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Period: 1950s
Marilyn Monroe Monkey business
Located in CANNES, FR
EKtachrome Vintage 1953 .20x15cm
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Photographic Film

Portrait of Anna Magnani - Vintage Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper, realized in 1950s. Good conditions. Anna Magnani was born in Rome, Italy (not in Egypt...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

David Niven with Rita Hayworth - Original Vintage Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The English actor David Niven with Rita Hayworth.
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1950s Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Beauty and the Beast
Located in New York, NY
Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a tiger skin rug in the trophy room at socialite Laddie Sanford's home in Palm Beach, Florida. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition o...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Lambda

North Conway, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woman holding her skis in North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Nu...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Untitled Portrait
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV Plexi ($900 value), free shipping, and a 14-day return policy. Seydou Keïta Untitled Portrait, 1952 - 1955 (02158) 23...
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1950s Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Jayne Mansfield: Modern Pinup
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful modern pinup features the lovely Jayne Mansfield posed on barstools with modern art on the walls. Jayne Mansfield was an American film, theater, and television actre...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Picasso in his Atelier
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful black and white image of painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso hard at work in his studio. Pablo Ruiz Picasso born on the 25th of October 1881 and passed on the 8th of April ...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Pablo Picasso: Master Sculptor
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white capture of painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso hard at work in his studio. Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre ...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Steve McQueen in His Study
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning capture by Larry Barbier Jr. of actor Steve McQueen at home, chatting on the phone in his study. This listing is for a limited edition archival print. What's included: - L...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy: Living in the Sunshine
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white image of John Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy smiling in the sunshine, their hair blowing in the wind. John F. Kennedy and his wife Jackie met in 1952 at a dinne...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Lucille Ball in Pearls
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning studio portrait features starlet Lucille Ball posed wearing a gorgeous pearl necklace set around her neck. Lucille Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, ente...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe in Some Like It Hot
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning closeup capture of Marilyn Monroe talking on the phone for her role in Some Like it Hot Some Like It Hot is a 1959 American black-and-white romantic comedy film directed an...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Eartha Kitt Stunning Smile
Located in Austin, TX
This elegant and glamorous black and white studio portrait features Eartha Kitt smiling to the camera with her back turned. Eartha Kitt was an American singer, actress, dancer, act...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Sal Mineo in Santa Monica
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of Rebel Without a Cause actor (alongside James Dean), Sal Mineo. Taken on Santa Monica beach by renowned photographer, Frank Worth in 1956. This listing is...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of Giant
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful selectively colorized image of actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the 1956 film Giant. Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, about sprawling epic covering ...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

John Wayne and Lauren Bacall in Blood Alley
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features John Wayne, nicknamed Duke, an American actor and filmmaker. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit, Wayne was among the top box office draws fo...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Bob Hope: Legendary Comedian in Trailer
Located in Austin, TX
This black-and-white action shot features Bob Hope exiting his trailer in 1955. Bob Hope was a British-American stand-up comedian vaudeville actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and aut...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the Premier of Rear Window
Located in Austin, TX
Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly, and Oleg Cassini at the premiere of "Rear Window" in 1954. Rear Window is a 1954 American mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and writ...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor Spinning Lasso in "Giant"
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features actress Elizabeth Taylor swinging a lasso on the set of "Giant", 1955. Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film directed by George...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor on the Set of "Giant"
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white image features actress Elizabeth Taylor posed outdoors while behind the scenes of the film "Giant"1955. Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor known as DBE wa...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Mamie Van Doren and Richard Long Getting Gas
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage capture of Mamie Van Doren and Richard Long getting gas in a classic car. Mamie Van Doren is an American actressmodelsingerand sex symbol. She is perhaps best remembered fo...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis
Located in Austin, TX
Capture of Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis candid and laughing. Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, and model. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters, ...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

James Dean As Jett Rink in "Giant"
Located in Austin, TX
James Dean posed leaning with his hand on a fence post while filming a scene for "Giant", 1955. Giant was the last of James Dean's three films as a leading actor and earned him h...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

