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Period: 1940s
Dinner Jazz, Louis Armstrong in 1940s Rome, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1949: American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1898 - 1971) enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome. Slim Aarons Dinner Jazz Louis Armstrong in 1940s Rome Black and White Pho...
Category

American Realist 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Emulsion, Black and White, Digital

Paul Lukas "Watch On The Rhine" - 1943 Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull
Located in Soquel, CA
Paul Lukas "Watch On The Rhine" - 1943 Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull A 1943 black and white portrait photograph of actor Paul Lukas (Hungarian, 1894-1971) by Clarence Sincla...
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American Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Dinner Jazz
Located in London, GB
Dinner Jazz American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print Print...
Category

Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

125th Street, Harlem, NY
Located in New York, NY
125th Street, Harlem, NY 1946/1986 Signed, titled, and dated in black ink, recto Gelatin silver print 18.5 x 14.75 inches, image
Category

1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled - Winter in Central Park (children in snow) - Vintage Print, New York
Located in Dallas, TX
Untitled - Winter in Central Park (children in snow) by John Albok is a black and white photograph of children playing in a snowy Central Park, with a large barren tree in the foregr...
Category

Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Second World War photograph, Lancaster bomber - G for George
Located in London, GB
Charles E. Brown Lancaster bomber, G for George Silver gelatine photograph 21 x 14 cm This striking black and white photograph by Charles E. Brown showcases the magnificent Lancast...
Category

Photorealist 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #2 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
COLD WINTER SUPER SPECIAL...$900...FRAMED Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America con...
Category

Post-War 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rockefeller Center (skate) - Vintage Print, New York City, Ice Skaters, Winter
Located in Dallas, TX
Rockefeller Center (skate) by John Albok is a vintage print of an ice skating rink in the Rockefeller Center in New York City. Many people are skating in the background, while a figu...
Category

Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Antonio Kahlo, "Portrait of Frida, " silver gelatin, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original silver gelatin print of Frida Kahlo taken by Antonio Kahlo circa 1940. It is hand signed in pencil on verso by Antonio who was ...
Category

Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model BOB GIBE #2 - Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
COLD WINTER SPECIAL...$825....FRAMED. Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of model BOB GIBE. Photograph is 8 x 1...
Category

Post-War 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s "Beefcake" Photograph MIKE CARVER Mr. Michigan 1948
Located in Glenford, NY
Cold Winter Sale....$900. Framed. Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of MIKE CARVER, Mr. Michigan 1948. Photog...
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Post-War 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #4 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
COLD WINTER SPECIAL...$825...FRAMED Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America contender...
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Post-War 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" of JERRY SCHEMANSKY Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
COLD WINTER SPECIAL...$900...FRAMED. Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of model JERRY SCHEMANSKY. Schemansky w...
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Post-War 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model BOB GIBE - Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
COLD WINTER SPECIAL...$825....FRAMED. Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of model BOB GIBE. Photograph is 8 x 1...
Category

Post-War 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #1 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
COLD WINTER SUPER SPECIAL...$900...FRAMED Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America con...
Category

Post-War 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #6 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
COLD WINTER SUPER SPECIAL...$825...FRAMED Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America con...
Category

Post-War 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #5 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
COLD WINTER SUPER SPECIAL...$825...FRAMED Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America con...
Category

Post-War 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #7 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
COLD WINTER SUPER SPECIAL...$825...FRAMED Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America con...
Category

Post-War 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

DOUGLAS JULEFF Vintage 1940s Photograph of "Beefcake" model MIKE DUBEL #3 Framed
Located in Glenford, NY
COLD WINTER SUPER SPECIAL...$825...FRAMED Rare 1940s Original Vintage Gelatin Silver Photograph by DOUGLAS JULEFF - also known as DOUG OF DETROIT - of bodybuilder and Mr. America con...
Category

