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Nora Kaye

Nora Kaye

Photograph
c. 1945
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Carl Van Vechten
Unidentified Man and Women

Unidentified Man and Women

Photograph
c. 1945
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Carl Van Vechten
Claude Marchant

Claude Marchant

Photograph
c. 1945
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Carl Van Vechten
Claude Marchant

Claude Marchant

Photograph
c. 1945
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Carl Van Vechten
Bernard Mannes Baruch

Bernard Mannes Baruch

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1948
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Douglas Granville Chandor
Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

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1946
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Yousuf Karsh
Elmer Anderson Carter

Elmer Anderson Carter

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before 1950
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Betsy Graves Reyneau
Marx Brothers

Marx Brothers

Photograph
1946
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Yousuf Karsh
Fayard and Harold Nicholas

Fayard and Harold Nicholas

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1940
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Unidentified Artist
Van Johnson

Van Johnson

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1944
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Philippe Halsman
Canada Lee

Canada Lee

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1944
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Arthur Leipzig
Gracie Allen and George Burns

Gracie Allen and George Burns

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c. 1940
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Unidentified Artist
James T. Berryman

James T. Berryman

Drawing
c. 1949
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Aline Fruhauf
Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray

Photograph
1947
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Philippe Halsman
Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright

Photograph
1947
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Arnold A. Newman

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