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Photography For Sale
Period: 1940s
Period: Early 1900s
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Portrait of Anna Magnani - Vintage Photograph - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani is a rare vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper, realized in 1940s. Good conditions. Anna Magnani was born in Rome, Italy (not ...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Wind 1944 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
The Wind 1944 Toni Frissell’s daugther Sidney on the beach as the Wind from A Child’s Garden of Verses, Southampton, Long Island, USA, 1944...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Duke of Windsor in London - Vintage B/W photo - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
The Duke of Windsor in London is an original photograph realized in 1940-1941 by an Anonymous photographer. With the description typing script on ...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Sabina Spear Fishing 1947 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Sabina Spear Fishing 1947 Sabina spear fishing, 1947. by Toni Frissell 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see examples...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Girl On The Beach 1948 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Girl On The Beach 1948 Beachwear fashion shoot featuring sunshades, 1948. by Toni Frissell 16 x 20" inches / 41 x 51 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing av...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bing Crosby and Friends - b/w Photograph - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Bing Crosby and Friends is an original b/w photograph about Hollywod '40 realized by De Wan Studios. On the back "From left: Edward J. Crowley, Mrs. Crowl...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Jane Russell and Gloria Green - Original b/w Photograph - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Jane Russell and Gloria Green is an original b/w photograph about Hollywod '40 realized by De Wan Studios. Good condition, mounted on a white cardboard p...
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1940s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Arleen Dahl - Original b/w Photograph - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Arleen Dahl is an original b/w photograph about Hollywood '40 realized by De Wan Studios. On the back "Beautiful Arleen Dahl is assisted with her w...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

New Year at Romanoff's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoy a joke at a New Year's party held at R...
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1940s American Realist Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Unrealized International Project - Vintage Photo by V. Mariani - 1910s
Located in Roma, IT
Unrealized International Project by Vittorio Mariani is a large size photographic albumen print applied on cardboard. Print realized by " Fotografia Lombardi Siena", dry print on lo...
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Early 1900s Modern Photography

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Paper, Photographic Paper

French poet, artist, and filmmaker Jean Cocteau with actress Ricki Soma
Located in New York, NY
French poet, artist, and filmmaker Jean Cocteau with actress Ricki Soma and dancer Leo Coleman New York City, 1949/printed later Estate stamp in black ink, verso Archival pigment p...
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1940s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Evening Gown 1948 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Evening Gown 1948 Fashion shoot featuring a model in an evening gown, 1948. by Toni Frissell 12 x 16" inches / 30 x 41 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing ...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Metaphysical Composition - Photographic Print by Erberto Carboni - 1940
Located in Roma, IT
Metaphysical Composition by Erberto Carboni is a photographic print on high quality single coated paper (baryta layer). On front there are four faint pencil lines that divide the ph...
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1940s Surrealist Photography

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Black and White

Evening Gown 1948 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Evening Gown 1948 Fashion shoot featuring a model in an evening gown, 1948. by Toni Frissell 12 x 16" inches / 30 x 41 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing ...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Girl On The Beach 1947 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Girl On The Beach 1947 Beachwear fashion shoot, 1947. by Toni Frissell 16 x 20" inches / 41 x 51 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see examples -...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Laszlo Willinger, Greer Garson, photograph
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original vintage photograph, shot by Laszlo Willinger in the 1940's. It depicts English actress Greer Garson, a major star at Metro-Goldw...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Portrait of Maria Montessori by Studio Vasari - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Maria Montessori by Studio Vasari is a vintage photographic print on Agfa Brovira paper. Photograph realized by the famous Roman photogr...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Portrait of Maria Montessori by Studio Vasari - Vintage b/w Photo - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Maria Montessori by Studio Vasari is a vintage photographic print on Agfa Brovira paper. Photograph realized by the famous Roman photogr...
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1940s Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

