Vintage publicity photograph of actress Norma Shearer, circa 1930s. Mimeo snipe on the verso. An early silent actress for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Shearer was one of the few actresses whose career survived both the transition to talkies at the end of the 1920s as well as the transition to Hayes Code-approved films in... Read More
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Original photograph of Norman Rockwell sketching outdoors, 1974
by Norman Rockwell (subject)
N.p.: N.p., 1974. Vintage photograph of American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell sketching outdoors in 1974. Date stamp and annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. From the archive of the PIX Agency, an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine... Read More
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Original publicity photograph of Nell O'Day
by Nell O'Day (subject)
Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1941. Vintage publicity keybook photograph of actress Nell O'Day in a bathing suit, 1941. Printed mimeo snipe and stamp of studio photograph Ray Jones on the verso. Born in Prairie Hill, Texas, Nell O'Day largely appeared in B films in the 1930s and 1940s. She is today best remembered for her starring role in... Read More
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Two original photographs of Nelson Eddy, circa 1959
by Nelson Eddy (subject)
Los Angeles: Allen A. Arthur + Associates, 1959. Two vintage double weight portrait photographs of Nelson Eddy, circa 1959. Each with "Allen A. Arthur + Associates" card affixed to the top left corner of verso. Eddy was an American singer and actor who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in... Read More
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Original photograph of Nancy Coleman, 1943
by Nancy Coleman (subject)
New York: Warner Brothers, 1943. Vintage publicity photograph of actress Nancy Coleman wearing a shimmering, long-sleeved top and a velvet skirt. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene, befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars,... Read More
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Original photograph of Norman Mailer talking with Columbia University students, 1969
by Norman Mailer (subject)
N.p.: N.p., 1969. Vintage photograph of Norman Mailer talking with a group of Columbia University students during his run for mayor of New York in 1969. Contemporary typescript snipe affixed to the verso, along with stamps of Houston Chronicle Library, and later date stamps for Sun October 28, 1979 and Mon October 29, 1979. Mailer unsuccessfully... Read More
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Two original publicity photographs of Olivia De Havilland
by Olivia De Havilland (subject)
Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1946. Two vintage publicity photographs of actress Olivia De Havilland in 1946. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. De Havilland received her first Academy Award in 1946, for her performance in the Mitchell Leisen drama "To Each His Own." From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer... Read More
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Original oversize photograph of Orson Welles performing a magic show, circa 1943
by Orson Welles (subject)
N.p.: N.p., 1943. Vintage oversize borderless double weight photograph of director Orson Welles in a striped dressing gown and fez, performing a magic trick for two US servicemen. From the archive of the PIX Agency, a photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American... Read More
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Original portrait photograph of Orson Welles, circa 1939
by Orson Welles (subject)
N.p.: N.p., 1939. Vintage portrait photograph of a young Orson Wells, circa 1939. "Culver Pictures, Inc." stamp, "24749" stamp, and two other stamps obscured by paper tape, on verso. 1939 would be a key year for Welles, who, upon the success of the CBS Radio show "The Mercury Theatre on the Air," Welles would sign with RKO Pictures,... Read More
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Original photograph of Orson Welles in Paris, circa 1940s
by Orson Welles (subject)
N.p.: N.p., 1940. Vintage borderless double weight satin finish photograph of director, actor, and playwright Orson Welles in Paris, circa 1940s. Printed mimeo snipe and PIX agency label affixed to the verso. From the archive of the PIX Agency, an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in... Read More
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Original photograph of Olga Baclanova and a horse, circa 1930s
by Olga Baclanova (subject)
N.p.: N.p., 1930. Vintage matte-finish borderless photograph of Russian-American actress Olga Baclanova with a horse, circa 1930s. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene, befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, Salvador Dali, and many... Read More
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Original photograph of Orson Welles in Austria, circa 1959
by Orson Welles (subject)
N.p.: N.p., 1959. Vintage borderless black and white photograph of director Orson Welles posing menacingly with a cigar and cloak while on vacation in Austria, circa 1959 (according to information printed on the verso). With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with a PIX agency stamp. From the archive of the PIX Agency, a... Read More
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Original publicity photograph of Orson Welles, 1939
by Orson Welles (subject)
New York: Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS], 1939. Vintage publicity photograph of Orson Welles, produced by CBS Radio to promote Welles' 1938-1940 radio show, "The Campbell Playhouse." Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine, with faint wear to the finish on the bottom left corner of the recto.
