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Period: 1940s
Chicago, Iconic Black and White Photography, Pabst Blue Ribbon Sign
Located in New york, NY
A black and white photograph, Pabst Blue Ribbon sign, Chicago, Illinois, 1946, by Walker Evans is sheet size: 11.75" x 10.44" and image size: 9.25" x...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, 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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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe Posed on Car
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1945 in Los Angeles, California: Before she was the famous Marilyn Monroe, was known as Norma Jeane Dougherty, seen here siting on a sports car in Hollywood. Marilyn Monroe wa...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Gloria DeHaven Glamour Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white studio portrait features Gloria Dehaven posed in a captivating glamour portrait. Gloria DaHaven was an American actress and singer who was a contract st...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"Taylor In London" by Keystone Features
Located in London, GB
"Taylor In London" by Keystone Features November 1948: The actress Elizabeth Taylor on Westminster Bridge in London. Unframed Paper Size: 16"x 12'' (inches) Printed 2022 Silver Ge...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Jazz Dancers" by Charles Hewitt
Located in London, GB
"Jazz Dancers" by Charles Hewitt A series of images showing British jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton playing while the wife of band member Mick Mullig...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Standing Proud" by Herbert Mason
Located in London, GB
"Standing Proud" by Herbert Mason St Paul's cathedral standing above the surrounding burning buildings during the London blitz. Unframed Paper Size: 30"...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Hyde Park (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Cafe De Flore (1948) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by John Downing/Getty Images) Horse riding on Rotten Row, in London's Hyde Park, circa 1965. ...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White, 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...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Chez Maxe, French Black and White Photograph of Cafe Life Post WWII
Located in New york, NY
Interested in “ordinary people" French photographer Willy Ronis was a postwar (WWII) photographer who roamed the streets, photographing people in love, at work, and at play. Chez M...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Montego Bay Fishermen 1940s Toni Frissell Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Montego Bay Fishermen 1940s Toni Frissell Limited Signature Stamped Edition Fishermen at work on a beach in Montego Bay Jamaica circa 1940. by Toni Frissell 40 x 40" inches / 101 ...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Portrait of a Man, Mid-Century Black & White Photograph by Edward Weston
Located in Soquel, CA
Rare black and white photograph, a portrait of a handsome man by Edward Henry Weston (March 24, 1886 – January 1, 1958). Signed "EW 1949" lo...
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Post-Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Martha Graham & Erick Hawkins at Bennington College
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Martha Graham and Erick Hawkins at Bennington College, 1940. Archival print on high gloss paper. Unsigned. Print is hinged, not glued down. Image measures 10.5 x 11.5 inches. ...
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Realist 1940s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

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...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Elder woman walking down the street with her handcart, 1940s till 1950s.
Located in Cologne, DE
Elder woman walking down the street with her handcart, 1940s till 1950s. Keywords: street; cobblestone; postwar period; woman; hardship; plight; city; poverty; late 1940s; early 195...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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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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American Realist 1940s Black and White Photography

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Emulsion, Black and White, Digital

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...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Ed's Place, near Norfolk, Nebraska
By Wright Morris
Located in Denton, TX
Signed in pencil on print verso.
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Goodbye
Located in London, GB
Tearful wives waving goodbye as a troop train pulls out of a station. Original Publication: Picture Post – 1133 – Wartime Terminus – pub. 1942 (Photo Be...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Sycamore Trees
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Original, vintage silver gelatin print by Imogen Cunningham. Printed by the artist circa 1949 with Certificate of Authenticity from the trust on the back of the mount. Artist Biograp...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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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
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

End of 42nd Street, New York
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Unmounted, unsigned. Authenticated and stamped by the Brett Weston Archive. Printed later.
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Beuys' Exhibition - Original Vintage Photo by Ruby Durini - 1084 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Beuys' Exhibition is an original b/w photograph representing the indoor of the Marino Gallery (in Mignanelli Square, Rome) where Joseph Beuys' exhibition was held in the Eighty's. Th...
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Conceptual 1940s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

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...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Louis Armstrong Dinner Jazz 1949
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 Printed Later Slim Aarons Estat...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White, 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...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

