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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1940: young woman modelling nylon stockings and suspenders

1940: young woman modelling nylon stockings and suspenders. By 1940, nylons were available to consumers nationwide, but the increasing demand for war supplies made them scarce until the end of World War II. USA

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1940s, Black And White Photograph, Fashion, Historic, Model, Nylons, One Person, Stockings, Uig, Universal Images Group, Vintage, Woman

1929: Alice Nikitina posing at beach in stylish bathing suit

1929: Alice Nikitina posing at beach in stylish bathing suit, thought of at the time as a bizarre bathing suit. Alice was a well known Russian ballet dancer, teacher and opera singer

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1920s, Bathing Suit, Beach, Black And White Photograph, Famous Person, Fashion, Full Length, Historic, Model, One Person, Pose, Retro, Shore, Side View, Stylish, Swimming Costume, Swimwear, Uig, Universal Images Group, Vintage, Woman