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Period: 1950s
Jayne Mansfield: A Game of Chance
Located in Austin, TX
This action shot features bombshell star Jayne Mansfield playing roulette in Las Vegas. Captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth, this image features Mansfield looking down eag...
Category

Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe with Classic Roadster for "How to Marry a Millionaire"
Located in Austin, TX
Marilyn Monroe posing for a portrait while standing with her car door open on the set of "How to Marry a Millionaire". Beautifully restored from the original 1953 black and white pho...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

J. Gordon Douglas (1970) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
J. Gordon Douglas (1970) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) Mr. and Mrs. J Gordon Douglas in the formal gardens of their residence, Santa Barbara, California,...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

The Supremes in Sequins
By Walter Looss
Located in Austin, TX
This lovely group portrait features The Supremes posed in sequined gowns. The Supremes were an American female singing group and the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable, and Marilyn Monroe: "How to Marry a Millionaire"
Located in Austin, TX
Lauren BacallBetty Grable & Marilyn Monroe behind the scenes of "How to Marry a Millionaire". How to Marry a Millionaire is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed by Jean Ne...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Backgammon By The Pool, Palm Beach, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Countess Peter Jean-Baptiste de Manio (left) and Mary-Beth Turner playing backgammon by a ...
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American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Marietine Birnie, Blue Lagoon, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Marietine Birnie snorkeling at the Blue Lagoon, Kemmuna (Comina), Malta, July 1959. This ...
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American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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Lambda

Florence Pritchett Smith, Venice, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1950 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features model turned fashion editor turned society hostess, Florence Pritchett Smith, covers her sleevel...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

We Know Our Place (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
We Know Our Place (1958) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) A Dalmatian dog lies at the feet of Mr and Mrs John M Seabrook as they pose...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Perry Como Shaving Comical Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
This quirky portrait features musician Perry Como receiving a "fresh shave", surrounded by friends and a puppet. Perry Como was an American singer, actor and television personality....
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Cary Grant and Kim Novak
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid portrait of Kim Novak and Cary Grant dancing at an event in 1956. Cary Grant was an English-American actor known for his mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demean...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Marietine Birnie, Malta, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Marietine Birnie snorkeling at the Blue Lagoon, Kemmuna (Comina), Malta. This is an estat...
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American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

James Dean At A Car Rally - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
James Dean At A Car Rally 1955 by Frank Worth paper size 40 x 60 inches / 101 x 152 cm Limited edition of 6 only in this size Archival pigment print unframed Certificate of authe...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Norman Parkinson 'Rachel Fitzgerald on BBC, 1953'
Located in New York, NY
Model Rachel Fitzgerald for Vogue’s ‘Export Book’ story featuring BBC, June 1953. Rachel Fitzgerald on BBC, 1953 Silver gelatin print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on ve...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Windsors In Portofino, Italy, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 1950s figurative photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the Duke and Duchess of Windsor walking their dog in Portofino in 1951. This is an est...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Clark Gable With a Sealyham Terrier
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features smiling Clark Gable carrying pet Sealyham Terrier and looking away.Clark Gable was an American film actor, often referred to as ""The King of Ho...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Barbara Nichols in Dressing Room
Located in Austin, TX
"Black and white capture by celebrity photographer Frank Worth of star actress Barbara Nichols in her dressing room. Known for her brassy or comic roles in films in the 1950s and 1...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Frames Of Frank (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Frames Of Frank (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Murray Garrett) circa 1955: Contact sheet of American actor and singer Frank Sinatra singing in front of a music stan...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Seaplane At Palm Beach
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patsy Pulitzer (nee Patsy Bartlett) leaning against a seaplane belonging to the Everglades Flying Service, at Palm Beach, Florida. Slim Aarons Seaplane At Palm Beach...
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American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Milton Greene, "Bus Stop I", original photograph from original negative
Located in Chatsworth, CA
An original modern photograph printed from the original negative taken by Milton Greene in 1956, and printed in 1979. This image is part of a photo shoot that was done in promotion ...
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Other Art Style 1950s Portrait Photography

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Photographic Paper

Joan Crawford: Classical Elegance
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features American film and television actress Joan Crawford. Known best for her roles in films such as "Possessed", "Sudden Fear", and "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Gondolier at the Rialto Bridge, Venice, 1950s
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph captures a gondolier working along the Grand Canal in Venice, with the famous Rialto Bridge in the background. The gondolier, dressed in traditional a...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Marilyn Candid Moment
Located in London, GB
Actress Marilyn Monroe reads the book ‘To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting’ by Michael Chekhov in a quiet moment at the Ambassador Hotel in March 1955 in New York City, New York...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Elvis At The Piano (1956) Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Elvis Adoration (1956) (Photo By Phillip Harrington) May 27, 1956 Elvis Presley spends some time on the piano while waiting for a show to start at the University of Dayton Fieldho...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe on the Set of "How to Marry a Millionaire"
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful image of Marilyn Monroe leaning against a wall while behind the scenes of 'How to Marry a Millionaire' In the early 1950s, Monroe became a popular actress with roles in se...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

James Dean Behind Fence in Giant - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
James Dean Behind Fence in Giant 1955 by Frank Worth James Dean in thought seated behind a barbed wire fence for his role in the film 'Giant', 1955. James Byron Dean was an Ameri...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe in Nightgown for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white promo photo of Marilyn Monroe posed in a a black nightgown for her role in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", circa 1953. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Pink Accessory, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
circa 1955: Film star Joan Collins in a pink and white bedroom with an accessory pink poodle. Slim Aarons Pink Accessory, Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print 1955, Printed Later...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Historical Photo - Viva Fidel - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Viva Fidel is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1956. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political e...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Audrey Hepburn in "Funny Face"
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white full length portrait of Audrey Hepburn posed in all black against a white background for her role in "Funny Face". Funny Face is a 1957 American musical romantic c...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

