Vintage gelatin silver glossy 8" x 10" studio release photograph of Lon Chaney as "Alonzo" in The Unknown (d. Tod Browning). Eighteen-year-old Joan Crawford was chosen as the female lead, her breakthrough. Chaney's performance in the final scene is a deliriously wrenching coup de grâce. A masterpiece of psychological horror, The Unknown is considered the finest of the ten collaborations of Chaney and Browning, one of the greatest silent films.
Anonymous, uncaptioned press photograph, c. 1932.
Anita Ekberg photographed by Peter Basch.
Propellers, Etc.: 1925 / “Western Marine & Salvage Co., Alexandria, Va.” Just the place to pick up a salty winch or crusty capstan. National Photo Co. glass negative. View full size.
Chicago circa 1955. "Toys for Christmas." Starring Zany Puppets, a Transogram "Disneyland" board game, Patrician photograph, Permoplast clay and "Trophy Hunt" target game. 4x5 negative from the News Photo Archive. View full size.
Emily Pitchford - Suspense, ca. 1908
work by San Francisco Bay Area Pictorialist photographer (via)
(Thanks to Les Petits Maîtres.)
