Vintage portrait photography 1920s

In 1921, Sioma Lifshitz, also known as Sam Sanzetti, a Russian of Jewish heritage, jumped on a British boat from Vladivostok, beginning an i...

20's lips: Sharp cupid's bow, lips do not extend horizontally to full extent of natural lip.

Sioma Lifshitz arrived in Shanghai on a freighter from Vladivostock in 1922. The 20 years old energetic Russian Jew had no money but lot's of dreams and soon started to work in a photography studio under the name of Sam Sanzetti. It took him 5 years to open in own studio in 1927, becoming one of the most famous photographer in Shanghai. The studio was first located on 73 Nanking Road (today 73 Nanjing Dong Lu), near the Bund and just behind the Palace hotel (today Swatch Art Peace Hotel)…

Clara Bow

The Gibson Girl began appearing in the 1890s and was the personification of the feminine ideal of physical attractiveness portrayed by the ...

Sorry, I didn't share any antique graphicswith you yesterday. My internet was sketchy whileon the train, so I was only able to finish my postabout being on the train. Here they are today though. I've got an assortment of images for you.The first is this adorable gal.Look at those dimples! Is she cute or what?She looks like the Katie Couric of the 20's.This is the inside cover for some beautiful sheet music.The 'frame' around the title is gorgeous.Sorry, I didn't have

Vintage real photo postcard by Cinemagazine, Paris, 1920s. Myers was a popular silent film actress who reached the height of her celebrity playing the evil Egyptian seductress Iras in Ben Hur (1925).