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Retrofile Collection (#79)

Founded in 1920 by H. Armstrong Roberts, Retrofile was one of the first major stock photography agencies mainly capturing the American spirit of progress

3,818 Items

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Silhouette Of Man Hunter

Silhouette Of Man Hunter
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Silhouette Of Man Hunter, Holding Rifle Or Gun, Wearing Cowboy Hat And Standing With Dog In Field. Sunset Is Behind. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Prow Of The Queen Mary

Prow Of The Queen Mary
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Prow Of The Queen Mary, Showing The Mooring Ropes In The Foreground With A Small Crowd On The Fore Deck Dock Port. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Guernsey cow

Guernsey cow
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Guernsey dairy cow, fields in background. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Crowd and firecracker

Crowd and firecracker
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1970s: Crowd of people around lit firecracker. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: One dollar bills

One dollar bills
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Stack of one dollar bills fanned out in a circle. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Woman turning combination lock

Woman turning combination lock
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Womans hand turning combination lock on safe door. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Gone fishing

Gone fishing
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1940s: Tabby kitten sitting beside aquarium fish tank, with dead fish out of water. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Boy In Horozonial Stripe Shirt & Girl Wearing A Ve

Boy In Horozonial Stripe Shirt & Girl Wearing A Ve
UNITED STATES - Circa 1930s: Boy In Horozonial Stripe Shirt & Girl Wearing A Vertical Stripe Jumper Shorts Set On A Bicycle Sharing A Single Bottle Of Soda With Two Straws Trees. (Photo by H)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Putting Green With Feet In Golf Shoes In Upper Rig

Putting Green With Feet In Golf Shoes In Upper Rig
UNITED STATES - Circa 1920s: Putting Green With Feet In Golf Shoes In Upper Right And Putting Iron About To Tap Golf Ball Into Hole In The Center. (Photo by H)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: County Fair Scene With Horse & Cow Pen In Foregrou

County Fair Scene With Horse & Cow Pen In Foregrou
UNITED STATES - Circa 1930s: County Fair Scene With Horse & Cow Pen In Foreground Cars & Trailers In Background. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Glof Clubs Hat Balls Tee Scoring Card Pencil

Glof Clubs Hat Balls Tee Scoring Card Pencil
UNITED STATES - Circa 1950s: Glof Clubs Hat Balls Tee Scoring Card Pencil. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Hula Dancers Dancing Honolulu Hawaii Palm Trees Na

Hula Dancers Dancing Honolulu Hawaii Palm Trees Na
UNITED STATES - Circa 1960s: Hula Dancers Dancing Honolulu Hawaii Palm Trees Natives Retro. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Money Pouring Into Piggy Bank

Money Pouring Into Piggy Bank
UNITED STATES - Circa 1950s: Money Pouring Into Piggy Bank. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Change Purse With Bills And Coins

Change Purse With Bills And Coins
UNITED STATES - Circa 1950s: Change Purse With Bills And Coins. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Group Flock Of Pink Flamingo Flamingos Wading In T

Group Flock Of Pink Flamingo Flamingos Wading In T
UNITED STATES - Circa 1950s: Group Flock Of Pink Flamingo Flamingos Wading In Tropical Pool Sarasota Jungle Gardens Retro Florida Fl. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Still Life Composition Of A Ruller Textbook Number

Still Life Composition Of A Ruller Textbook Number
UNITED STATES - Circa 1940s: Still Life Composition Of A Ruller Textbook Number 2 Pencil And A Apple On A Table With Dramatic Lighting And Shadows. (Photo by H)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Dirt Road Leading Up To Old Farm House Surrounded

Dirt Road Leading Up To Old Farm House Surrounded
UNITED STATES - Circa 1940s: Dirt Road Leading Up To Old Farm House Surrounded By Barn & Sheds. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Shot Looking Upward At Rockefeller Center Skyscrap

