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Period: 1930s
Frank Sinatra - Me and My Shadow
Located in Chicago, IL
Portrait of Frank Sinatra circa 1939. Taken at their apartment on Garden St, Hoboken, NJ. Photo by Nancy Sinatra Senior. This striking photo is one of the family’s favorites. This is...
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Contemporary 1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Sun, shadows, buildings Koenigsplatz square Munich, Germany 1937, Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been miss...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Würzburg, Germany 1935, Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

'Hungry Elephant' Limited Edition Photographic Print by Getty, 20x16
Located in San Rafael, CA
An elephant named Mae West accepts an apple from a passing tram driver while taking her morning exercise along Gray's Inn Road, London, 16th December 1936. Mae is helping to publicis...
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Contemporary 1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Harlem (Three Cowboys)
Located in Denton, TX
John Albok Harlem (Three Cowboys), 1938 Vintage gelatin silver print, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. Titled in pencil on mount margin. Signed and dated by John Albok in pencil, artist stamp in bl...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

To Neckargemuend Mercedes Benz car near Heidelberg, Germany 1936, Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Friedrichsbau building at Castle, Heidelberg Germany 1938, Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Frida with Granizo - Black and White Portrait, Frida Kahlo, Celebrity, Animal
Located in Denton, TX
Frida with Granizo by Nickolas Muray is a black and white portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo with her pet fawn, Granizo. Frida crouches down to place her hand on the small deer ...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Platinum

Smith College
Located in New York, NY
This vintage gelatin silver print is signed, titled, and dated by the artist on verso, with artist stamp.
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1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

'Gorgeous Ginger' (Limited Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Gorgeous Ginger' Ginger Rogers in 'Swing Time,' 1936. A gorgeous portrait of the American actress, dancer, and singer. (photo The Everett Collection ) A beautiful silver gelatin...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

'Gorgeous Ginger' (Limited Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Gorgeous Ginger' Ginger Rogers in 'Swing Time,' 1936. A gorgeous portrait of the American actress, dancer, and singer. (photo The Everett Collection ) A beautiful silver gelatin...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Classical Still Life, 1937 - Horst P. Horst (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Horst P Horst Classical Still Life, 1937 Signed and titled in pencil Platinum palladium print 20 x 24 inches Horst was a perfectionist who raised the standards of fashion photograp...
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1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

North Coast Native
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This early silver gelatin print is signed and dated in pencil on the front of the mount with the artist's Green Street label and typed title on the back of the mount. Likely printed ...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Three Boys on a Swing, Pitt St. N.Y. - Black and White Photograph, Children
Located in Denton, TX
Three Boys on a Swing, Pitt St. N.Y. by Walter Rosenblum is a black and white photograph documenting three children playing on a swing set in a city park. Gelatin Silver Print 10.5 ...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Canals near St. Nicolas church Hamburg Speicherstadt Germany 1938 Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Greta Garbo
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Clarence Sinclair Bull was one of the great masters of the Hollywood portrait. As head of the stills department at MGM for over thirty years, he helped to pioneer the art and craft o...
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1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Frida with Granizo by Nickolas Muray, 1939, Platinum Print, Photography
Located in Denton, TX
Frida with Granizo by Nickolas Muray is a black and white portrait of Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo with her pet fawn, Granizo. Platinum Print Image size: 11 x 10.5 in. Pa...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Platinum

To Neckargemuend Mercedes Benz car near Heidelberg, Germany 1936, Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Golfing at Le Touquet
Located in New York, NY
Ed. of 21, estate-stamped. Includes black frame with white mat. Norman Parkinson was the preeminent fashion photographer in Great Britain from the late 1930s until his death in 1990...
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1930s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jean Harlow and Ben Lyon Sitting in Car
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features smiling Jean Harlow and Ben Lyon sitting in car while embracing from the film scene "Hell's Angels", circa 1930. Hell's Angels is a 1930 Americ...
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Contemporary 1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"Molyneux Model, Paris" (Model Looking in a Mirror) Gelatin Silver Print
Located in New York, NY
This captivating photograph, titled "Molyneux Model, Paris" (Model Looking in a Mirror), is an iconic work by the celebrated photojournalist Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898–1995). Renowned ...
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1930s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Water Skiing (1950) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Gorgeous Joan (1931) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) A woman in white two-piece bathing suit water skiing cir...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Place du Combat, Paris circa 1930, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An extraordinary original silver gelatin black-and-white photograph capturing the energy of Place du Combat in Paris, France, circa 1930. This dynamic street scene offers a glimpse i...
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Art Deco 1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Stanley (1951) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Stanley (1951) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (photo by Cineclassico/Alamy Archives) A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE 1951. Directed by Elia Kazan With Vivien Leigh...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Ships at the inner harbor of Koenigsberg, Germany 1934 Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirties, Karl Heinrich Lämmel produced several photographic reports of cities, including Munich and Cologne. Photographs that have yet to be seen and appreciated. Lämmel's pictures show a different view of Germany. His documentation is an unparalleled and intriguing insight into the working and everyday life of the time. Impressive images of cities and their architecture before the destruction of WWII . The print is new, a Premium-FineArt-Print (Hahnemühle 308g), it comes in a secure role without passpartout and frame to reduce shipping cost. This sizes are limited to 25 copies per size. Description: Schiffe im Innenhafen von Königsberg, Ostpreußen, 1930er Jahre. Ships at the inner harbor of Koenigsberg, East Prussia...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Babe Ruth: The Sultan of Swat
Located in Austin, TX
Great black and white action shot of Babe Ruth on the field, bats thrown over his shoulder and smiling. was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Bas...
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Contemporary 1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Fleets at Hamburg Speicherstadt, Germany 1938, Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Colette, Paris
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Printed later. Signed on the back of the print with date in pencil. Camera Obscura label on back of mat. Overmatted to 18 x 22". Provenance Camera Obscura Gallery (Denver) 1980s to p...
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1930s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Colette, Paris
$8,000 Sale Price
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"Table Tennis Stars" by John Kobal Foundation
Located in London, GB
"Table Tennis Stars" by John Kobal Foundation American actors and friends Henry Fonda (1905 - 1982, left) and James Stewart (1908 - 1997) play a game of t...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

