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Period: 1940s
Mother Brown by Clarence John Laughlin, 1945, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Denton, TX
Mother Brown by Clarence John Laughlin is a portrait of a nun leaning against a building outside. She is standing under an arch in the architecture, with her hands crossed while bein...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Aristocrat (In Front of John Albok's Store)
Located in Denton, TX
Vintage gelatin silver print Titled, dated and Estate stamp. Born in Munkacs, Hungary, John Albok learned photography as a boy. He came to the U.S. in 1921 finding work almost immed...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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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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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ferry Passengers
Located in London, GB
French film actress Mila Parely amuses passengers onboard the ferry from Tower Bridge, London, to Southend, Essex. Original Publication: Picture Post – 4412 – Mila Goes To Southend –...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Push Start
Located in London, GB
English racing driver Reg Parnell (1911 – 1964) is given a push start in his Maserati during a road race in St Helier, Jersey, May 1947. Parnell went on...
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1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Barmen
Located in London, GB
Barmen at the Screenwriters’ Club in London. Original Publication: Picture Post – 4586 – Guest Night At The Screenwriters – pub. 1948 (Photo Bert Hardy) A beautiful Limited Edi...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Silver Stacks, " Black and White Photograph signed by James W. Porth
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Silver Stacks" is a black and white photograph signed by James W. Porth. An industrial landscape is the focal point of this piece. Three exhaust pipes stand tall in the distance. A ...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Photographic Paper

Mary Illen, Ft. Worth, TX by John Stryker, Silver Gelatin Print, Photography
Located in Denton, TX
Mary Illen Ft. Worth, TX by John Stryker is a 10 x 8 inch silver gelatin print. This photograph is signed in ink on print recto and titled in pencil on print verso. This photograph features a cowgirl riding a light colored horse, resting at a river. The horse reaches down to the water for a drink, while the woman looks down lovingly at the horse. John Stryker was born in Rockford, Illinois, September 1, 1883. He is most remembered for his body of photographs he took of the "Olympic of Western sport"*- the Rodeo. During his lifetime he crossed America, working rodeos as an announcer, a producer, promoter and sometimes a rider. He invented the chute that the animals come out of and he developed new ways of photographing action during an event. Dramatic shots were taken from the ground, propping his camera on the toe of his right boot right next to a bucking bronco. Some historians believe that John Stryker was directly responsible for the growth and sophistication of the sport. His negatives are in the collection of the University of Texas at Permian Basin, Odessa. His photographs have been exhibited during his lifetime at the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wyoming, and the Amon Carter Museum in Ft. Worth, Texas. His photographs have been published widely including Life, Look, The Cattleman, The Western Horseman, and The Quarter Horse Journal. In 1977, The Rodeo of John Addison Stryker...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Cross-section, Shell Still Life
Located in Carmel, CA
Mint Condition. Printed later. Framed in gun metal grey. Signed on mount lower right below image. Signed in graphite, verso. Cross-section 1943 / Ruth Bernhard.
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1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Homestead Works of US Steel Munhall, Pennsylvania
Located in New York, NY
ANONYMOUS. (American). Homestead Works of US Steel Munhall, Pennsylvania, Gelatin Silver print. Pouring white-hot steel for the new Carnegie Institute of Te...
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American Modern 1940s Photography

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Photographic Paper

(American) Oil Well Supply company.
Located in New York, NY
ANONYMOUS. (American) Oil Well Supply company. Dallas TX, Photographer: Richie Photo. Workmen place pipes (iron tubes) in an oil well. Derrick produced by ...
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American Modern 1940s Photography

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Photographic Paper

"Polo Mishap On The Field" B&W Framed c1940s Photo by Freudy
Located in Bristol, CT
Classic polo photograph depicting a pair of players involved in a heady collision Photo Sz: x 10 3/4"H x 13 1/2"W Frame Sz: 16"H x 18 3/4"W
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1940s Photography

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Photographic Paper

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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Contemporary 1940s Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

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

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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 Photography

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Emulsion, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Study of General Douglas MacArthur
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Final version eventually becoming part of nationally known "Leyendecker MacArthur Series" by Timken Roller Bearing Company. Unsigned. Bottom border features a pair cat sketches.
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1940s Photography

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Oil

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 direction from William Dieterle (1893 - 1972), while filming, 'September Affair...
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American Realist 1940s Photography

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

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 direction from William Dieterle (1893 - 1972), while filming, 'September Affair...
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American Realist 1940s Photography

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

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 direction from William Dieterle (1893 - 1972), while filming, 'September Affair...
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American Realist 1940s Photography

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

The King of Jazz, Louis Armstrong in 1940s Rome, Black and White Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1949: Photographers taking pictures of American jazz trumpeter and singer, Louis Armstrong (1901 - 1971) as he plays his trumpet in the Colosseum, Rome. Slim Aarons The King of Jazz...
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American Realist 1940s Photography