'Lucky For Some' 1949- Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print
Located in London, GB
'Lucky For Some' 1949 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print 1949: Sicilian-born gangster Charles ‘Lucky’ Luciano (1897 – 1962) walking down a street in his native Sicily, followed by local children mimicking his posture. Whilst in prison between 1936 and 1946, he founded the Crime Syndicate of Mafia families and reorganised crime in America. (Photo by Slim Aarons) Silver Gelatin Print Produced from the original transparency Certificate of authenticity supplied Archive stamped and numbered in ink on the front Paper size 16 x 16 / 40 x 40 cm Printed 2020 OTHER SIZES AVAILABLE : 12 x 12 / 30 x 30 cm 16 x 16 / 40 x 40 cm 20 x 20 / 50 x 50 cm 30 x 30 / 76 x 76 cm 40 x 40 / 102 x 102 cm 50 x 50 / 127 x 127 cm FRAMING: Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service. If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote. b/w black and white 1940 40s fashion...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Girl On The Beach 1948 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Girl On The Beach 1948 Beachwear fashion shoot by Toni Frissell 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see examples - plea...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sabina Spear Fishing 1947 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Sabina Spear Fishing 1947 by Toni Frissell 40 x 60" inches / 101 x 152 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see examples - please enquire) Limited...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Girl On The Beach 1948 Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Girl On The Beach 1948 Beachwear fashion shoot, 1948. by Toni Frissell 16 x 20" inches / 41 x 51 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed (framing available see examples ...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Equestrian Entrance 1957 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Equestrian Entrance 1957: Madame de la Haye-Jousselin on her horse at the gates to her chateau in Normandy 60 x 60” / 152 x 152 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition t...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Florida Vogue 1944 Oversize Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Florida Vogue 1944 February 1944 Vogue Florida Fashion shoot featuring a model in a pink bathing suit next to a parasol on a beach with the sky and ocean behind her. by Toni Friss...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Washington Monument Fashion Shoot Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Washington Monument Fashion Shoot 1949 Fashion model posing in an evening gown with Tidal Basin and Washington Monument in the background, USA by Toni Frissell 60 x 60” / 152 x 1...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Autograph and Photo by C. Orff - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
A B/W Photo-Postcard in a smoking pipe pose with Autograph by Carl Orff, the inventor of Orff-Schulwerk musical teaching method and the famous Bavarian composer of “Carmina Burana” a...
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1940s Photography

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Photographic Paper

Devils Silde, San Mateo California
Located in Carmel, CA
Framed in Rounded Wood. High Quality Muesum Glass. Photograph in major museums and galleries around the world. Own part of history!
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1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Cathedral, Rooftops
By Jaromir Funke
Located in New York, NY
Vintage silver print Signed in pencil, verso Also inscribed by the artist's son in pencil, verso 9.5 x 7 inches, sheet This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
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1940s Other Art Style Photography

Materials

Black and White

Anonymous WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. ELECTION POSTER. Lithograph, 1900 . Poster for
Located in Portland, ME
Anonymous WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. ELECTION POSTER. Lithograph, 1900 . Poster for Bryan's candidacy for President in 1900. He ran, with Adlai E. Stevenson as Vice President, against W...
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Early 1900s Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Lithograph

Four Kings of Hollywood, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A series of four shots of film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) enjoying a joke at...
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1940s American Realist Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Black and White, Digital

