Monthly Archives: June 2012

Julia Pirotte

Posted on June 28, 2012 by lauraiseli

Julia Pirotte, Ma soeur Mindla Maria Diament, Resistante Française, prisonnière N.N (Nuit et Brouillard) décapitée à Breslau, 1942 Julia Pirotte, Auto portrait dans la glace, Marseille, 1943 Julia Pirotte, A mort Petain, Marseille, May 8, 1945 Julia Pirotte, [Boy with … Continue reading →

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Viva Luise Rainer!

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Christopher George

Robert Capa, [Luise Rainer outside of the Paris opera], 1939 A few days after returning to Paris he [Robert Capa] wrote his mother, referring to Cornell’s recent professional debut, “I hope that the young Capa is a great photographer, for … Continue reading →

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Focus on Fashion: Dior

Posted on June 22, 2012 by erinbarnett

Louis Dahl-Wolfe, Mary Jane Russell in Dior swan hat, Paris, 1949 Martin Munkacsi, [Woman wearing Dior suit], 1949 Gisele Freund, [Juan Peron watching chambermaid adjust medals on wife Eva Peron’s Dior gown, Theatre Colon, Buenos Aires], July 9, 1950 Richard … Continue reading →

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Summer in the City

Posted on June 20, 2012 by erinbarnett

Weegee, [Children playing in water sprayed from open fire hydrant, Upper West Side, New York], ca. 1945 Weegee, Tenement penthouse, May 23, 1941 Best ways to stay cool in the heat? Weegee found these timeless solutions.

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Happy Father’s Day!

Posted on June 17, 2012 by fansinaflashbulb

Roman Vishniac and his daughter Mara, Wertheim Department Store, Berlin, ca. 1930 Wertheim’s flagship Berlin department store had recently installed a Fotoautomat (photobooth) when this photograph, measuring only 2 x 1½ inches, was made. The Wertheim Department Store was among the largest … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Weegee!

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Christopher George

All photographs made by the amazing and brilliant Simon Nathan at the book release party of Weegee’s People at Sammy’s Bowery Follies, New York, November 11, 1946 (The film in Weegee’s borrowed Bolex can be seen in the sublime and … Continue reading →

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“Sugar Cane” with 30 Stars as Sweet as the Title!

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Christopher George

Unidentified Artist, [Roosevelt Theatre, Cincinnati, advertisement for “Sugar Cane”], ca. 1928 “Sugar Cane,” with 30 Stars as Sweet as the Title! A musical cocktail with a kick, “Sugar Cane” Everything New and Startling… Read more about the Roosevelt Theatre here.

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Things to Do in the Summer

Posted on June 7, 2012 by mahulme

Lou Bernstein, NY City, 1959 Lou Bernstein, Coney Island, 1951 Lou Bernstein, Ebbets Field, 1955 Lou Bernstein, South 3rd Street, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1947 Lou Bernstein (1911-2005), a noted New York photographer, was part of a circle of New York-based photographers … Continue reading →

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Undressed Rehearsal

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Christopher George

Andrew Savulich, Man confused about spelling of new movie, 1986 Andrew Savulich, Mother and son at voguing ball, 1986 Andrew Savulich, Police prevent woman from jumping off Grand Central Station, 1991 Andrew Savulich, Woman laughing after car wreck, 1989 Andrew … Continue reading →

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