Shot Looking Upward At Rockefeller Center Skyscrap
UNITED STATES - Circa 1930s: Shot Looking Upward At Rockefeller Center Skyscraper. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Closeup Of Telephone Pole With 6 Levels Of Wires

Closeup Of Telephone Pole With 6 Levels Of Wires
UNITED STATES - Circa 1930s: Closeup Of Telephone Pole With 6 Levels Of Wires. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: New York City Skyline Looking South To Downtown Fr

New York City Skyline Looking South To Downtown Fr
UNITED STATES - Circa 1930s: New York City Skyline Looking South To Downtown From Midtown Cloudy Sky Manhattan Retro. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Young Brunette Woman

Young Brunette Woman
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Portrait Of Young Brunette Woman, Looking At Camera With Chin Tilted Up And Resting On Hand. She Is Wearing A White Ruffled Collar, And A Thoughtful, Smug, Defiant

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Native American Indian Tribe

Native American Indian Tribe
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1920s 1930s: Native American Indian Tribe In Tipi Teepee Village. Men, Braves Riding In On Horses While Two Squaws, Women, Stand In Door Of Tipi

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Dice

Dice
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Pair Of Dice. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Pedestrians In Winter Snow

Pedestrians In Winter Snow
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s 1940s: Pedestrians In Winter Snow, Walking Away From The Camera, Wearing Hats And Boots, And An Umbrella On City Street In Bad Weather. (Photo by H)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Crowded Beach

Crowded Beach
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1940s: Crowded Beach, With Ocean In The Foreground. Swimmers, Sunbathers, The Boardwalk And Old Time Hotels Are In The Background At Atlantic City. (Photo by H)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Cars Coming Off Exit Ramp

Cars Coming Off Exit Ramp
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s 1960s: Cars Coming Off Exit Ramp Of Highway, Into The City And Towards Camera With Traffic Patrolman In Background. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Men surfing waves

Men surfing waves
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Silhouette of two men surfing small waves. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Housing development

Housing development
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Housing development, Levittown, Pennsylvania. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Housing development

Housing development
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Aerial view of crowded suburban housing development. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Young boy fishing

Young boy fishing
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Boy fishing with homemade pole, feet dangling in water, dog sitting by his side. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: DC-3 aeroplane

DC-3 aeroplane
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Commercial airline DC-3 plane, with propellers spinning. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Tabby kitten

Tabby kitten
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Tabby kitten with mouth wide open, yawning. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Ticker tape parade

Ticker tape parade
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Ticker tape parade passing Woolworth Building in New York City. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Bassett hound

Bassett hound
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Basset hound wearing spectacles. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Three kittens in socks

Three kittens in socks
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Three kittens in socks, hanging from clothes line. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Dog holding newspaper

Dog holding newspaper
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Mixed breed dog holding newspaper in mouth. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Buds emerging from snow

Buds emerging from snow
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Flower buds emerging from snow in spring. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Shack

Shack
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Shack with no admittance and no trespassing signs outside. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Guernsey cow

Guernsey cow
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Guernsey cow with horns. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: House destroyed by flood

House destroyed by flood
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1900s: Tree trunk sticking out of second story of collapsed house, caused by flood damage on May 31 1899 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. (Photo by H)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Woman In Cotton Dress & Maid Apron Standing

Woman In Cotton Dress & Maid Apron Standing
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Woman and maid standing over stove, pouring water into saucepan. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Dachshund

Dachshund
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Dachshund. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Basset hound puppies

Basset hound puppies
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: 12 week old basset hound puppies. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Gun poking out from behind curtain

Gun poking out from behind curtain
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1940s: Mans hand holding pistol, pointing out from behind curtain. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Oil well and derrick

Oil well and derrick
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Oil well with wooden derrick, near Houston, Texas. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Halloween masks

Halloween masks
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Group of Halloween masks on display. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Beagle

Beagle
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Beagle. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Piglet

Piglet
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1940s: Piglet with eyes closed and mouth open. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)



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