the story-tellers, part 39

rita aarons, wife of photographer slim aarons, on a lilo in a swimming pool decorated for christmas, hollywood, 1954. (the hollywood sign can be seen in the distance). photographed by slim aarons

the night before christmas, 1924. photograph by paul outerbridge jr.

hollywood & ivar, hollywood, california, ca. 1950s

gloria swanson hanging a wreath, ca. 1920s

christmas boy, ca. 1965. photograph by richard avedon.

my mom, ca. 1970s.

kitty christmas

christmas, ca. 1950s by saul leiter.

dancers, christmas eve, at theresa's, ca. 1975 by marc pokempner.

a christmas scene, 1904 by gertrude käsebier.

happy christmas!

work!work!work!

roberto lopez, oil field worker, lyons, texas, 1980 by richard avedon.

fishermen, onjuku coast, chiba prefecture, 1950, by yoshiyuki iwase.

belgian coalmine elevator, gent, belgium, ca. 1900 by van melle.

butcher in apron & tophat with saw, ca, 1875.

clam seller on mulberry bend, ca. 1900.

los angeles mail carrier delivering christmas mail, december 18, 1929.

part-time models wanted.

william london has been a railroad worker 25 years, now working at the roundhouse at the proviso yards of the chicago & northwestern railroad, melrose park, illinois, 1943 by jack delano.

coal industry workers, india, 1994 by sebastião salgado.

happy labor day for all those in the u.s.a.

grand dame

china machado photographed by moo & styled by george antonopoulos for fashion magazine, canada.

how amazing does she look at 82? below is a classic photograph of her by avedon from 1958 (!)  

icon - bianca jagger

in monkey fur coat & feathered turban, ca. 1970s

with mick jagger at heathrow airport, may 24, 1972

cover of andy warhol's interview, january 1973

at her wedding to mick jagger, 1971

at the bardney pop festival, may 27, 1972

too cool for school

with daughter jade, may 4, 1979

in a halston suit with nathalie delon, 1974

spotted with mick

wearing yves saint laurent for vogue magazine, by eric boman, march 1974

by richard avedon, 1972

it's only rock n' roll

icon - nastassja kinski

paris, texas directed by wim wenders, 1984

by richard avedon, 1981

by richard avedon, 1980

by denis piel, 1983

tess directed by roman polanski, 1979

with father klaus kinski

by helmut newton, 1983

cat people, directed by paul schrader, 1982 

1989