Vera Kholodnaya, 1914-1919

Russian first silent movie star Vera Kholodnaya. Portrait, in a headdress. Fot. M. Sakharov and P. Orlov, 1916. Postcard. | src Presidential Library
Russian first silent movie star Vera Kholodnaya. Portrait, in a headdress. Fot. M. Sakharov and P. Orlov, 1916. Postcard. | src Presidential Library
Vera Kholodnaya. Portrait, Portrait, profile to the left, looking down. Fot. M. Sakharov and P. Orlov, 1916. Postcard. | src Presidential Library
Vera Kholodnaya. Portrait, Portrait, profile to the left, looking down. Fot. M. Sakharov and P. Orlov, 1916. Postcard. | src Presidential Library
Vera Kholodnaya. Portrait, head turn 3/4 to the left, headscarf tied behind, 1914-1919. Postcard. | src Presidential Library
Vera Kholodnaya. Portrait, head turn 3/4 to the left, headscarf tied behind, 1914-1919. Postcard. | src Presidential Library
Vera Kholodnaya. Portrait, in a white blouse with ruffles, in a white hat. Phot. M. Sakharov and P. Orlov, 1916. Postcard. | src Presidential Library
Vera Kholodnaya. Portrait, in a white blouse with ruffles, in a white hat. Phot. M. Sakharov and P. Orlov, 1916. Postcard. | src Presidential Library
Russian first silent movie star Vera Kholodnaya. Another postcard of the image on top. | src Flickr
Russian first silent movie star Vera Kholodnaya. Another postcard of the image on top. | src Flickr

Vera Kholodnaya postcards

Vera Kholodnaya. Portrait, profile to the left, in a light kerchief tied around the head like a turban, with long earrings consisting of three large circles. Between 1914 and 1919. Postcard from the collection of Natalia Balachenkova. | src Presidential Library
Vera Kholodnaya. Portrait, profile to the left, in a light kerchief tied around the head like a turban, with long earrings consisting of three large circles. Between 1914 and 1919. Postcard from the collection of Natalia Balachenkova. | src Presidential Library
Russian silent cinema actress Vera Kholodnaya (aka ‘Queen of Screen’). Russian postcard, nº 47. Collection Didier Hanson. | src Flickr
Russian silent cinema actress Vera Kholodnaya (aka ‘Queen of Screen’). Russian postcard, nº 47. Collection Didier Hanson. | src Flickr
Vera Vasilyevna Kholodnaya (1893-1919), 1917 (card nº131). Portrait, profile to the right. Postcard from the collection of Natalia Balachenkova. | src Presidential Library
Vera Vasilyevna Kholodnaya (1893-1919), 1917 (card nº131). Portrait, profile to the right. Postcard from the collection of Natalia Balachenkova. | src Presidential Library

Keaton as Princess Raja

Buster Keaton. German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. 4704/1, 1929-1930. Photo: MGM. Publicity still for The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (Charles Reisner, 1929) with Keaton as Princess Raja. This performance must have been inspired by the Egyptian dance in The Cook (Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle, 1918). | src Flickr

Willumsen’s postcard, 1910s

Mary Willumsen :: Her images reflect inspiration from German nudist and French postcard photography, most of them shot at the swimming resort Helgoland, Svanemøllebugten (Swan Bay), Denmark, 1910s. | src Foto Historie