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Celebrities 1920s-1960s

Portrait photographs of celebrities 1926-1963Created by: LOC's Public Domain ArchiveDated: 1930
Salvatore Dali with ocelot friend at St Regis / World Telegram & Sun photo by Roger Higgins.
A random collection of portraits of people famous between 1926-1963
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Izzy Einstein (l) sharing a toast with Moe Smith in a New York bar] / World Telegram staff photo.

Izzy Einstein (l) sharing a toast with Moe Smith in a New York bar] / ...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Elizabeth Arden (neé Florence Nightingale Graham), three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front] / photo by Alan Fisher.

[Elizabeth Arden (neé Florence Nightingale Graham), three-quarter leng...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

America gains a famous citizen / photo by Al. Aumuller.

America gains a famous citizen / photo by Al. Aumuller.

Photograph shows Albert Einstein receiving from Judge Phillip Forman his certificate of American citizenship. Title from news agency caption. NYWT&S staff photograph. Date stamped on verso: Oct 1 1940. Forms pa... More

[Stark Young, half-length portrait, facing front] / World Telegram photo by Al Aumuller.

[Stark Young, half-length portrait, facing front] / World Telegram pho...

New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Women and two boys dressed in traditional Greek costumes and  burros carrying baskets of flowers on their backs, posed on a New York City street  as part of a fund raising drive for the Greek Emergency Fund] / World Telegram & Sun photo by C. M. Stieglitz.

[Women and two boys dressed in traditional Greek costumes and burros ...

NYWT&S staff photograph. Written in pencil on back: Miss Esme Boisson, Madam Milto Messinesi, Miss Georgette Michel, Mrs. F. Langley Whitley, Miss Merope Albain, Miss Louise Berry, boy Stephen Basil and Costas ... More

[Vivien Kellems, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing right, holding a Kellems Grip] / World-Telegram photo by Al Aumuller.

[Vivien Kellems, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing right, h...

NYWT&S staff photo. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Sidney Cowell, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right] / World-Telegram photo by Higgins.

[Sidney Cowell, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right] / World-Tel...

NYWT&S staff photograph. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Secretary of Defense James Forrestal (center) congratulates (l to r) Colonel Geraldine May, Colonel Mary A. Hallaren, Captain Joy Bright Hancock, and Major Julia E. Hamblet, after the passage of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.] / U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph.

[Secretary of Defense James Forrestal (center) congratulates (l to r) ...

Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Diane Scholen, left, and Pat Kizeminski, right (runners-up) place doughnut crown on Nancy Templeton, National Doughnut Queen] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Fred Palumbo.

[Diane Scholen, left, and Pat Kizeminski, right (runners-up) place dou...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Tennessee Williams, full-length portrait, walking, at service for Dylan Thomas, facing front] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Walter Albertin.

[Tennessee Williams, full-length portrait, walking, at service for Dyl...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection.

[Frank Lloyd Wright, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Al Ravenna.

[Frank Lloyd Wright, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right] / Worl...

NYWT&S staff photograph by Al Ravenna. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Helen Keller with two-year-old Donald Hart on board the ocean liner Independence after the ship docked in New York] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Ed Ford.

[Helen Keller with two-year-old Donald Hart on board the ocean liner I...

NYWT&S staff photograph. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Holding a poster against racial bias in Mississippi are four of the most active leaders in the NAACP movement, from left: Henry L. Moon, director of public relations; Roy Wilkins, executive secretary; Herbert Hill, labor secretary, and Thurgood Marshall, special counsel / World Telegram & Sun photo by Al. Ravenna.

Holding a poster against racial bias in Mississippi are four of the mo...

NYWT&S staff photo by Al. Ravenna. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Althea Gibson, half-length portrait, holding tennis racquet] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Fred Palumbo.

[Althea Gibson, half-length portrait, holding tennis racquet] / World ...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection.

[Ralph Schneider, bust portrait, facing front] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Herman Hiller.

[Ralph Schneider, bust portrait, facing front] / World Telegram & Sun ...

