Vintage and historical 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

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