The Woman One Longs For

Marlene Dietrich, born Marie Magdalene Dietrich, American, born Germany, 1901-1992, as Stacha in Die Frau, der man sich sehnt, AKA The Woman Men Long For, released 1929, directed by Kurt Bernhardt, German, 1899-1981.

Book of Marvels

The Second Book of Marvels, The Orient, the Schools Edition, by Richard Halliburton, American, 1900-1939, missing, presumed drowned, copyright, 1938, published by Bobbs-Merrill. Cover designer unknown. From my collection.

Michel Fingesten Bookplate

Bookplate designed by Michel Fingesten, born Finkelstein, Austrian Silesia, now Czech Republic, 1884-1943.

Interior, Case Study House, #21

Interior of Case Study House Number 21, completed 1959, designed by Pierre Koenig, American, architect, 1925-2004, photographed by Julius Shulman, American, 1910-2009.

Tenzing Norgay on Everest

Tenzing Norgay on the summit of Mt. Everest, May 29, 1953, photograph by Edmund Hillary, New Zealand, mountain climber and writer, 1919-2008. Tenzing Norgay, Nepalese mountain climber and guide, born Namgayal Wangdi, 1914-1986.

Olive Thomas

Portrait of Olive Thomas, 1920, oil on canvas, by Alberto Vargas, Peruvian, 1896-1982. Olive Thomas, actress, American, 1894-1920, born Olivia R. Duffy.

Angel's Flight

Angel's Flight, 1931, oil on canvas, by Millard Sheets, American, 1907-1989.

Emancipated Slaves of New Orleans

Emancipated Slaves of New Orleans, Rebecca, Augusta, and Rosa, 1863, photographed by Myron H. Kimball.

Moon Landscape

Moon Landscape, 1925, oil on canvas, by Max Beckmann, German, 1884-1950.

Polaroid Highlander Model 80A

Polaroid Highlander Model 80A, designed by Walter Dorwin Teague, American, 1883-1960, manufactured from 1957-1959.

Victoria Station

Victoria Station, 1951, photograph by Toni Frissell, American 1907-1988.

It's Getting Soft

Novelty postcard, date and publisher unknown. From my own collection.