NYWT&S staff photo. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Robert Frost, poet who is 85 years old today] / World-Telegram photo by Walter Albertin.

[Robert Frost, poet who is 85 years old today] / World-Telegram photo ...

Robert Frost, bust portrait, facing right. NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Pete Seeger arrives at Fed. Court with his guitar over his shoulder / World Telegram photo by Walter Albertin.

Pete Seeger arrives at Fed. Court with his guitar over his shoulder / ...

Pete Seeger, half-length portrait, turned right with guitar case slung over his shoulder. NYWT&S staff photograph. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Asa Philip Randolph, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, behind microphones during a press interview] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Ed Ford.

[Asa Philip Randolph, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, beh...

NYWT&S staff photo by Ed Ford. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Roy M. Cohn, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Herman Hiller.

[Roy M. Cohn, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right] / World Teleg...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., half-length portrait, facing front] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Dick DeMarsico.

[Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., half-length portrait, facing front] / Wo...

NYWT&S staff photograph. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Salvatore Dali with ocelot friend at St Regis / World Telegram & Sun photo by Roger Higgins.

Salvatore Dali with ocelot friend at St Regis / World Telegram & Sun p...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection.

Collecting stamps gives the good doctor chance to unwind / [Journal Tribune photo by] Al Ravenna.

Collecting stamps gives the good doctor chance to unwind / [Journal Tr...

Dr. Virginia Apgar, half-length portrait, seated, looking down at book in her lap. NYWT&S staff photograph. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Portrait of Adolfo Mas, Barcelona]

[Portrait of Adolfo Mas, Barcelona]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: VIII I. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, a... More

Portrait of Jules Romains - Public domain portrait print

Portrait of Jules Romains - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. No Van Vechten :number. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, a LOT... More

[Portrait of Julie Harris] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Julie Harris] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XII JJ 19. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities... More

[Portrait of Arna Bontemps] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Arna Bontemps] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: IV Q 13. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, ... More

[Portrait of Diahann Carroll] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Diahann Carroll] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XII MM 7. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities,... More

[Portrait of Eugene O'Neill] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Eugene O'Neill] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXI D 2. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, ... More

[Portrait of Henri Matisse] - Public domain portrait

[Portrait of Henri Matisse] - Public domain portrait

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXIII C 7. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities... More

[Portrait of Chippie Hill] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Chippie Hill] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. No Van Vechten :number. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, a LOT... More

[Portrait of Pearl Bailey, St. Louis Woman]

[Portrait of Pearl Bailey, St. Louis Woman]

Posed in costume after rendition of St. Louis woman. Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: VI CC 3. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966.... More

[Portrait of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings]

[Portrait of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: VI KK 16. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities,... More

[Portrait of Beauford Delaney] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Beauford Delaney] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XII KK 22. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities... More

[Portrait of Tyrone Power, in "John Brown's body"]

[Portrait of Tyrone Power, in "John Brown's body"]

Power on stage reciting "John Brown's body." Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XI KK 1. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms p... More

[Connie Masi, Sheila Macy (kneeling), Ernest Sims, and Fred Kimtscher students at William Cullen Bryant High School gather around mobile shelving in the library] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Herman Hiller.

[Connie Masi, Sheila Macy (kneeling), Ernest Sims, and Fred Kimtscher ...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Portrait of Joe Louis, Greenwood Lake, N.Y.]

[Portrait of Joe Louis, Greenwood Lake, N.Y.]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: X V 14. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, a... More

[Portrait of Cab Calloway] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Cab Calloway] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. No Van Vechten number. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, a LOT ... More

[Portrait of Robert McFerrin] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Robert McFerrin] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XI MM 8. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, ... More

[Portrait of Earl Jones, in Don't You Want to be Free?]