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Emulsion, Black and White, Digital

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 Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Henry Moore
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 Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Norma Shoulders, Henrietta, OK by John Stryker, Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Denton, TX
Norma Shoulders, Henrietta, OK by John Stryker is a 10 x 8 inch vintage silver gelatin print. This photograph is signed in ink on print recto, and titled in pencil on print verso. John Stryker was born in Rockford, Illinois, September 1, 1883. He is most remembered for his body of photographs he took of the "Olympic of Western sport"*- the Rodeo. During his lifetime he crossed America, working rodeos as an announcer, a producer, promoter and sometimes a rider. He invented the chute that the animals come out of and he developed new ways of photographing action during an event. Dramatic shots were taken from the ground, propping his camera on the toe of his right boot right next to a bucking bronco. Some historians believe that John Stryker was directly responsible for the growth and sophistication of the sport. His negatives are in the collection of the University of Texas at Permian Basin, Odessa. His photographs have been exhibited during his lifetime at the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wyoming, and the Amon Carter Museum in Ft. Worth, Texas. His photographs have been published widely including Life, Look, The Cattleman, The Western Horseman, and The Quarter Horse Journal. In 1977, The Rodeo of John Addison Stryker...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Junio Eskew, Houston Fat Stock Show
Located in Denton, TX
Signed and titled. Vintage gelatin silver print Johm Stryker was born in Rockford, Illinois, September 1, 1883. He is most remembered for his body of photographs he took of the "Olympic of Western sport"*- the Rodeo. During his lifetime he crossed America, working rodeos as an announcer, a producer, promoter and sometimes a rider. He invented the chute that the animals come out of and he developed new ways of photographing action during an event. Dramatic shots were taken from the ground, propping his camera on the toe of his right boot right next to a bucking bronco. Some historians believe that John Stryker was directly responsible for the growth and sophistication of the sport. His negatives are in the collection of the University of Texas at Permian Basin, Odessa. His photographs have been exhibited during his lifetime at the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wyoming, and the Amon Carter Museum in Ft. Worth, Texas. His photographs have been published widely including Life, Look, The Cattleman, The Western Horseman, and The Quarter Horse Journal. In 1977, The Rodeo of John Addison Stryker...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Russian Peasant Woman in Church)
Located in Denton, TX
"Cappa-Russia" in pencil on print verso.
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Fluid Patterns
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, dated and numbered. Portfolio "Twelve Photographs", No. 13 György Kepes was a Hungarian artist born in 1906. He studied painting at Budapest’s Academy of Fine Arts. In 1937,...
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Bauhaus 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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 Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Homage to Joseph Cornell (Old Monk Cherries / Post's Bran Flakes)
Located in Denton, TX
Homage to Joseph Cornell (Post's Bran Flakes), ca. 1940's 10 x 8 in., Vintage gelatin silver print Homage to Joseph Cornell (Old Monk Cherries), ca. 1940's 10 x 8 in., Vintage gela...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Woman in front of Wall of Hairstyles)
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25 Gelatin silver print Paper size: 14 x 11 in., Image size: 12 1/4 x 9 1/8 in. Signed and numbered in pencil on print margin by Jack Delano
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mr. Everett Colborn of Dublin, Texas (mounted) and Flight Officer Gene Autry
Located in Denton, TX
Signed and titled. Vintage gelatin silver prints. Johm Stryker was born in Rockford, Illinois, September 1, 1883. He is most remembered for his body of photographs he took of the "Olympic of Western sport"*- the Rodeo. During his lifetime he crossed America, working rodeos as an announcer, a producer, promoter and sometimes a rider. He invented the chute that the animals come out of and he developed new ways of photographing action during an event. Dramatic shots were taken from the ground, propping his camera on the toe of his right boot right next to a bucking bronco. Some historians believe that John Stryker was directly responsible for the growth and sophistication of the sport. His negatives are in the collection of the University of Texas at Permian Basin, Odessa. His photographs have been exhibited during his lifetime at the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wyoming, and the Amon Carter Museum in Ft. Worth, Texas. His photographs have been published widely including Life, Look, The Cattleman, The Western Horseman, and The Quarter Horse Journal. In 1977, The Rodeo of John Addison Stryker...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Chicago 48
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Aaron Siskind (1903-1992) started his career as a documentary photographer and a member of the Photo League. He and his colleagues were interested in photography as a tool to record and address social inequalities of the day. Many of his images from the 1930's for example explored life in Harlem. In the early 1940's Siskind drifted away from social depictions preferring to capture images that focused on textures and shapes. Images of advertising fragments, graffiti and sidewalks become engaging and hypnotic because of their abstract qualities rather than the subject matter. As a result he became one of the first "abstract" photographers. Siskind's aesthetic and sensibility evolved parallel to the Abstract Expressionist movement. As a result he was the only photographer to be included in the groundbreaking 9th Street Art...
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1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