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Original photograph of Olga Baclanova, circa 1920s
by Olga Baclanova (subject)
N.p.: N.p., 1920. Vintage borderless portrait photograph of Russian-American actress Olga Baclanova, circa 1920s. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene, befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, Salvador Dali, and many others. A graduate of... Read More
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Original photograph of Cuban composer Osvaldo Farres, 1951
by Osvaldo Farres (subject)
N.p.: N.p., 1951. Vintage borderless photograph of Cuban songwriter and composer Osvaldo Farres, showing the composer at the piano, while two men holding sheet music look on. Provenance stamps on the verso. One of Cuba's most significant musicians, Farres is said to have had an innate ability for composition. His works included well-known hits such as "Perhaps, Perhaps,... Read More
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Original publicity photograph of Olga San Juan
by Olga San Juan (subject)
Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1948. Vintage publicity portrait photograph of Puerto Rican-American actress Olga San Juan, 1948. Born in Brooklyn, Olga San Juan signed with Paramount in 1943 after being scouted at the Copacabana nightclub in New York. She was primarily cast in film musicals as a hot-spirited Latina, and was nicknamed the "Puerto Rican Pepper Pot."... Read More
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Original photograph of Paul Muni, circa 1930s
by Paul Muni (subject)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1930. Vintage studio still photograph of actor Paul Muni, circa 1930s. Provenance stamp on the verso. Austro-Hungarian-born stage and film actor Paul Muni was considered to have been one of Warner Brothers' most prestigious players of the 1930s, granted the rare privilege of choosing his own roles, including his most famous performance as... Read More
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Original photograph of Patsy Ruth Miller, circa 1920s
by Patsy Ruth Miller (subject)
N.p.: N.p., 1920. Vintage borderless portrait photograph of actress Patsy Ruth Miller, linen-backed, circa 1920s. Miller was discovered by actress Alla Nazimova at a Hollywood party, and soon appeared onscreen with a small role in "Camille" (1921). She starred in films throughout the 1920s and 1930s, most notably in 1923, with a starring role as Esmerelda in... Read More
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Original photograph of screenwriter and producer Philip Yordan, circa 1961
by Philip Yordan (subject)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1961. Vintage photograph of screenwriter and producer Philip Yordan. Yordan acted as a front for blacklisted writers during the McCarthy era. He is best remembered today for the films noir "Dillinger" (1945) and "Detective Story" (1951), and for Nicholas Ray's box office hit "King of Kings" (1961). 8 x 10... Read More
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Original photograph of Patti Smith in performance in West Germany, 1978
by Patti Smith (subject)
N.p.: N.p., 1978. Vintage borderless photograph of Patti Smith performing with the Patti Smith Group in West Germany on September 9, 1978. The show was part of Smith's 1978 worldwide tour in support of her third (and most commercially successful) studio album, "Easter." 10 x 8 inches, on Kodak stock. About Fine.
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Original photograph of Peter Green in performance, circa 1970s
by Peter Green (subject)
N.p.: N.p., 1970. Vintage borderless photograph of guitarist Peter Green in performance with several unknown musicians, circa 1970s. With the stamp of London Photo Agency on the verso. Green, who founded Fleetwood Mac alongside Mick Fleetwood and Jeremy Spencer, left the band in 1970, after a prolonged battle with mental illness and LSD usage. Green reemerged into... Read More
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Original photograph of author Georges Simenon, circa 1980
by Pierre Vauthey (photographer); Georges Simenon (subject)
Paris: N.p., 1980. Vintage borderless photograph of mystery writer Georges Simenon in his office, as photographed by Pierre Vauthey. Photographer's rubber stamp, manuscript pencil annotations, and a mimeograph text description in French and English to the verso. Best known as the creator of fictional French detective Jules Maigret, Georges Simenon was a highly prolific Belgian fiction writer... Read More
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Archive of four photographs from the Illumineer Lounge, Chicago, 1967
by Pat Patterson (subject)
N.p.: N.p., 1967. Archive of four double weight, color vernacular photographs taken at the Illumineer Lounge, an African American club or bar in Chicago, 1967. Each photograph with manuscript annotations on the verso identifying the location, date ("17 September 1967"), and occasion ("Leslie D. Kinnison Birthday Celebration"), along with the stamp of Blue Bird, Inc, a jukebox rental company.... Read More
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Original photograph of Pete Brown
by Pete Brown (subject)
N.p.: N.p., 1960. Vintage photograph of musician, lyricist, and poet Pete Brown performing, circa 1960s. With manuscript pencil annotations in the verso. Best know for his work as a lyricist with the band Cream, where he co-wrote a large number of songs, including hits "I Feel Free," "White Room," and "Sunshine of Your Love," Brown also recorded... Read More
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Three original photographs of Pierre Etaix, circa 1963
by Pierre Etaix (subject)
N.p.: N.p., 1963. Three vintage portrait photographs of French actor, director, and comedian Pierre Etaix. Two photographs with press agency stamps on the verso, the third with a press agency stamp and French language mimeo snipe dated 12.1.63 noting that Etaix and Alain Robbe-Grillet were both awarded the Prix Louis-Delluc for Best Film, for "The Suitor" and "L'Immortelle" respectively,... Read More
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