Tag: 1920s

A sultry vamp view of Shirley Dorman in an oversized hat with dangling
vines and strands of pearls, ca. 1927-1929. Vintage and original studio
portrait photograph of Paramount Pictures contract player Shirley
Dorman. Dorman had a very short career, appearing in only two films
(“Honeymoon Hate” [1927] and “The One Woman Idea” [1929]) and one stage
play (“The Great Waltz” [1934]). | src eBay

Bride in wedding dress by Hollick

Ruth Hollick ~ Mrs. A. E. M. Kirkwood [whole-length portrait with long wedding dress, headpiece and long veil] Glass negative
Ruth Hollick ~ Mrs. A. E. M. Kirkwood [whole-length, standing, wearing long wedding dress, headpiece and long veil] src SLV
Ruth Hollick ~ Mrs. A. E. M. Kirkwood [full-length, standing, wearing long wedding dress, headpiece and long veil] src SLV
Ruth Hollick ~ Mrs. A. E. M. Kirkhood [in wedding dress], ca. 1920s. Glass negative | src SLV · State Library of Victoria

Child fashion shot by Hollick

Image shows a girl, whole-length, standing beside table, holding a bouquet of flowers.
Ruth Hollick (1883-1977) ~ Child Fashion for ‘The Home’, December 1920. Ball & Welsh [Fashion illustration for Ball and Welsh, published in The Home magazine]. Glass negative | src SLV · State Library of Victoria

Ruth Hollick was an Australian commercial photographer who became famous for her portraits of children. She worked from about 1910 in Melbourne.

Three Graces · Bower Hesser

Edwin Bower Hesser three nudes
Edwin Bower Hesser :: Three nude models along the sand dunes – a variation on the “Three Graces” series. A threesome of pretty flappers enjoying the solitude of the California Coast. Original: late 1920s – early 1930s. | src eBay
Edwin Bower Hesser three nudes
Edwin Bower Hesser :: Three nude models along the sand dunes – a variation on the “Three Graces” series. A threesome of pretty flappers enjoying the solitude of the California Coast, late 1920s – early 1930s. Gelatin silver print. | src eBay

Germaine Laborde by Alfred Noyer, 1920s

Alfred Noyer :: Germaine Laborde. Female nude. French postcard style. AN studio stamp on verso, 1920s | source HZG and truusbobjantoo via hauntedbystorytelling

Germaine Laborde was Miss France 1928, after being elected Miss Gascogne in 1927. The photograph may have been taken around these years.