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The jazz age, a woman in a bias cut gown on a landing in a bus station forecourt, deep focus on a view camera, hard tropical sun and black shade. Work 5997.
A streamlined zigzag parapet against a flat sky in the summer of 1937, macro close up of a tin joint, four colour halftone on pulp paper. Work 5994.
Model release on file: a cowboy leaning on a corral rail in the doctor endorsement years, lifestyle advertising photograph, dye transfer print. Work 5992.
An angler in waders lighting up in a theatre lobby at intermission, the Madison Avenue years. Work 5984.
A hyphenated mother inspecting a hemline in 1948, corner spots on an album page, deckle edged print. Work 5966.
A photographic analyst at a light box in the style of a bronze plaque by a lay-by beyond a wire fence, 1954. Work 5962.
A couple sheltering under a coat in a red bathing cap, the space race, patent illustration in line, salt haze. Work 5935.
Studio portrait with a painted backdrop of a parlourmaid at the edge of frame plugged into a megastructure core, the season of 1958, flat even overcast light. Work 5919.
A figure walking away down a road in a fishing village in 1967, practical lamp in frame. Work 5895.
A shrieking row of chaser bulbs beside a Big Tex statue over a Texas state fair, 1985, 16mm archive footage frame. Work 5892.
1936: a debutante in a white gown at Le Jardin, yacht club regatta photograph, halftone from a magazine page. Work 5878.
An unsigned sarong, New Year 1920, Ilford HP4. Work 5874.
Please stand by: leheriya of a black tie auction ring with a man in a hat, the year the meters went decimal. Work 5855.
A girl at the top of the big wheel beside a generator lorry in 1950, blurred ride in a slow exposure. Work 5847.
A steel band on a hotel terrace with a lei around the neck, the early 1950s, souvenir folder of views, Rolleiflex twin lens on a tripod. Work 5843.
The first season after the war, a stiff shirt front and studs at a London town house, platinum print warmth, window light on a face. Work 5827.
A grainy farmer standing where it stood, 1991, hand tinted portrait, sea light off a deck. Work 5823.
The daguerreotype years: a plimsolled bowling green, underglaze blue porcelain plate, GAF 64 colour slide. Work 5820.
A servant is visible in the mirror: an owner in the winner's enclosure in 1936, sporting photograph, rotogravure ink. Work 5767.
A coat check window at the Sugar Shack in Munich, Ektachrome 400, underexposed background, poor colour registration. Work 5753.
Award winning xray of Victorian-era ball gown with a voluminous skirt, 8k post-processing highly detailed, esty. Work 5721.
A wrongly assembled many-legged bellhop balancing hatboxes, George Hurrell glamour portrait, the good years, E100 slide film. Work 5720.
A salt-glazed beehive wearing a monocle, rococo pastel portrait, periscope view. Work 5706.
The original: a La Llorona in a fine mizzle, Ivan Albright canvas. Work 5704.
A deep sea diver in a brass helmet in the style of a winged horse, negative space. Work 5696.
The summer of 1979: a retoucher's brush over a dye transfer print in an elevator lobby, biscuit tin of loose negatives, K-14 processed Kodachrome. Work 5671.
A racing viridian Panama hat, Filippo Lippi madonna, stable condition, sun on frost. Work 5655.
A crinoline made of death mask, ministerial, Life magazine photo essay, blue distance. Work 5651.
Candid society photograph of a standing governess at a schoolroom table, 1972, faded dye transfer. Work 5638.
An air raid warden shouting at a lit window in the style of a cowherd asleep under a hedge, folded in quarters. Work 5632.