Alex John Ettl, sculptor, with a bust of Cecil Arden. Photo by Bain News Service, 1920-1925.
This preserved scene shows Seated woman shown in profile poses for her bust while sculptor works on it. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Alex John Ettl, sculptor, with a bust of Cecil Arden. Photo by Bain News Service, 1920-1925.
This preserved scene shows Seated woman shown in profile poses for her bust while sculptor works on it. The catalog record identifies and dates the moment as: Alex John Ettl, sculptor, with a bust of Cecil Arden. Photo by Bain News Service, 1920-1925.
Historical photographs preserve details that written records can miss: clothing, tools, architecture, body language, and the ordinary environments around important changes.
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Andy Warhol, artist, with a Polavision movie camera. Photo by Bernard Gotfryd, around 1977.
Crowd waiting for the Pope, Yankee Stadium, New York. Photo by Bernard Gotfryd, 1979.
Scott County High School principal Gregory Figgs, Georgetown, Kentucky. Photo by Scott J. Ferrell, 1998.