

images that haunt us

Pierre-Louis Pierson :: The Countess of Castiglione as
Anne Boleyn, 1867. Virginia Oldoini (Virginia Elisabetta Luisa Carlotta Antonietta Teresa Maria Oldoïni), Countess of Castiglione (1837-1899), better known as La Castiglione, was born to an aristocratic family from La Spezia. She was a 19th-century Italian aristocrat who achieved notoriety as a mistress of Emperor Napoleon III of France. She was also a significant figure in the early history of photography. / src: retro-vintage-photography
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Emil Otto Hoppé :: Lady Hazel Lavery, artist and socialite, wife of Sir John Lavery, Ireland, ca. 1916 / src: e.o.hoppe.state.collection
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Nell O’Day in King of Jazz (1930) / src: IMDb

Two Sisters (Mother and Daughter?). No studio information present on the backing. Victorian Era Studio Photograph. / src: atypical art on Flickr

Emil Otto Hoppé :: Brigitte Helm, actress, UFA Studios, Germany, 1928. From Studio Portraits series. / src: eohoppe.photoshelter
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Emil Otto Hoppé :: Gaby Deslys, dancer and actress, wearing a large, tall hat, 1914. From Studio Portraits series. / src: eohoppe.photoshelter
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Emil Otto Hoppé :: Lady Hazel Lavery, artist and socialite, wife of
Sir John Lavery, in costume for “the Miracle” 1916 / src: E.O. Hoppé Estate Coll.
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Emil Otto Hoppé :: Lady Hazel Lavery, artist and socialite, wife of Sir John Lavery, with Miss de Trafford, Ireland, 1916 / src: e.o.hoppe.state.collection
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