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Dinner Jazz 1949
Located in London, GB
Dinner Jazz American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1898 – 1971) enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome. Paper size 16 x 16" inches / 40 x 40 cm Estate Stamped Collect...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Weegee "Sailor and Girl Kissing"
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Weegee (1899-1968) was equally fascinated and inspired by cinema and all of its tangents, from Hollywood movie stars to ordinary civilians going to the movies. While Weegee is typically associated with crime/disaster images, the broad theme of "entertainment" is a major component of his oeuvre. An interesting and provocative sub-genre of his cinema-related work are his images of couples (often heavy-petting) in movie theatres. Recent scholarship has established that many of Weegee's supposed clandestine images were actually staged or arranged with friends or co-operative strangers. Nevertheless, Weegee created these photographs in the dark with an array of clever techniques including infrared film, filtered flashbulb and triangular prism lens. Employed in shots such as this one, the prism lens would allow the artist to “see around corners,” useful at times when his subjects were in compromising locations. These images of kissing couples, Weegee wrote in 1959, were “his best seller, year in and year out.” "Sailor and GIrl at the Movies...
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1940s American Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bill Carroll/George Barris, "First and Last Diptych, " original photographs
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is comprised of two original photographs, from the original negatives, by George Barris and Bill Carroll, framed side by side. These photographs represent the first and l...
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1940s Photorealist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Laszczyn - Building a Stack 2 - Mid 20th Century Oil Painting by H Krajewska
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Helena Malarewicz-Krajewska (born 14 July 1910 in Biecz , died May 7, 1998 in Warsaw) is a Polish painter, active advocate of socialist realism. Studied between 1928 and 1929 at the...
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1940s Impressionist Photography

Materials

Oil, Board

Metal Workers
Located in New York, NY
Metal Workers c. 1940 Stamped, verso Vintage gelatin silver print 10.75 x 8.5 inches, image Contact gallery for price This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
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1940s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Palm Trees
Located in London, GB
A peasant washes a cow in the pond of Mudichur, a village in south east India. Original Publication: Picture Post – 4325 – Peace Of An Indian Village: How Long Will It Last? – pub. 1...
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1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Elephant And Castle
Located in London, GB
8th January 1949: The Elephant and Castle in the London Borough of Southwark, South London. (Photo Bert Hardy) A beautiful Limited Edition (ed size 300) silver gelatin fibre dark...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

At The Embassy
Located in London, GB
A group of people at the Embassy Club in London during World War II 1941. (Photo Bert Hardy) A beautiful Limited Edition (ed size 300) silver gelatin fibre darkroom print made ...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Messenger Boy
Located in London, GB
A young boy employed to carry messages around the council house at New Delhi, seat of the Constituent Assembly, sitting in the sun. Original Publication: Picture Post – 4325 – India:...
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1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Estate Edition - Handball In Central Park 1947
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition Limited to 150 only Handball In Central Park A group of young men playing handball at a court in the 95th Street playground, Central Park, Ne...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Robert Montgomery
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original photograph from the original negative, shot by Laszlo Willinger c. 1940's and printed in the 1980's. It depicts the late American actor, producer, and director Robert...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Young Pool Shark, Chicago 1949, Black & White Photograph, Framed, Signed
Located in Chicago, IL
“Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks you in the ass.” Roger Ebert “[Shay’s work] ranks with some of the greats of the 20...
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1940s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Carrefour Sèvres-Babylone Willy Ronis Twentieth Century Humanist photography art
Located in Paris, FR
One of the most famous members of the Humanist photography in France. Signed lower right by the artist. Stamp of the artist's studio on the back.
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1940s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

'James Cagney Make Up' 1941
Located in London, GB
THE STRAWBERRY BLONDE, James Cagney, having black eye applied by makeup artist Perc Westmore, on-set, 1941/ Everett Collection. 20x16 " inches paper siz...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Avro Lancaster Bombers original press photograph 1940 for 'Aeroplane' magazine
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage warbird aeroplane posters, photographs and paintings, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller". Lan...
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1940s Realist Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Avro Lancaster Bomber AU-Q loading bombs original press photograph 1940s
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage warbird aeroplane posters, photographs and paintings, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller". Lan...
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1940s Realist Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Avro Lancaster HK543 original 1945 silver gelatin press photograph World War 2
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage warbird aeroplane posters, photographs and paintings, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "...
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1940s Realist Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Baroda City Street
Located in London, GB
A side street near the City Gate in Baroda City (later Vadodara), Gujarat, India, January 1947. Original Publication : Picture Post – 4325 – India – pub. 1947 (Photo Bert Hardy) ...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Erich Andres, Vintage, Amrum, Germany, 1938, 17, 5 x 12, 4 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1941. This black-and-white photograph, taken in 1938, shows a scene from a lighthouse on the island of Amrum, Germany. A man and a young boy a...
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1940s Modern Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Jazz Scooter: Louis Armstrong and Lucille Brown in 1940s Rome, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lucille Brown takes control of the Vespa scooter as her husband Louis Armstrong (1898 - 1971) displays his musical appreciation of the ancient Colosseum in Rome. Slim Aarons Jazz S...
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1940s American Realist Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Black and White, Digital

