The Passage on Nevsky Avenue in Saint Petersburg, Russia c.1900

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Vintage fashion

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Escaped bear during the Paris flood tries to get closer to curious Parisians 1910

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Barbra Streisand

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Barbra Joan Streisand (born Barbara Joan Streisand, April 24, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter, author, actress, writer, film producer, and director. 

Shirley Temple

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Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Temple; April 23, 1928) is an American film and television actress, singer, dancer, and former U.S. ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia. She began her film career in 1932 at the age of three, and in 1934, found international fame in Bright Eyes, a feature film designed specifically for her talents. She received a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outstanding contribution as a juvenile performer to motion pictures during 1934, and film hits such as Curly Top and Heidi followed year after year during the mid-to-late 1930s. Licensed merchandise that capitalized on her wholesome image included dolls, dishes, and clothing. Her box office popularity waned as she reached adolescence, and she left the film industry in her teens. She appeared in a few films of varying quality in her mid-to-late teens, and retired completely from films in 1950 at the age of 22. She was the top box-office draw four years in a row (1935–38) in a Motion Picture Herald poll.

Wedding portrait of Reynaldo Morales and Isabel Hernandez 1930

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Little Alexei

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Alexei Nikolaevich (12 August 1904  – 17 July 1918) of the House of Romanov, was the Tsesarevich and heir apparent to the throne of the Russian Empire. 

Bathing beauties in the Gilded Age 1898

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NASA before Powerpoint by J.R. Eyerman 1960's

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J.R. Eyerman (9 October 1906 [1] - 7 December 1985) was an American photographer and photojournalist. He was on staff for Life Magazine from 1942 to 1961. [2] His work has also appeared in Time, National Geographic, and other publications.

Yves Saint Laurent

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Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent, known as Yves Saint Laurent (August 1, 1936 – June 1, 2008), was a French fashion designer, and is regarded as one of the greatest names in fashion history. In 1985, Caroline Rennolds Milbank wrote, "The most consistently celebrated and influential designer of the past twenty-five years, Yves Saint Laurent can be credited with both spurring the couture's rise from its sixties ashes and with finally rendering ready-to-wear reputable." He is also credited with having introduced the tuxedo suit for women and was known for his use of non-European cultural references, and non-White models.

Maude Fealy

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Norma Talmadge

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Natacha Rambova

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Natacha Rambova

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