Old and Odd

<n>Marlene Dietrich</n> in <n>Dishonored</n> (1931), directed by <n>Josef von Sternberg</n>.

<n>Girl with Two Faces</n>, a <n>Futurist</n> photograph by <n>Filippo Masoero</n>, ca. 1930.

<n>Anjelica Huston</n> photographed by <n>Irving Penn</n> for <n>Vogue</n> in 1972.

Film star <n>Pola Negri</n> models a <n>pearl skullcap</n> and ropes of <n>pearl necklaces</n>, circa 1920s.

Soprano <n>Lina Cavalieri</n> as the title character in <n>Jules Massenet</n>'s opera <n>Thaïs</n>. Photo by <n>Reutlinger</n>.

<n>Rita Hayworth</n> as <n>Gilda</n> (1946). Photo by <n>Edward Cronenweth</n>.

Dancers from the <n>Margaret Morris</n> school, circa 1920s.

<n>Veiled Nudes</n>, a 1930s photograph by <n>Atelier Manassé</n>.

A 1928 portrait of German Sinto boxer <n>Johann Trollmann</n>.

Actress <n>Aileen Pringle</n> in the 1925 silent film <n>The Mystic</n>. Costume by <n>Erté</n>.

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A chronophotograph from <n>Physical Training for Business Men</n> (1917) by <n>H. Irving Hancock</n>. Photo by <n>A. B. Phelan</n>.