Vintage Album Covers Featuring Miss Dolores Erickson
This post was originally published on this siteA collection of vintage album covers featuring miss Dolores Erickson, who made famous by the Herb Alpert album […]
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Photographs of Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain) With “Little Fish” Dorothy Quick in 1907
This post was originally published on this siteSamuel Langhorne Clemens (1835–1910), is better known as the beloved writer Mark Twain. Twain was an American writer, […]
Anna (Anne) Lee Patterson Photographed by Alfred Cheney Johnston, ca. 1930
This post was originally published on this siteFrom longtime close friends of the photographer. Miss Anne is seen here posing in a model shoot. She […]
The Story of the Album Cover of ‘Whipped Cream and Other Delights’, One of the Best Selling Albums of the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteWhipped Cream & Other Delights is a 1965 album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, called “Herb […]
The Evil Eye?
This post was originally published on this siteNO, and she isn’t trying to frighten anybody, either. Her eye was being illuminated by the ophthalmoscope, an […]
View of Whitehall From Trafalgar Square, London, 1839
This post was originally published on this siteThe daguerreotype was the first photographic process, publicized in January 1839. It was named after its inventor, Louis […]
Julie Newmar in a Photo Shoot Promoting Her Performance as Lola in “Damn Yankees,” 1961
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1961 Julie Newmar took on the role of one of the classic seductresses of the stage, Lola […]
Billie Holiday Mugshot in May 1947
This post was originally published on this siteJazz great Billie Holiday was photographed by Bureau of Prisons officials in May 1947. Holiday, 32 at the […]
Studio Portraits of Whanganui Men Taken by William James Harding From the 1850s to the 1880s
This post was originally published on this siteA fascinating posting on the portrait photographs of New Zealand photographer William James Harding (1826–1899), which provide a […]
Amazing Portraits of Dancer Alexander Rumnev From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteAleksandrovich Ziakin (February 5, 1899 – October 12, 1965), known as Rumnev or Alexander Rumnev, took his pseudonym […]
Amazing Outtakes From the Photo Session for the Cover of David Bowie’s “Hunky Dory” in 1971
This post was originally published on this sitePhotographed by Brian Ward, Bowie’s classic 1971 Hunky Dory album cover was a colorized version of the black […]
Outtakes From Patti Smith’s ‘Horses’ Album Cover Photo Shoot
This post was originally published on this siteHorses is the debut studio album by Patti Smith, it was released on November 10, 1975. A fixture […]
Stunning Vintage Portraits of Countess Élisabeth Greffulhe From the 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteCountess Marie Anatole Louise Élisabeth Greffulhe (July 11, 1860 – August 21, 1952) was a French socialite, known […]
Aretha Franklin, 1967 by Art Kane
This post was originally published on this siteWanting to highlight her strong Gospel roots, Art Kane tried waving the camera in a circular motion to […]
Brad Pitt Modeling for Levi’s, 1990
This post was originally published on this siteBrad Pitt is an American actor and producer. He became known for playing J.D. in the 1991 movie […]
Joan Crawford on the Set at MGM in Publicity Shots for ‘Dancing Lady’ (1933)
This post was originally published on this siteLike the other studios, MGM wasted no time cashing in on the success of 42nd Street with its […]
Madonna Inspiration in Jean Harlow
This post was originally published on this site“Secret” is a song by Madonna from her sixth studio album, Bedtime Stories (1994). It was released by […]
Willy Michel Photomaton: French Photographer Posed With Famous People in His Photo Booth for 20 Years, ca. 1932-53
This post was originally published on this site“In 8 minutes, 6 different photos for 5 francs.” It was, in Paris in 1928, the advertisement for […]
Stunning Fashion Photography in the 1940s by George Platt Lynes
This post was originally published on this siteBorn 1907 in East Orange, New Jersey, American fashion and commercial photographer George Platt Lynes was soon receiving […]
Bob Dylan’s “Blonde on Blonde” Album Cover Was Blurry Because the Photographer Was Cold
This post was originally published on this siteJerry Schatzberg, the photographer behind the iconic image used for Bob Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde artwork, has attempted […]
The Amazing Stories Behind Gia Carangi’s 5 Different Covers of Cosmopolitan’s US Edition
This post was originally published on this siteOne of the crowning achievements of any model’s career is securing a spot on the cover of a […]
The Fonda Family, 1963
This post was originally published on this siteThe Fonda dynasty consists of three generations of award-winning film actors, but there’s much more to this family […]
Picture Fuddling by Computer, 1971
This post was originally published on this siteCan you identify this face? It’s a well-known President who freed the slaves and was shot in Ford’s […]
Brad Pitt the Alien Photographed by Mark Seliger for Rolling Stone in 1999
This post was originally published on this site In 1999 Mark Seliger was chief photographer for Rolling Stone – he held the position from 1992 […]
Skeleton Gets a Shave, 1941
This post was originally published on this siteAt least this is how a skeleton would look if it did shave with an electric razor. Actually, […]