View from belfry of Stuttgart city hall, Stuttgart Germany 1935, Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Mussolini During The Anniversary of the city of Rome - Vintage Photo - 1937
Located in Roma, IT
'Mussolini During The Anniversary of Rome' is a b/w photographic print on glazed paper. Stamp of agency Trampus, Paris and cliché applied on the back, realized in Rome on 29 October...
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1930s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Robert Taylor
Located in Denton, TX
Edition 46/250 Signed and numbered in black ink on print margin.
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Medicine Man (1934) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Medicine Man (1934) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) Native American, Cacique medicine man San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, USA circa...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Death Valley (Clouds)
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and dated on the front of the mount. Titled ‘Death Valley’ with negative code on the back of mount. Negative cod DV-39C-9G. Edward Weston was the first photographer ever to wi...
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1930s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Katharine Hepburn in "Holiday"
By Alexander Kahle
Located in Austin, TX
A classic film still of Kathrine Hepburn on the set of the classic 1938 film "Holiday". Katharine Hepburn was an American actress in film, stage, and television. Hepburn's career a...
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Contemporary 1930s Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Carole Lombard Dramatic Portrait in Hat
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white image features Carole Lombard in a dramatically lit portrait, posed profile in a large brimmed hat. Carole Lombard was an American film actress. She wa...
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Contemporary 1930s Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Cecil Beaton
Located in Cologne, DE
Original Silver Gelatine Print from 1938.
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

1st Class Travel (1934) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
1st Class Travel (1934) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) September 1934: Mrs C Wylds behind the wheel with her pet pig at Terling in Essex. Additional...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Relaxing - people walking , Panoramic Archival fine art print, Black white photo
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 g/m² paper of a photograph by Harry Sutcliffe (1878- 1942) entitled ' Relaxing ' Scene of a riverside stroll near a po...
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Academic 1930s Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Volkswagen beetle in front of Brandenburg Gate, Germany 1939 Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Cologne, Germany 1935, Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Frankfurt, Germany 1935, Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Women in Uniform in Lines - Vintage B/W photo - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Women in uniform in lines is an original black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer in 1930s in Italy during Fascism. With the stamp of "Gherlone", Torino" on t...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Tram at Karlstor gate inner city Munich, Germany 1937, Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

RCA Building
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
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Art Deco 1930s Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Paris, Les Halles Food Market, 1930s, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency Keystone View Co, Paris, circa 1930. Paris, A view of The Halles Food Market, in Paris, France. Features: ...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

View of the Ancient Port of Singapore - Vintage Photo 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
View on a Singapore port is a b/w photographic print on polished paper by Press Photo, Berlin. Stereotype in German on the back. In very good condi...
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1930s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Policemen in Paris, 1930, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography by Wide World Photos - New York Times, Paris. Policemen in Paris circa 1930. Features: Original Silver Gelatin Print Phot...
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Art Deco 1930s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Cary Grant And Grace Kelly In To Catch A theift(1932) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Cary Grant And Grace Kelly In To Catch A thief (1932) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Paramount/Getty Images Archive London England). Cary Grant and Grace Kelly publicity por...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Traveling to the seaside in the Volkswagen beetle, Germany 1937 Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

The German Museum at Munich, Germany 1937, Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

'Sun Beams into Grand Central Station' Limited Edition Photograph 20X30
Located in San Rafael, CA
Beams of sunlight streaming through the windows at Grand Central Station, New York City, circa 1930. (Photo by Hal Morey/Getty Images) As an authorized Get...
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Contemporary 1930s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Tramway Lines in Lyon, France 1930, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original Silver Gelatin Print Photography. Press Photography. Title: Street view in Lyon, France, circa 1930. Provenance: Private collection. Image Size: 4.89 in high (11.4 cm) x...
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Art Deco 1930s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Würzburg, Germany 1935, Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

'Art Deco Greta Garbo' Giant Oversize print
Located in London, GB
'Art Deco Greta Garbo' Greta Garbo in 'Mata Hari,' 1931. (Photo: Clarence Sinclair Bull) Beautiful mint condition Giant Archival Pigment print measuring a very large 60 x 40 inches / 152 x 101 cm's Edge Prints...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Würzburg, Germany 1935, Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Animal Friends" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Animal Friends" by Fox Photos 15th July 1931: Two women in bathing suits share a snack with a couple of sea lions during a display in Paris. Unframed Pape...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Swan In A Car" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Swan In A Car" by Fox Photos 6th April 1936: A tame swan named Leila is given a lift in the back of a car. Unframed Paper Size: 30" x 40'' (inches) Printed 2022 Silver Gelatin Fi...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Toledo, Spain, 1936, Alcazar in ruins, Civil War - Portfolio of 5 Prints
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatin Print by Erich Andres, 1936. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photographe...
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Modern 1930s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Paris International Exhibition w Eiffel Tower, Silver Gelatin B and W Photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency MONDIAL, Paris. March 31st, 1937, a view of The International Exhibition Construc...
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Art Deco 1930s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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