Barbara Stanwyck by Elmer Fryer, c1931.
October 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Barbara Stanwyck by Elmer Fryer, c1931.
Hedy Lamarr by Karl Schenker, c1931.
June 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Hedy Lamarr by Karl Schenker, c1931.
Carole Lombard by Otto Dyar, c1931.
September 9, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Carole Lombard by Otto Dyar, c1931.
Helen Morgan, c1931.
August 4, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Helen Morgan, c1931.
Miriam Hopkins, c1931.
July 23, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Miriam Hopkins, c1931.
Miriam Hopkins, c1931.
August 25, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Miriam Hopkins, c1931.
Carole Lombard by Otto Dyar, c1931.
September 14, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Carole Lombard by Otto Dyar, c1931.
Carole Lombard by Otto Dyar, c1931.
June 29, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Carole Lombard by Otto Dyar, c1931.
Carole Lombard and Cecil Beaton, c1931.
January 15, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Carole Lombard and Cecil Beaton, c1931.
Ziegfeld Girl Clara Blackath with Borzoi by Alfred Cheney Johnston, c1931.
September 7, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Ziegfeld Girl Clara Blackath with Borzoi by Alfred Cheney Johnston, c1931.
Carole Lombard by Otto Dyar, c1931.
July 1, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Carole Lombard by Otto Dyar, c1931.
'Cabin in the Cotton,' (c1931) exemplifies the tactile style of Horace Pippin who turned to painting as a mode of rehabilitation after severely injuring his arm while serving in World War I.
July 31, 2026 at 8:57 PM
'Cabin in the Cotton,' (c1931) exemplifies the tactile style of Horace Pippin who turned to painting as a mode of rehabilitation after severely injuring his arm while serving in World War I.
Carole Lombard by Otto Dyar, c1931.
June 7, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Carole Lombard by Otto Dyar, c1931.
Raquel Meller, c1931.
October 9, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Raquel Meller, c1931.
#botd Cedric Gibbons and Dolores del Río at home in Santa Monica, c1931, in the art deco house he designed with architect Douglas Honnold.
March 23, 2026 at 2:58 PM
#botd Cedric Gibbons and Dolores del Río at home in Santa Monica, c1931, in the art deco house he designed with architect Douglas Honnold.
'The Bandstand,' (c1931) Walter Sickert had considerable influence on Edward Morland Lewis's choice of subject and in doing so enhanced his apprentice's reputation as a draughtsman. This is one of a small group of studies featuring brass bands.
January 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
'The Bandstand,' (c1931) Walter Sickert had considerable influence on Edward Morland Lewis's choice of subject and in doing so enhanced his apprentice's reputation as a draughtsman. This is one of a small group of studies featuring brass bands.
Born today. Gilbert Roland photographed c1931.
December 11, 2023 at 1:30 PM
Born today. Gilbert Roland photographed c1931.
McGuinness divorced in 1930 (taboo in the de facto theocracy of Ireland) & so moved to London & joined the London Group. From 1937-9 she was in NY doing window design. New York (1937-9), Portsalon, Donegal (c1931-7), The Seagull (c1931-7) & East River, New York (1938)
January 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
McGuinness divorced in 1930 (taboo in the de facto theocracy of Ireland) & so moved to London & joined the London Group. From 1937-9 she was in NY doing window design. New York (1937-9), Portsalon, Donegal (c1931-7), The Seagull (c1931-7) & East River, New York (1938)
Dolores del Río and Cedric Gibbons at home in Santa Monica, c1931, in the art deco house he designed with architect Douglas Honnold.
October 30, 2023 at 5:33 PM
Dolores del Río and Cedric Gibbons at home in Santa Monica, c1931, in the art deco house he designed with architect Douglas Honnold.
Nice art work from The Sainsbury's Archives. The tea advert features Amy Johnson! (c1931).
#throwbackthursday
#throwbackthursday
May 29, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Nice art work from The Sainsbury's Archives. The tea advert features Amy Johnson! (c1931).
#throwbackthursday
#throwbackthursday
CHICAGO TROLLEYBUS @andraswf.bsky.social @pyry.lutefisk.online
CSL Trolley Coach 51 Twin Coach
I recently picked up a stack of Chicago Surface Lines company photos. Here is Twin Coach Trolley Coach 51 in what I presume is a test or its service debut c1931 (Diversey was the first trolley coach l...
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December 11, 2024 at 8:13 AM
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EVENING DRESS, c1931, Designer Jean-Charles Worth, French
Design House House of Worth French
Composed of silk tulle, the gown is densely embroidered with silver glass bugle beads that extend into deep layers of fringe and are worked into intricate braids at the shoulders. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Design House House of Worth French
Composed of silk tulle, the gown is densely embroidered with silver glass bugle beads that extend into deep layers of fringe and are worked into intricate braids at the shoulders. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
November 17, 2024 at 8:06 PM
EVENING DRESS, c1931, Designer Jean-Charles Worth, French
Design House House of Worth French
Composed of silk tulle, the gown is densely embroidered with silver glass bugle beads that extend into deep layers of fringe and are worked into intricate braids at the shoulders. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Design House House of Worth French
Composed of silk tulle, the gown is densely embroidered with silver glass bugle beads that extend into deep layers of fringe and are worked into intricate braids at the shoulders. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
McGuinness divorced in 1930 (taboo in the de facto theocracy of Ireland) & so moved to London & joined the London Group. From 1937-9 she was in NY doing window design. New York (1937-9), Portsalon, Donegal (c1931-7), The Seagull (c1931-7) & East River, New York (1938)
February 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
McGuinness divorced in 1930 (taboo in the de facto theocracy of Ireland) & so moved to London & joined the London Group. From 1937-9 she was in NY doing window design. New York (1937-9), Portsalon, Donegal (c1931-7), The Seagull (c1931-7) & East River, New York (1938)
[10] Her Reclining Woman in a Cocktail dress is redolent of the sophistication & the agency of the emerging German middle class woman. Reclining Woman on Blue (c1931) & Female Nude (c1931) & Spanish Woman (1931)
July 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
[10] Her Reclining Woman in a Cocktail dress is redolent of the sophistication & the agency of the emerging German middle class woman. Reclining Woman on Blue (c1931) & Female Nude (c1931) & Spanish Woman (1931)
[6] McGuinness divorced in 1930 (taboo in the de facto theocracy of Ireland) & so moved to London & joined the London Group. From 1937-9 she was in NY doing window design. New York (1937-9), Portsalon, Donegal (c1931-7), The Seagull (c1931-7) & East River, New York (1938)
September 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
[6] McGuinness divorced in 1930 (taboo in the de facto theocracy of Ireland) & so moved to London & joined the London Group. From 1937-9 she was in NY doing window design. New York (1937-9), Portsalon, Donegal (c1931-7), The Seagull (c1931-7) & East River, New York (1938)