Black And White Photograph Gallery

1929: portrait of Marie Bard, poster girl for the Red Cross

1929: portrait of Marie Bard, poster girl for the Red Cross. The caption of time read Marie Bard, 22, who is the model for the 1930 Red Cross poster and US postage stamp illustrated by artist Lawrence Wilbur. She doesn't smoke, doesn't stay up late, and cooks and cleans for her mother, a pharmacist, and her father, a coffee and tea importer, in Astoria, Queens. New York, New York, USA

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July 4 1939: bathing suit fashion show

July 4 1939: bathing suit fashion show featuring four of Billy Rose's Aquabelles modelling bathing suits of the past, present and future at the New York World's Fair. New York City, New York, USA

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1930s, Adult Woman, Bathers, Bathing, Black And White Photograph, Fashion, Full Length, Historic, Indoors, Interior, Model, Models, Retro, Side View, Small Group Of People, Swimsuit, Uig, Universal Images Group, Vintage, Woman, Women

1944: woman in her room at Arlington Farms

1944: woman in her room at Arlington Farms, established 1942-1943 to accommodate civil servants working in Washington DC during the Second World War. Washington DC, USA

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1940s, Accommodation, Arlington Farms, Bedroom, Black And White Photograph, Historic, Housing, Interior, One Person, Relaxing, Second World War, Uig, Universal Images Group, Venetian Blinds, Vintage, Woman, World War Two, Ww2