[Portrait of Earl Jones, in Don't You Want to be Free?]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXX M 28. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities,... More

[Portrait of Padraic Colum, holding walking stick]

[Portrait of Padraic Colum, holding walking stick]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXX II 5. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities,... More

[Portrait of Bill Robinson] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Bill Robinson] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: I C 2. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, a ... More

[Portrait of Diahann Carroll] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Diahann Carroll] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XII MM 12. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities... More

[Portrait of Marc Connelly] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Marc Connelly] - Public domain portrait print

Foliage and building in background. Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXIX K 22. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of:... More

[Portrait of Carl Van Vechten] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Carl Van Vechten] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXII D 24. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities... More

[Portrait of Joe Louis (Joe Louis Barrow), seated on bleacher(?) Greenwood Lake, New Jersey]

[Portrait of Joe Louis (Joe Louis Barrow), seated on bleacher(?) Green...

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: IX V 13. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, ... More

[Portrait of Pavel Tchelitchew]

[Portrait of Pavel Tchelitchew]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XV G 36. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, ... More

[Matthew Henson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, holding a portrait of Robert E. Peary taken during an expedition to the North Pole] / World-Telegram photo by Roger Higgins.

[Matthew Henson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, holding a ...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Matthew Henson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, holding a portrait of Robert E. Peary taken during an expedition to the North Pole] / World-Telegram photo by Roger Higgins.

[Matthew Henson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, holding a ...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Portrait of Jos  Fernandez] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Jos Fernandez] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXV O 4. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, ... More

[Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie (John Birks)]

[Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie (John Birks)]

Dizzy Gillespie, full-length portrait, seated on stool, facing left, holding his glasses. Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: I OO 19. Also available on microfilm.... More

[James Farmer, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Walter Albertin.

[James Farmer, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right] / World Tele...

NYWT&S staff photo. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Portrait of Philippa Duke Schuyler]

[Portrait of Philippa Duke Schuyler]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: IX II 18. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities,... More

[Portrait of Frieda Lawrence, Taos, N.M.]

[Portrait of Frieda Lawrence, Taos, N.M.]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XVI HH 1. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities,... More

[Portrait of Geoffrey Holder, in costume, posing as if dancing]

[Portrait of Geoffrey Holder, in costume, posing as if dancing]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: I MM 10. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, ... More

[Portrait of Emily Vanderbilt] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Emily Vanderbilt] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXV D 16. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities,... More

[Mary A. Shanley, New York City detective - "pickpockets' captor fears that she might look tough"]

[Mary A. Shanley, New York City detective - "pickpockets' captor fears...

Photograph (recto) shows Mary A. Shanley, New York City detective, half-length portrait, facing left, holding service revolver; the halftone (verso) shows (from the newspaper) the published version with two add... More

[Portrait of Thomas Wolfe] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Thomas Wolfe] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXIII K 17. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebritie... More

[Portrait of Lena Horne] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Lena Horne] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. No Van Vechten number. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, a LOT ... More

[Portrait of Patricia Neal] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Patricia Neal] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XII LL 41. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities... More

[Portrait of Paul Taylor, in Episodes, New York City Ballet]

[Portrait of Paul Taylor, in Episodes, New York City Ballet]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: VIII RR 2. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities... More

[Alfred E. Smith, bust portrait, facing right] / World Telegram photo.

[Alfred E. Smith, bust portrait, facing right] / World Telegram photo.

NYWT&S staff photo. No. N120542-543. Date on verso: Nov. 4, 1926. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Umberto Nobile, full-length portrait, dressed in military uniform standing in a doorway with his dog, Titina]

[Umberto Nobile, full-length portrait, dressed in military uniform sta...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). On verso: Staff Heder(?).

Mrs. Edw. Browning, George Grantham Bain Collection

Mrs. Edw. Browning, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows American actress Peaches Browning (1910-1956), born Frances Belle Heenan, known for her marriage to New York businessman, Edward West "Daddy" Browning (1875-1934). (Source: Flickr Commons proje... More

Norma Shearer in short dress - Public domain portrait photograph

Norma Shearer in short dress - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows Canadian film actress Norma Shearer (1902-1983). (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2012) Title and date from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. On negative: "Red & white spo... More

[Blair Niles, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Al Aumuller.