James Dean As Jett Rink in "Giant"
Located in Austin, TX
James Dean posed leaning with his hand on a fence post while filming a scene for "Giant", 1955. Giant was the last of James Dean's three films as a leading actor, and earned him his second and last Academy Award nomination - he was killed in a car crash before the film was released. Nick Adams was called in to do some voice dubbing for Dean's role in "Giant". After his death in a car crash, Dean became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and remains the only actor to have had two posthumous acting nominations. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him the 18th best male movie star of Golden Age Hollywood...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Douglas Fairbanks Jr with Dog
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. posed sitting on a film set petting a dog. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was an American actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of Wor...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Positano (1958) - Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Positano (1958) - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A little boy carries a basket of groceries home in Positano, 1958. Additional Infor...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

New York Debutante, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a New York debutante having her headpiece pinned. This is an estate stamped and hand numbe...
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American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Lambda

Holiday Hair Check, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s urban portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Faith Gibbons checks her hair in the mirror of a motor scooter, Bermuda. She is wear...
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American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

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

Roman Holiday (1951) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Roman Holiday (1952) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (photo Phillip Harrington / Alamy Archives) 3rd April 1952. Actress and fashion model Audrey Hepburn preparing for a sc...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Marsha Gayle, Bahamas, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Marsha Gayle (in red stripes) and a friend relax on a deserted beach near Calabash Bay, An...
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Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Hollywood
Located in New York, NY
It's hard to imagine an approach to photography that contrasted more with Robert Frank’s freewheeling style than Hollywood’s glamour shots of film stars in the 1950s. The stills depa...
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1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Florence Pritchett Smith, Venice, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1950 portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features model turned fashion editor turned society hostess, Florence Pritchett Smith, covers her sleevel...
Category

Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Lambda

Modelling For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman modelling for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot. This is an estate stamped a...
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American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Tom Kelley 'Dorothy Dandridge'
Located in New York, NY
Tom Kelley Dorothy Dandridge on the microphone c. 1950's C print 16 x 20 inches Edition of 50 Photographs are printed on Archival Hahnemühle paper (luster) estate signed and number...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Pigment

Soho Waiters' Race (1955) - Slim Aarons- Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Soho Waiters' Race (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images) Waiters carrying half bottles of champagne set off on the annual...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Sal Mineo in Santa Monica
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of 'Rebel Without a Cause' actor (alongside James Dean), Sal Mineo. Taken on Santa Monica beach by renowned photographer, Frank Worth in 1956. What's includ...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Audrey's Funny Face (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Pacific Diver (1950) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Bert Hardy/Getty Images) Actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) on the set of the Paramount musical 'Funny Face'. Costumes b...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Ski Jump (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Ski Jump (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) 1st October 1956. A skier jumping into the air. Additional I...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe and Keith Andes in Clash by Night Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of Marilyn Monroe and Keith Andes in "Clash by Night", circa 1952. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a ...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Black and White

Marilyn Monroe with Arthur Oconnell in Bus Stop Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Connell in "Bus Stop", circa 1956. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archives. Own a pie...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Black and White

Guests At The Furstenberg Villa (1975) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL
Located in London, GB
Guests At The Furstenberg Villa (1975) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Elena Pratolongo, Prince Edward Egon von Furstenberg, Contessa Geronaffo, Luca Stu...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell in The Seven Year Itch Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewing posed in living room scene for "The Seven Year Itch", circa 1955. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the ...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Black and White

Bing Crosby Strolling in Duster
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of Bing Crosby strolling on a street in a stylish duster coat. Bing Crosby was an American singer, actor, television producer, television and radio personali...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Jayne Mansfield in Coat
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of Jayne Mansfield posed in coat, circa 1955. Jayne Mansfield was an American actress and Playboy Playmate. A sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, Mansf...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe at a Dinner Event
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of blonde bombshell actress Marilyn Monroe seated at a dinner event. Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comedic "...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Rome, Women, Street Photography, Black and White, Italy 1950s, 12.9 x 17.2 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. 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 photogr...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Marilyn Monroe in Rain Coat for Niagara Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of actress Marilyn Monroe posed in a rain coat- a screen test for her role in "Niagara", circa 1953. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the C...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

Modelling For Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a young woman modelling for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot. This is an estate stamped a...
Category

American Realist 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

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

San Diego Home (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant
Located in London, GB
San Diego Home (1956) Limited Estate Stamped - Giant (Photo by Slim Aarons) A woman in a day dress in the sitting room of a house in San Diego, California, October 1956. Additio...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Jack Nicklaus Candid and Smiling
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of golf legend Jack Nicklaus candid and smiling. Jack Nicklaus , nicknamed "the Golden Bear", is an American retired professional golfer and golf cour...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Rita Hayworth: Sandwich Break
Located in Austin, TX
This beautiful vintage portrait features Rita Hayworth smiling while enjoying a sandwich break.Rita Hayworth was an American actress and dancer. She achieved fame during the 1940s as...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe Candid Artistic Portrait in White Dress Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white artistic and candid portrait of Marilyn Monroe in front of stores wearing a white dress. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Celebrity Vault archi...
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Contemporary 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Black and White

'Skiing Starters' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing - 'Skiing Starters' (1955) - Limited Edition Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo By Slim Aarons/Getty Images Archive) A young skier prefers to ca...
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Modern 1950s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Black and White

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