Post-War 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Mainbocher Corset, Paris, Silver Gelatin print. Printed later
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Corset, Paris, 1939 (Printer later) Silver Gelatin Print Sheet size: 24 H x 20 W in. Image size 22 H x 16 W in. Engraved signature on front Signed with pencil on verso Hand written, ...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Lucille Ball: Glamour in Fur
By Ray Jones
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning and glamorous image of Lucille Ball in fur.Lucille Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, film-studio executive, and producer. She was the star of the self-produced ...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marlene Dietrich Glamour Portrait in Fur Coat
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio capture of Marlene Dietrich posed in a long fur coat. In 1920s Berlin, Dietrich performed on the stage and in silent films. Her performance as Lola Lola in Jo...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marlene Dietrich in Fur
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio capture of Marlene Dietrich posed in a fur coat. In 1920s Berlin, Dietrich performed on the stage and in silent films. Her performance as Lola Lola in Josef v...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Thanksgiving Day, Ledyard, Connecticut - Family, Meal, Mirror, Dinner, Interior
Located in Dallas, TX
Thanksgiving Day, Ledyard, Connecticut by Jack Delano is a black and white photograph of a family eating their Thanksgiving meal, seen through the reflection of a mirror, with pies s...
Category

Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Coco Chanel, Paris, Silver Gelatin print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Coco Chanel, Paris 1937 (Printer later) Silver Gelatin Print Sheet size: 24 H x 20 W in. Image size: 18.5 H x 18 W in. Engraved signature on front Signed with pencil on verso Hand w...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Horst, Barefoot Beauty. NY, Silver Gelatin print (Printer later)
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Horst, Barefoot beauty NY, 1941 (Printer later) Silver Gelatin print Sheet Size: 24 H x 20 W in. Image size: 21 7/9 H x 17 W in. Engraved signature on front Signed with pencil on ve...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Luisa F Harp, Paris, Silver Gelatin print. (Printer later)
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Luisa F Harp, Paris 1939 (Printer later) Silver Gelatin Print Sheet size: 20 W 24 H in. Image size 16 W x 22 H in. Engraved signature on front Hand written, titled, year on verso. __...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

From Hurricane Hill, Olympic National Park, Washington
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the mount beneath the image. Printed in 1950 in an edition of 100 numbered copies and 5 presentation copies; this print is fr...
Category

Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Roots, Foster Gardens, Honolulu
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the mount beneath the image. Printed in 1948 in an edition of 75 numbered copies. This print is from presentation set #33. Po...
Category

Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe on the Shore - Photograph and Vintage Large Format Negative
Located in Austin, TX
~ Globe Photos Exclusive Offering for Sotheby's and 1stDibs ~ Offered exclusively to our Sotheby's and 1stDibs customers, Globe Photos is proud to announce a new hand-curated collec...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Carmen, NY 1946, Silver Gelatin print. (Printer later)
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Carmen, NY 1946 (Printer later) Silver Gelatin Print Sheet size: 14 H x 11 W in. Image size: 12 H x 9 W in. Engraved signature on front Signed with pencil on verso Hand written, ti...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rita Hayworth Posed in Gown
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of pinup girl and actress Rita Hayworth dancing in a gown. Rita Hayworth was an American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s as...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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

Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Paul Newman on the Set
By Larry Barbier
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture by celebrity photographer Larry Barbier Jr. of Paul Newman on a film set, posed in an action shot with a funny expression. Paul Newman was an American actor,...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Corset, Paris, Silver Gelatin print (Printer later)
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Corset, Paris 1939 (Printer later) Silver Gelatin Print Sheet size: 14 H x 11 W in. Image size: 12 H x 9 W in. Engraved signature on front Signed with pencil on verso Hand written,...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Moth and Stump, Interglacial Forest, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount, with image number "6" in the lower left corner. Portfolio Two stamp with print #6 and set #A in red c...
Category

Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sunlight on Water
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin contact print with margins (4 x 4 7/8 in) is signed in ink and numbered '7' in pencil on the front of the mount. Credited, titled and dated on gallery label affix...
Category