[Blair Niles, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] / World Telegr...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Dr. Margaret Mead, half-length portrait, facing right, reading book] / World-Telegram photo by Edward Lynch.

[Dr. Margaret Mead, half-length portrait, facing right, reading book] ...

NYWT&S staff photo by Edward Lynch. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Famous handshaker in new role. Washington, D.C., Sept. 9. After greeting precallers at the White House executive office last 36 years, Lieut. Ernest M. Lar... has retired and accepted a post in charge ... deposit vaults for a local bank. 'Larry' has probably greeted more famous people than any other? person in the world. Before coming to the Wh... during the first Roosevelt Administration he ... for four years a member of the Metropolitan Police Force

Famous handshaker in new role. Washington, D.C., Sept. 9. After greeti...

A man standing in front of a large metal door, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. G... More

[Left to right: Adam Gimbel, Frederic Gimbel, and Bernard Gimbel looking at Della Robbia statue of Madonna and Child, from the art collection of William R. Hearst] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Edward Lynch.

[Left to right: Adam Gimbel, Frederic Gimbel, and Bernard Gimbel looki...

NYWT&S staff photo by Edward Lynch. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection. No. 4.

Woman flyer speaks before National Aviation Forum. Washington, D.C., May 27. Ruth Nichols, famous aviatrix, was a speaker today before the National Aviation Forum. 'Woman's place in aviation' was the text of her talk

Woman flyer speaks before National Aviation Forum. Washington, D.C., M...

A black and white photo of a woman at a podium, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://h... More

Chinese AWVS unit shows that Jap fighting spirit They cover Chinatown for the war effort: Back row, Mrs. Florence Wong, Mrs. Helen Chan, Mrs. Lily Chu; center: Mrs. Elizabeth Ong, Mrs. Bik Lee; front: Mrs. Josephine Hong, chairman of all the AWVS Chinese unit World Telegram & Sun photo by Ravenna

Chinese AWVS unit shows that Jap fighting spirit They cover Chinatown ...

Photograph shows group portrait of a unit of Chinese American women who served in the American Women's Voluntary Services. Title from news agency caption on item. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the ... More

[Lisan Kay on stage at Carnegie Hall dancing with a fan]

[Lisan Kay on stage at Carnegie Hall dancing with a fan]

Photo by F. Palumbo, World-Telegram Photo Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Portrait of Jack Teagarden, Peanuts Hucko, Jack Lesberg, and Max Kaminsky, Famous Door, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947

Portrait of Jack Teagarden, Peanuts Hucko, Jack Lesberg, and Max Kamin...

Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress). Gottli... More

[Whittaker Chambers, bust portrait, facing right] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Fred Palumbo.

[Whittaker Chambers, bust portrait, facing right] / World Telegram & S...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection.

[Matthew A. Donohue, inspector of weights and measures for the N. Y. Department of Markets holding a weight used to check scales for accuracy] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Dick De Marsico.

[Matthew A. Donohue, inspector of weights and measures for the N. Y. D...

NYWT&S staff photograph. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Man from Planet X / World Telegram photo by Dick DeMarsico.

Man from Planet X / World Telegram photo by Dick DeMarsico.

Photograph shows a man dressed in a Martian costume. NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Frank Costello, half-length portrait, seated, behind microphone, testifying before the Kefauver Committee investigating organized crime] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Al Aumuller.

[Frank Costello, half-length portrait, seated, behind microphone, test...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Benny Goodman at rehearsal with his new group / World Telegram & Sun photo by Fred Palumbo.

Benny Goodman at rehearsal with his new group / World Telegram & Sun p...

Benny Goodman (third from left) with some of his former musicians, seated around piano left to right: Vernon Brown, George Auld, Gene Krupa, Clint Neagley, Ziggy Elman, Israel Crosby and Teddy Wilson (at piano)... More

[Louis Armstrong, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Herman Hiller.