'Dinner Jazz' 1949 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Dinner Jazz' 1949 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1949: American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1898 – 1971) enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome. (Photo by Slim Aaro...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Digging For Clams - Black and White Photography
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - Digging For Clams Mrs. Leverett Saltonstall Shaw watches her children digging for clams at low tide on Black Beach, Massachusetts Bay, 1959. (Photo by Slim Aarons) silver gelatin print paper size 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm unframed printed later edition size 150 only certificate of authenticity supplied numbered in ink & blind embossed stamped Slim Aarons signature on front Authorised and issued by the Slim Aarons Archive & Estate c/o The Getty Archive London England and produced utilizing the original transparency. b/w black and white music musician dining restaurant 1940 40s...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Avro Lancaster Bombers in Factory original 1942 silver gelatin press photograph
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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Realist 1940s Black and White Photography

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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.
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Backless Fashion" by Bill Brandt
Located in London, GB
"Backless Fashion" by Bill Brandt 5th November 1949: Paris's latest fashion items place the accent on necklines, using roses, frills, and feathers to emphasize necks and bosoms. Thi...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

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,...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"Sundial Hat" by Gerry Cranham
Located in London, GB
"Sundial Hat" by Gerry Cranham British dancer Rosemary Andree wearing a sunhat with a clock face design on a summer's day at the Roehampton Pool. Unframed Paper Size: 40"x 30'' (in...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

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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American Realist 1940s Black and White Photography

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Emulsion, Black and White, Digital

The King of Jazz: Louis Armstrong in Rome (Slim Aarons 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 The Ki...
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American Realist 1940s Black and White Photography

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Emulsion, Black and White, Digital

Blackpool Railings (1951) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Blackpool Railings (1951) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Bert Hardy / Getty Images Archive London) Two women chatting on the railings in B...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

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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American Realist 1940s Black and White Photography

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Emulsion, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Carmen, NY 1946, Silver Gelatin print. Printed later.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This striking black-and-white photograph captures Carmen in NY enveloped in a flowing, white gown, creating a graceful, sculptural form. Her head is elegantly tilted to the side, fra...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

China Cove, Point Lobos Carmel California
Located in Carmel, CA
Gelatin silver print on paper, a later printing by Cole Weston With the Edward Weston stamp verso, signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil by Cole Weston verso: PL40-K-4 Comes ...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled - Winter in Central Park (children in snow) - Vintage Print, New York
Located in Denton, 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...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Boxing Great, Rocky Graciano in Locker Room After Fight, 1948
Located in Chicago, IL
Rocky Graziano was an American professional boxer who held the World Middleweight title. Graziano is considered one of the greatest knockout artists in boxing history, often displayi...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

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...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lisa on Silk, New York, 1940 - Horst P. Horst (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Horst P Horst (1906-1999) (Black and White Photography) Lisa on Silk, New York, 1940 Signed on reverse Silver gelatin print 14 x 11 inches Horst was a perfectionist who raised the s...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Katharine Hepburn Walking Dogs
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of actress Katharine Hepburn walking her dogs in a pantsuit. Katharine Hepburn was an American actress whose career as a Hollywood leading lady spanne...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Albert Einstein
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Karsh is a master 20th Century photographer. Karsh is known for his portraits of authors, scientists, artists, statesmen, musicians, and other dis...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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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...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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...
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Abstract 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