Abstract 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rain, Beartrack Cove, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the mount beneath the image. Printed in 1950 in an edition of 100 numbered copies and 5 presentation copies; this print is fr...
Category

Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sun In Rock
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
The print is signed and dated in pencil on the front of the mount; titled, dated, stamped and labelled on the back of the mount. This rare vintage enlargement comes from the Museum...
Category

Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dead Tree, Sunset Crater National Monument, Arizona
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount, with image number "11" in the lower left corner. Portfolio Two stamp with print #11 and set #A in red...
Category

Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

North Dome, Point Lobos
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin print is Initialed and dated in pencil mount recto. Printed by Brett Weston in 1951 for the 50th Anniversary Portfolio.
Category

Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Thelonious Monk in New York
Located in Austin, TX
This awesome capture features Thelonious Monk at the piano, Minton's Playhouse, New York, N.Y., circa Sept. 1947. Thelonious Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Lisa with Turban, NY, Silver Gelatin print (Printer later)
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Lisa with Turban, NY 1940 (Printer later)Silver Gelatin print Printed later 1984 Sheet size: 14 H x 11 W in. Image size: 11.5 H x 9 W in. Engraved signature on front Hand written, ti...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

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 photograph, taken in 1938 on Amrum, shows a lighthouse keeper standing on the observation deck of the lighthouse. He is wearing a u...
Category

Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Horst, Barefoot Beauty. NY, Silver Gelatin print (Printer later)
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Horst, Barefoot beauty NY, 1941 by Horst P. Horst Silver Gelatin print Sheet size: 19.7 H x 16 W in. Image size: 14.5 H x 11 W in. Signed with pencil on verso Hand written, titled, y...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dr. Albert Einstein Lectures
Located in Austin, TX
Albert Einstein giving a lecture at a podium, 1946. Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern ...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe Posed for Life Magazine Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white promo photo of Marilyn Monroe posed for Life Magazine with other women, circa 1949. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. ...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

Erich Andres, Vintage, Rouen, 1941, 17, 5 x 12, 4 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1941. This photograph, taken in 1941 in Rouen, France, depicts a foggy street scene during World War II. The street is lined with traditional h...
Category

Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Wall Scrawls, Hornitos California initialed EW
Located in Carmel, CA
Initialed in pencil on lower right of dry mounted photograph. Dated 1940 in pencil. Excellent Condition. Original Edward Weston. Framed in black.
Category

1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

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...
Category

Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Rita Hayworth Posed on Bed
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white glamour shot of Rita Hayworth posed smiling on bed. Rita Hayworth was an American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s as one of the top ...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Humphrey Bogart: Film Noir Superstar
Located in Austin, TX
Humphrey Bogart is remembered as a beloved American film star. He starred in 75 movies over his 30 year career. Although Bogart is known for his film acting, he began his career on B...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Rapids Below Vernal Fall, Yosemite, CA
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin contact print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount, with Portfolio One stamp and numbering in red crayon on the back of the mount. This print com...
Category

Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dunes, Hazy Sun, White Sands, New Mexico
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This early silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the mount beneath the image. Printed in 1950 in an edition of 100 numbered copies and 5 presentation copies; this print is from...
Category

Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
Located in Surfside, FL
Adolph Studly, Swiss born American photographer. His work is kept in the Photographic Archive at The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York. He was known for his gallery photograp...
Category

Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
The Swiss American photographer and filmmaker Rudy Burckhardt was a robust contributor to the New York art scene as a documentarian and participant, from 1935 until the end of the ce...
Category

American Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ramsay Ames Pinup in Metallic
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white portrait features the glamorous Ramsay Ames in a gorgeous pinup studio portrait, posed in a metallic top and skirt. Ramsay Ames was a leading 1940s Amer...
Category

Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
Located in Surfside, FL
Adolph Studly, Swiss born American photographer. His work is kept in the Photographic Archive at The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York. He was known for his gallery photograp...
Category

Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

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