James Dean in Restroom
Located in Austin, TX
Hilarious black and white candid shot of actor James Dean talking on the phone while using the restroom. James Dean was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of te...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe in Deckchair
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features actress Marilyn Monroe sitting with a huge smile in a deck chair. This image was captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth in Los Angeles,...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Billy Wilder and Marilyn Monroe "The Seven Year Itch"
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white action shot and iconic image of Marilyn Monroe on the set of "The Seven Year Itch" Marilyn Monroe was an American actress model and singer. Famous for playing comed...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe on the Set of "How to Marry a Millionaire"
Located in Austin, TX
This lovely black and white image features Marilyn Monroe on the set of "How to Marry a Millionaire". How to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed by...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Prado Visitors, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Visitors at the The Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) viewing Diego Velázquez's masterpiece 'Las Meninas' via a mirror hung across the room, Madrid, Spain, circa 1955. (Photo b...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Prado Visitors, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Visitors at the The Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) viewing Diego Velázquez's masterpiece 'Las Meninas' via a mirror hung across the room, Madrid, Spain, circa 1955. (Photo b...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Prado Visitors, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Visitors at the The Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) viewing Diego Velázquez's masterpiece 'Las Meninas' via a mirror hung across the room, Madrid, Spain, circa 1955. (Photo b...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Prado Visitors, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Visitors at the The Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) viewing Diego Velázquez's masterpiece 'Las Meninas' via a mirror hung across the room, Madrid, Spain, circa 1955. (Photo b...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Parrot Jungle, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A family day out at the Parrot Jungle amusement park near Miami, 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity inc...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Parrot Jungle, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A family day out at the Parrot Jungle amusement park near Miami, 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity inc...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Gordon C. MacKenzie, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Race driver Gordon C. MacKenzie in Franconia, New Hampshire, 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Carmen Sevilla Chromogenic Lambda print 1957, Print...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Parrot Jungle, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A family day out at the Parrot Jungle amusement park near Miami, 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity inc...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Parrot Jungle, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A family day out at the Parrot Jungle amusement park near Miami, 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity inc...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Gordon C. MacKenzie, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Race driver Gordon C. MacKenzie in Franconia, New Hampshire, 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Carmen Sevilla Chromogenic Lambda print 1957, Print...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Gordon C. MacKenzie, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Race driver Gordon C. MacKenzie in Franconia, New Hampshire, 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Carmen Sevilla Chromogenic Lambda print 1957, Print...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Gordon C. MacKenzie, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Race driver Gordon C. MacKenzie in Franconia, New Hampshire, 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Carmen Sevilla Chromogenic Lambda print 1957, Print...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Elizabeth Taylor Behind the Scenes
Located in Austin, TX
This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the film "Giant" for her role as character Leslie Bene...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Pier Angeli and Dean Martin
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1956 in Hollywood, California: Italian-born actress Pier Angeli shows a wide-eyed American Actor Dean Martin her engagement ring. Dean Martin was a...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Ciro's Owner Herbert Hover and Marilyn Monroe
Located in Austin, TX
Candid capture of Circo nightclub's owner Herbert Hoover helping bombshell actress Marilyn Monroe with her fur coat. Marilyn Monroe was an American actress model and singer. Famous...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Jayne Mansfield on Silk
By Bert Six
Located in Austin, TX
Jayne Mansfield was an American actress, nightclub entertainer, singer, and one of the early Playboy Playmates. She was a major Hollywood sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s and 20th Century Fox's alternative to Marilyn Monroe, who came to be known as the "Working Man's Monroe". She was also known for her well-publicized personal life and publicity stunts, such as wardrobe malfunctions. In 1963 she became the first major American actress to have a nude starring role in a Hollywood motion picture, and, although many people have never seen her movies, Mansfield remains one of the most recognizable icons of 1950s celebrity...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

James Dean Behind Fence in "Giant"
Located in Austin, TX
James Dean posed sated behind a barbed wire fence for his role in the film 'Giant', 1955. James Byron Dean was an American actor remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusio...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra in Tbird
Located in Austin, TX
In this photograph, Frank Sinatra is captured glancing over his shoulder at his friend, photographer Frank Worth, while sitting in his classic Ford Thunderbird. Frank Sinatra was a...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe with Classic Roadster for "How to Marry a Millionaire"
Located in Austin, TX
Marilyn Monroe posing for a portrait while standing with her car door open on the set of "How to Marry a Millionaire". Beautifully restored from the original 1953 black and white pho...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Louis Armstrong: Legendary Musician with Big Smiles
Located in Austin, TX
This portrait features jazz legend Louis Armstrong up close, posed with a big smile. Louis Armstrong was an American trumpeter, composer, singer, and occasional actor who was one o...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe and Sammy Davis Jr in "How to Marry a Millionaire"
Located in Austin, TX
This exuberant shot of Sammy Davis Jr. entertaining Marilyn Monroe was taken on the backlot of 20th Century Fox where Marilyn was filming How to Marry a Millionairecirca 1953. The ...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Smiling
Located in Austin, TX
Second in its series, this awesome black and white capture features Marilyn Monroe in her Hollywood prime - captured in a silk dress and fur stole. A classic image of the Hollywood...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and George Jessel
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1952 in Los Angeles, California: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello with George Jessel in suits with old West sheriff star badges. Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo c...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elvis Presley Rocking Out on Stage
By Charles Trainor
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white capture of Elvis "The King" Presley performing on stage. Elvis Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer, musician, and actor. He is rega...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elizabeth Taylor Up Close in "Giant"
Located in Austin, TX
Awesome capture of starlet Elizabeth Taylor up close behind the scenes while filming 'Giant', 1955. Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, about sprawling epic covering...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Jayne Mansfield: A Game of Chance
Located in Austin, TX
This action shot features bombshell star Jayne Mansfield playing roulette in Las Vegas. Captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth, this image features Mansfield looking down eag...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

James Dean Standing with Porsche at Car Rally
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white action shot of actor James Dean unloading his Porsche at a car rally. James Dean was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionme...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Joan Crawford: Classical Elegance
By Bert Six
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features American film and television actress Joan Crawford. Known best for her roles in films such as "Possessed", "Sudden Fear", and "Whatever Happene...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra Leaning on Tbird
Located in Austin, TX
Great capture of Frank Sinatra standing with his classic TBird in a garage driveway. Frank Sinatra was an American singer and actor who was one of the most popular and influential ...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Elvis Presley and Sweetheart on Motorcycle
By Bob Williams
Located in Austin, TX
A Vintage 1957 image depicting music's new sensation Elvis Presley on his brand new Harley Davidson FLH in front of his new mansion home, Graceland. With him is his girlfriend actres...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

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