John Wayne in Car
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of actor John Wayne on the set of a movie, driving a car, circa 1947. John Wayne, nicknamed "the Duke", was an American actor who became a popular icon thro...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rockefeller Center (skate) - Vintage Print, New York City, Ice Skaters, Winter
Located in Denton, 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...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'King of Jazz'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons King of Jazz 1949 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity 1949: Photographers taking pictures of A...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Italian Party (1949) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
New Look (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images) September 1949: A party given by the mayor of Positano for Mercy Haystead (right), an 1...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Billie Holiday Singing
Located in Austin, TX
This capture features Billie Holiday at Downbeat, New York, N.Y., circa June 1946 Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer with a career spanning nearly thirty years. Nicknamed "L...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Weegee "A Trip to Mars"
Located in Toronto, Ontario
While many first associate Weegee (aka Arthur Fellig) with New York City crime scenes, perhaps a broader and more consistent theme is that of spectacle and/or urban entertainment. The origins of his nick-name and reputation date back to the 1930s when he became the first New York City press photographer to obtain permission to install a police radio in his car. Following the city's first responders and documenting their duties, Weegee had unprecedented access to New York’s fires, crimes, debaucheries and of course, murders. During the first decade of his career these unflinching urban tragedy or crime images paid Weegee's bills, but as he became more financially independent he was more inspired to pursue photographs on his own agenda. While his oeuvre is vast, Weegee was especially drawn to entertainment: nightlife, circuses, the theatre, showgirls, city thrills, the cinema etc. Some of Weegee's most dynamic and tender (and under-appreciated!) images are related to simply having fun (in a crowd). He was not confined to one neighbourhood or demographic. He captured action, faces and events from Coney Island to the Bowery and Greenwich Village, to Times Square and Harlem. In “A Trip To Mars,” Weegee depicts a multi-generational group crowding around a large telescope...
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American Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rita Hayworth Posed on Car
Located in Austin, TX
Rita Hayworth was an American actress and dancer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars, appearing in a total of 61 films over 37 years. The press coined t...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Sutton Place, New York
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and dated on the front of the mount. Printed later in the artist's career.
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ella Fitzgerald at the Downbeat in New York
Located in Austin, TX
Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Milt (Milton) Jackson, and Timmie Rosenkrantz, Downbeat, New York, N.Y., circa Sept. 1947. Ella Fit...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Weegee "Distortion: Stripes"
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Innovative, provocative, inimitable - these are just a few of the words to describe America's boldest photographer. Arthur Fellig, better known as Weegee (1899-1968) was a ground-breaking, successful (and notorious) photojournalist. His images shot on the streets of New York City are iconic and influential. In the 1930s he became the first New York City press photographer to obtain permission to install a police radio in his car. This allowed him to follow the city's first responders and to document their duties; responding to fire, crime, debauchery and of course, murder. By the early 1940s Weegee was experiencing fatigue with crime reportage. Ironically, this was also the point when he finally began experiencing professional validation and acclaim, to the point of being a minor celebrity. Notably in 1941 he was included in The MoMA's seminal "50 Photographs by 50 Photographers" (curated by Edward Steichen). The museum would also acquire five Weegee photographs...
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American Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rodeo (Cowgirl)
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 60 Signed and numbered in pencil on print verso. Harold “Doc” Edgerton was born in 1903, in Fremont, Nebraska. During his summers as a teenager, he worked in his uncle’s ...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Kids with Circus Poster, NYC
Located in Denton, TX
Signed in black ink on print margin. Signed in pencil on print verso. Paper size: 14 x 11 in. Image size: 13 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. Morris Engel was an American street photographer and ci...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe with Brown Hair Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Early capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe in her younger years, before her "blonde" era. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a piece of history and kick-start your collection with our one-of-a-kind pieces of your favorite celebrities. -- "The Marilyn Monroe community was shocked and stunned at the untimely passing of truly one of the greatest Monroe sculptors of all time, Kim Goodwin...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

New York City, Black and White Portrait Photography, Two Women on the Subway
Located in New york, NY
A classic black and white photograph from the late 1930s to early 1940s, Two Women on The Subway in New York City is by a master of ...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

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...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Style 'Florence Pritchett Smith'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Burlington Arcade 1955 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Model turned fashion editor turned ...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Paris, Demonstration on Blvd St Germain, 1947 Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by the Associated Press, Paris. It shows a demonstration on Boulevard Saint Germain in June 1947. Features: Original silver gela...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Peter Lorre, Actor in The Maltese Falcon & Casablanca. Smoking Portrait
Located in Carmel, CA
After a successful acting career in Europe, Peter Lorre came to the United States and starred in such classic films as “The Maltese Falcon”, “Arsenic and Old Lace”, and “Casablanca”....
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

September Affair, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1940s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features actress Joan Fontaine (1917 - 2003) and co-star Joseph Cotten (1905 - 1994) receive direct...
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American Realist 1940s Black and White Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

John Wayne in Car
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of actor John Wayne on the set of a movie, driving a car, circa 1947. John Wayne, nicknamed "the Duke", was an American actor who became a popular icon thro...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Paris, Les Halles Market, circa 1940, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Keystone View and Co. View of The Halles Market in Paris, circa 1940. Features: Original silver gelatin print photography unframed. Press photography. Press agency: KEYSTONE VIEW CO, Paris. Photographer: Anonymous. Title: Paris, The Halles, circa 1940. Provenance: Private collection. Image Size: 3.15 in high (8.1 cm) x 4.33 in wide (11.6 cm) - Archivally matted in a 17 in x 13 in mat. A typed caption at the back reads "Paris 1er ardt, Les Halles...
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Art Deco 1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Playful Elizabeth Taylor
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features the beautiful Elizabeth Taylor spinning on a grass lawn smiling as her skirt lifts in the air. Elizabeth Taylor was an English-American ac...
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Contemporary 1940s Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

"Dinner Jazz" by Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
"Dinner Jazz" by Slim Aarons 1949: American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1898 - 1971) enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome. Unframed Paper S...
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Modern 1940s Black and White Photography

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Black and White

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