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questionableadvice: ~ Perfect Etiquette; or, How to Behave in Society, James T. Kernan, 1877via internet archive

questionableadvice: ~ Perfect Etiquette; or, How to Behave in Society, James T. Kernan, 1877via internet archive

questionableadvice:  ~ Perfect Etiquette; or, How to Behave in Society, James T.

Moika-Palace: Frank C. Papé, Endpapers For Thaïs By Anatole France, 1926.  

Moika-Palace:  Frank C. Papé, Endpapers For Thaïs By Anatole France, 1926.   

Onlyoldphotography: Lucien Clergue: Jean Cocteau Et Le Sphinx. Tournage Du Testament D’orphée, Les Baux De Provence, 1959

Onlyoldphotography:  Lucien Clergue: Jean Cocteau Et Le Sphinx. Tournage Du Testament

Fantomas-En-Cavale: Rudolph Valentino, Années 1920

Fantomas-En-Cavale:  Rudolph Valentino, Années 1920

Steamboatbilljr: Buster Keaton In Sidewalks Of New York, 1931

Steamboatbilljr:  Buster Keaton In Sidewalks Of New York, 1931

Luzfosca: Eva Besnyö Starnberger Strasse, Berlin, 1931

Luzfosca:  Eva Besnyö Starnberger Strasse, Berlin, 1931

Luzfosca: Alfred Eisentaedt Manhattan Skyline As Seen From The Roof Of The Hotel Bossert, Montague Street, Brooklyn, 1943. From Life Magazine, Time/Life Pictures/Getty Images

Luzfosca:  Alfred Eisentaedt Manhattan Skyline As Seen From The Roof Of The Hotel

Wdcoryell: Revere Beach Crowd By Boston Public Library On Flickr.

Wdcoryell:  Revere Beach Crowd By Boston Public Library On Flickr.

Hoodoothatvoodoo: Regina Relang ‘At The Races In Autieul’ 1938-9

Hoodoothatvoodoo:  Regina Relang ‘At The Races In Autieul’ 1938-9

Onlyoldphotography: Gordon Parks: Models Showing Off Five Fabulous Ball Gowns Designed By Jacques Fath At Fashion Show. Paris, France, 1951

Onlyoldphotography:  Gordon Parks: Models Showing Off Five Fabulous Ball Gowns Designed

Myvintagevogue: Harper’s Bazaar May 1943 - Photo By Louise Dahl-Wolfe

Myvintagevogue:  Harper’s Bazaar May 1943 - Photo By Louise Dahl-Wolfe

Onlyoldphotography: Gordon Parks: Fashions - Long Haired Furs, October 1952

Onlyoldphotography:  Gordon Parks: Fashions - Long Haired Furs, October 1952

Onlyoldphotography: Gordon Parks: Spring Suits - Fashion, 1957

Onlyoldphotography:  Gordon Parks: Spring Suits - Fashion, 1957

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