VE Day, Times Square, NYC by Ruth Orkin, 1945, Silver Gelatin Print, Photography
Located in Denton, TX
This black and white photograph by Ruth Orkin features five men standing with CBS camera equipment on top of a structure. They appear to be filming out into a large crowd at Times Sq...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

New York (three kids with masks)
Located in New York, NY
8 1/8 x 11 inch gelatin silver print, printed later. Titled and dated by the artist on verso as "N.Y. circa 1942." Helen Levitt was a true master of the street, one whose poetic vis...
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1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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

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Silver Gelatin

Horse Auction Couple - Brooklyn
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso. Signed in ink on print margin
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Contemporary 1940s Photography

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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...
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American Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Portrait of Edward Weston
By Beaumont Newhall
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 125 Signed and dated in pencil on verso. Photograph is from The New Mexico Portfolio published in 1976 by the Center of the Eye P...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Norma Jeane #11
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original photograph printed from the original camera negative, shot by Bill Carroll in 1945, and printed in 2010. This image depicts a young Norma Jeane at the begin...
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Other Art Style 1940s Photography

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Photographic Paper

Norma Jeane #22
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original photograph printed from the original camera negative, shot by Bill Carroll in 1945, and printed in 2010. This image depicts a young Norma Jeane at the begin...
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Other Art Style 1940s Photography

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Photographic Paper

Norma Jeane #23
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original photograph printed from the original camera negative, shot by Bill Carroll in 1945, and printed in 2010. This image depicts a young Norma Jeane at the begin...
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Other Art Style 1940s Photography

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Photographic Paper

Laszlo Willinger, Lana Turner, original vintage photograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original vintage photograph from the original negative, shot by Laszlo Willinger in 1942, and printed at a later date. This photograph depicts American actress and pin-up model, Lana Turner...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Photographic Paper

William Carroll, "Norma Jeane #21", original photograph
Located in Chatsworth, CA
An original photograph printed from the original camera negative, shot by Bill Carroll in 1945, and printed in 2010. This image depicts a young Norma Jeane at the beginning of her ca...
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Other Art Style 1940s Photography

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Photographic Paper

American Farmer and his Wife, Connecticut
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso.
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Nievis
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Fritz Henle Title: Nievis Medium: Silver Gelatin Print from film Edition: 19/25 Year: 1943 Size: 14" x 14" Framed, 9.5" x 9.5" Unframed Provenance: Direct from the Henle Fa...
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Photorealist 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Frida in Her Studio, Original Silver Gelatin Photograph
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Fritz Henle Title: Frida in her Studio Medium: Original Silver Gelatin Photograph Edition Size: 11/25 Year of Work: 1943 Signerd: Estate Stamped on Verso Dimensions: 14 x 14"...
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Photorealist 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Jazz Scooter'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Jazz Scooter 1949 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Lucille Brown takes control of the Vespa...
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Modern 1940s 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 Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Style 'Burlington Arcade'
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 Shops in Burlington Arcade, which r...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'The 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 Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'The 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 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 Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Style 'Cricketers on the Pitch'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Cricketers on the pitch, Belfast 1962 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity Cricketers on the pi...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Style 'Debutante Ball'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Debutante Ball 1958 (printed later) Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity A debutante ball held at the Copley Pl...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Style 'Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue'
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Jean Patchett For Saks Fifth Avenue Silver gelatin print estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity American model Jean Patchett wearing a...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Chicago 24, 1965
Located in Miami, FL
Great Price. The Art Institue of Chicago Signed, named and dated verso, Chicago 25, 1965, Printed 1965 Archivally Matted but not framed
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Abstract Expressionist 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Miami Parking Garage, Robert Law Weed and Associates, Miami Fl.
Located in Miami, FL
Ezra Stroller is perhaps the world's most accomplished Architectural Photographer. In this image " Miami Parking Garage, Robert Law Weed and Associates" ...
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Modern 1940s Photography

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C Print

Carmen Dell'Orefice, Vogue - Norman Parkinson (Colour Photography)
Located in London, GB
Stamped with photographer's estate ink stamp, inscribed with title and numbered on reverse C-type print Available in two sizes: 20 x 16 inches, from an edition of 21 + 3 PPs 24 x 20...
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1940s Photography

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C Print

307 – René Groebli, Black and White, Street Photography, Art, Vintage Print
Located in Zurich, CH
René GROEBLI (*1927, Switzerland) 307, 1946 / 1952 Vintage silver gelatin print on Baryta paper Sheet 21.5 x 17 cm (8 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.) Unique Print only S...
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Post-War 1940s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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