
Fred Astaire, 1941
images that haunt us

A deleted scene from “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (Rouben Mamoulian, 1931) | via fredricmarch

Horst P. Horst :: Socialite Estrella Boissevain photographed for Vogue, 1938 | via wehadfacesthen

Construction of the Blackwall Tunnel, London, 1890’s (SSPL / Getty Images)

Black Boy with Walking Cane and Top Hat. no date (1910’s ???) / src: Black Heritage

David Gwinnutt :: Trojan (Guy Barnes) and Leigh Bowery, bromide fibre print, 1983 / src: NPG / related post, here

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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Colette (1873-1954), pen name of French writer Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine Colette. Here, Colette and her husband Willy, ca. 1902. / src: vintage-spirit

Actress Helen Foster posing for a portrait while wearing “Pilgrim” garb and holding a live turkey, November 1927 (source: NYTimes)

Yours Truly, Me. Feb. 14th, 1895. Vintage ‘carte de visite’. / src: adski-kafeteri.livejournal.com