François Gragnon :: Marlene Dietrich at Théâtre de l’Étoile, 1959 (for Paris Match) / La Galerie de l’Instant / src: Maison Européene de la Photographie
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The President of Catalonia, Lluís Companys, (centre of photo)
with members of the cabinet in an jail (2nd November, 1934).
The arrest of Catalan govt officials and charging of 730 mayors has special significance with thousands of ex fascist Guardia Civil back in the streets. He was later executed by Firing Squad, on the orders of the rebel fascist coup of General Franco, on 15th October, 1940.
Hungarian athlete Imre Nagy focuses
on the photographers with his gun during the pentathlon at the Olympic summer
games in Tokyo, Japan, 1964 / source: geheugenvan nederland
The Thames flood, the swimmer girl and the ‘mystery trees’, 2nd December, 1929
“Miss Hilda Harding, the girl swimmer, who is visiting friends at Halliford in the Middlesex flood area, donned her bathing costume and swam to the rescue of a cat which had been marooned all night in shallow water.” / sources: Mashable and Huff Post
This delightful Golden Age of Hollywood art-deco portrait captures Marion Davies in a carefree and casual style, riding a bicycle best described on press snipe: “A bicycle built for two, Marion Davies and Lawrence Gray pedal an old tandem in ‘The Gay ‘90′s’ in which she is starred by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer under Harry Beaumont’s direction.” The film would be re-titled “The Floradora Girl” (1930) before its release. / source: Grapefruit Moon Gallery on eBay
Modes à Longchamps :: [photographie de presse] / Agence Meurisse, 1919 / source: Gallica
Works begin in the Wall under the watchful eyes of West Berlin police, 13 August, 1961 (Keystone) / src: swissinfo
AN EYE ON SPACE – BARBARA LYNDON peers through part of a space wheel that will be carried into orbit by the new Tiros M weather satellites. The mirror for the Stabilite or space wheel will provide position information for attitude control of the satellite. Jan., 20. 1970 (written on verso). Press Photo. source: ITM
Visual Trickery. Flushing, NY: Headed on a crash course? – No, the just just appears to be aimed toward the left field stands at She stadium. It actually is flying far beyond the stands on its way to La Guardia airport. The optical illusion was created by the cameraman’s 135mm lens. UPI Photo 7/2/69 (written on verso) / source: VTG
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