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A picture blog dedicated to the art of vintage and historic photography.

I urge followers and re-bloggers to not only look, but to research and read the history of these photos and photographers. You will learn a lot from them.

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  1. Boris Karloff as Frankenstein (1931)Photograph by Sherman Clark

    Boris Karloff as Frankenstein (1931)
    Photograph by Sherman Clark

    Notes: 1

  2. Ziegfeld Girl Mary EatonPhotograph by Alfred Cheney Johnson, New York, ca. 1921 

    Ziegfeld Girl Mary Eaton
    Photograph by Alfred Cheney Johnson, New York, ca. 1921 

  3. “Autumn Moon”Photograph by Ansel Adams, Yosemite National Park, September 15, 1948 

    “Autumn Moon”
    Photograph by Ansel Adams, Yosemite National Park, September 15, 1948 

    Notes: 8

  4. Marcel MarceauPhotograph by Universal Pictorial Press, 1966

    Marcel Marceau
    Photograph by Universal Pictorial Press, 1966

    Notes: 9

  5. whataboutbobbed:

Showgirls at the Copacabana ClubPhotograph by Stanley Kubrick, New York City, 1948

    whataboutbobbed:

    Showgirls at the Copacabana Club
    Photograph by Stanley Kubrick, New York City, 1948

    Notes: 675

    Reblogged from: mothgirlwings
  6. mikasavela:

Bookstore in Washington, D.C. Photograph by John Vachon, 1937

    mikasavela:

    Bookstore in Washington, D.C. 
    Photograph by John Vachon, 1937

    Notes: 83

    Reblogged from: teachingliteracy
  7. Fulton Fish MarketPhotograph by Gordon Parks, New York, 1943 

    Fulton Fish Market
    Photograph by Gordon Parks, New York, 1943 

    Notes: 4

  8. StormyPhotograph by Bill Eppridge, Missouri, 1958

    Stormy
    Photograph by Bill Eppridge, Missouri, 1958

    Notes: 2

  9. Veruschka von LehndorffPhotograph by Richard Avedon, New York, March 1972

    Veruschka von Lehndorff
    Photograph by Richard Avedon, New York, March 1972

    Notes: 204

  10. life:

Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin share a light moment during their recording sessions for Sleep Warm in 1958. (Allan Grant—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
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    life:

    Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin share a light moment during their recording sessions for Sleep Warm in 1958. (Allan Grant—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)

    See more photos here.

    Notes: 5115

    Reblogged from: life