Blotches of Sunlight and Spots of Ink
By George Henry Seeley
Located in Paonia, CO
George Henry Seeley ( 1880 - 1955 ) Blotches of Sunlight and Spots of Ink 1907 image size 8.25 x 6.25 loosely backed on paper 11.75 x 8.25 Vintage hand-pulled photogravure from Camer...
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Early 1900s Photography

Materials

Photogravure

Fill Her Up
Located in London, GB
Pit staff filling up Louis Chiron’s (1899 – 1979) Maserati. Original Publication: Picture Post – 4364 – Road Racing In Jersey – pub. 1947 (Photo Bert Hardy) A beautiful Limited ...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Lucille Ball in the Studio
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of Lucille Ball performing on the mic for CBS' "My Favorite Husband", circa 1948. My Favorite Husband is the name of an American radio program and network te...
Category

1940s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons - Buckingham Palace - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Buckingham Palace Crowds watching a military parade outside Buckingham Palace, London, circa 1949. Gorgeous print measuring an large 40 x 40" inc...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Black and White

JCC Jersey Road Race
Located in London, GB
Louis Chiron of France sits aboard the #1 Maserati 4CL during the first JCC Jersey Road Race on 8 May 1947 at the St.Helier course in Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom. Origina...
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1940s Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Norman Parkinson 'Angele Delanghe and Mattli dresses for Vogue, October 1948'
Located in New York, NY
Orange star-dotted net dress from Fortnum & Mason by Angele Delanghe and a teal blue off-the-shoulder strapless dress by Mattli. British Vogue, October 1948 Angele Delanghe and Matt...
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1940s Modern Photography

Materials

C Print

Naumburg Bandshell, New York City, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s urban photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features couples dance to a live band performing at the Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, New York Cit...
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1940s Realist Photography

Materials

Lambda

Lancaster Bomber Lily Mars 1943 original silver gelatin photograph I
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage warbird aeroplane posters, photographs and paintings, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller". Lancaster LL678 ‘Lily Mars’ – I Original Silver Gelatin photograph, December 1943 12 x 16 cm Stamped to reverse ‘The Photograph has been passed by Censor’ ‘Copyright This TP copyright illustration from “The Aeroplane” must not be reproduced without the written permission of Temple Press Ltd’. ‘A general view of an Avro Lancaster II with Hercules radial motors.’ 300 Lancaster II aeroplanes were made, fitted with Bristol Hercules radial engines, as there was a worry that there would be a shortage of Merlin engines, reserved for the Spitfire and Hurricane. Lily Mars was named after the 1943 American musical starring Judy Garland and was based at RAF Waterbeach, in Cambridgeshire. A podcast gives details of the final flight on 13 June 1944 which was to be the final raid of the crew’s tour. The bombing raid was of 303 Lancasters against the Nordstern synthetic oil plant at Gelsenkichen in the Ruhr, deep inside Germany and the aircraft took off at 23.12 hrs. On the home run LL678 was intercepted and shot down by a night fighter capitained by Oberleutnant Schmidt in a Bf 110 at 01.24 hrs at Zuidloo, a small hamlet, where five of the eight crew are buried; the other three crew members baled out and escaped. A memorial plaque...
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1940s Realist Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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