[Louis Armstrong, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] / World T...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[José García Villa, full-length photograph, on street outside St. Luke's Chapel] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Walter Albertin.

[José García Villa, full-length photograph, on street outside St. Luke...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Frank Lloyd Wright, half-length portrait, seated, facing front] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Ed Ford.

[Frank Lloyd Wright, half-length portrait, seated, facing front] / Wor...

NYWT&S staff photo by Ed Ford. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Officer Richard Perry practices basic Spanish phrases using phonetic syllables written on blackboard] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Dick DeMarsico.

[Officer Richard Perry practices basic Spanish phrases using phonetic ...

New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Truman Capote, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, holding head in hands] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Roger Higgins.

[Truman Capote, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, holding hea...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Greek orchestra at Port Said Cafe, 257 W. 29 St., just east of 8 Ave. / Demetrios Kesoglides, news photographer.

Greek orchestra at Port Said Cafe, 257 W. 29 St., just east of 8 Ave. ...

NYWT&S staff photographer. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Actress Dorothy Dandridge, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front

Actress Dorothy Dandridge, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front

Copy of a color photograph. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Ralph Lopez, foreman of a transparent box factory, tells Carmen Zapata how to operate a stamping machine / World Telegram & Sun photo by Phil Stanziola.

Ralph Lopez, foreman of a transparent box factory, tells Carmen Zapata...

New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Sneak preview at Astor - Manchurian Candidate / World Telegram & Sun photo by O. Fernandez.

Sneak preview at Astor - Manchurian Candidate / World Telegram & Sun p...

Photograph shows Anne Bancroft at a sneak preview of the Manchurian Candidate at the Astor Theatre, New York. NYWT&S staff photograph. Title from news agency caption on item. Forms part of: New York World-Teleg... More

[Martin Luther King, Jr., three-quarter-length portrait, standing, facing front, at a press conference] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Walter Albertin.

[Martin Luther King, Jr., three-quarter-length portrait, standing, fac...

NYWT&S Staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Elijah Muhammad standing behind microphones at podium] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Stanley Wolfson.

[Elijah Muhammad standing behind microphones at podium] / World Telegr...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Portrait of Billie Holiday - Public domain portrait print

Portrait of Billie Holiday - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: II GG 9. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, ... More

Portrait of Melissa Hayden, in ballet costume by Kariaska

Portrait of Melissa Hayden, in ballet costume by Kariaska

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: III PP 11. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities... More

[Portrait of Debria Brown, as Carmen, Act I]

[Portrait of Debria Brown, as Carmen, Act I]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: VIII QQ 12. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebritie... More

[Portrait of Carmen de Lavallade]

[Portrait of Carmen de Lavallade]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XI MM 18. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities,... More

[Portrait of Bill Robinson] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Bill Robinson] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XXV T 13. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities,... More

[Portrait of Carlo Levi] - Public domain portrait

[Portrait of Carlo Levi] - Public domain portrait

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: V DD 18. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, ... More

[Portrait of Zero Mostel, as Leopold Bloom in "Ulysses"]

[Portrait of Zero Mostel, as Leopold Bloom in "Ulysses"]

Mostel as Leopold Bloom in "Ulysses" in night. Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: IV QQ 16. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Form... More

[Portrait of John O. Killens] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of John O. Killens] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XV LL 4. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, ... More

[Portrait of Bessie Smith] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Bessie Smith] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: V J 23. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, a... More

[Portrait of Bill Robinson] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Bill Robinson] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: I V 12. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, a... More

[Portrait of Kenneth McTeer] - Public domain portrait print

[Portrait of Kenneth McTeer] - Public domain portrait print

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: XIII X 10. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities... More

[Portrait of Mary McLeod Bethune]

[Portrait of Mary McLeod Bethune]

Title derived from information on verso of photographic print. Van Vechten number: IV GG. Also available on microfilm. Gift; Carl Van Vechten Estate; 1966. Forms part of: Portrait photographs of celebrities, a ... More

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