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Three Lions Photo Agency Collection

Three Lions Inc. was an American photo agency founded in 1937 by its president Max Georg Löwenherz (May 28, 1909 – September 13, 2003)

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This is a collection of iconic photojournalism images taken by international photographers commissioned to take photographs which were used for a variety of publications including books, advertisements, newspaper and magazine articles.

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Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: One Arm Bandit

One Arm Bandit
circa 1955: A one arm bandit slot machine in Henrys Western Gift Shop in Reno, Nevada. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Aerial view of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center Construction

Aerial view of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center Construction
Aerial view of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center during its construction in lower Manhattan, New York City, 1971. (Photo by Carsten/Three Lions/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Ludwig Van Beethoven

Ludwig Van Beethoven
German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827). (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: The Fram

The Fram
circa 1895: The Fram, a polarship especially constructed to withstand the great pressure of polar ice. The ship was commisioned for the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen (1861 - 1930)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Victoria Parliament

Victoria Parliament
The proposed design for Parliament House, Melbourne, Australia, featuring a dome, which was never built, circa 1875. Built in stages between 1856 and 1929

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Abandoned Church

Abandoned Church
circa 1950: An unattended Russian church in eastern Turkey, a remnant of the Russian occupation before the First World War. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Broad Axe

Broad Axe
circa 1956: A broad axe rests on a split-rail fence in the village of New Salem, Illinois. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Face Melting

Face Melting
circa 1950: Part of a waxworks face being lowered in to a melting pot at Madame Tussauds waxworks museum, London. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Plaster Maple Leafs

Plaster Maple Leafs
circa 1955: Plaster Maple leaves, fresh from their moulds. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Cestas

Cestas
circa 1950: Basket-like cestas which are worn on the hand to catch the ball during a game of Jai Alai. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Beagle Pups

Beagle Pups
The beagle is a popular breed used as either a house pet or as a hunting dog

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Saintly Hands

Saintly Hands
circa 1955: Arms and hands await connection to holy bodies at the Plaster Saint Factory of Biagiotti in New York. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Beagle

Beagle
circa 1955: The beagle is a popular breed used as either a house pet or as a hunting dog. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Suckling Pups

Suckling Pups
circa 1955: A beagle hound feeding her litter of pups. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Mother Cabrini

Mother Cabrini
circa 1950: In the vestibule of the Chapel of the First American Saint, Mother Cabrini, at Manhattan Island, USA, candles burn before her statue. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Celebrity Hang Out

Celebrity Hang Out
circa 1950: The waxwork heads of various celebrities sit on a table waiting to be repaired or melted down at Madame Tussauds waxworks museum, London. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: House At Vaduz

House At Vaduz
circa 1955: The Red House, one of the oldest houses at Vaduz, which used to belong to the Roman Catholic Church. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Water-Buffalo

Water-Buffalo
circa 1955: Water-buffalo taking a cooling swim in a river in the Eastern Anatolian province of Turkey. In the background is an ancient bridge. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Cintra Palace

Cintra Palace
circa 1950: The Palace of Cintra in Portugal. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Old And New Ankara

Old And New Ankara
circa 1965: A new hospital, left, amongst the old buildings and minarets of Ankara. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Catty Reflections

Catty Reflections
circa 1950: Three Siamese cats enjoying a meal are reflected in a mirror. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Shakespearian Gifts

Shakespearian Gifts
circa 1950: Souvenirs of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, the birthplace of William Shakespeare. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Green Fields

Green Fields
circa 1950: A large farm dwelling surrounded by rolling terrain in the Midlands. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Windmills

Windmills on the hills above the Portugese town of Tomar

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Windmill

Windmill
A windmill in Portugal

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Manufactured Pattern

Manufactured Pattern
Manufactured goods layed out on a production line produce a soldierly pattern

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Tower Of Belem

Tower Of Belem
circa 1950: The tower of Belem in Portugal. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Machu Picchu Site

Machu Picchu Site
circa 1955: A view over the site of Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca fortress high in the Andes. Archaeologists have recently restored it to almost its original state

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: At Prayer

At Prayer
circa 1950: Visitors from the neighbourhood, as well as from the most remote parts of the country, come to pray at the Chapel of the First American Saint (Mother Cabrini) on Mannhattan Island, USA

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Belem Balcony

Belem Balcony
circa 1950: An elaborately carved stone balcony looks out from the Tower of Belem in Portugal onto the River Tagus. The balustrade is decorated with shields of the Order of Christ

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Base Of Pyramid

Base Of Pyramid
Three Mexican women walking along one of the snakes carved in stone at the base of the Tenayuca Pyramid near Mexico City

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Clinic

Clinic
circa 1930: Mothers in Paraguay wait with their children for a free consultation with the government doctors. (Photo by Kurt Severin/Samuel Bourne/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Mount Misti

Mount Misti
circa 1955: The city of Arequipa in southern Peru, with El Misti or El Volcan de Arequipa, a dormant volcano in the Andes Mountains, in the background. (Photo by Kurt Severin/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Rock Formation

Rock Formation
circa 1950: A rodadero stone formation near the famous Inca fortress of Sacsahuman at Cuzco, in the Peruvian Andes. (Photo by Kurt Severin/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Meknes Ruin

Meknes Ruin
circa 1950: Sheep at the old horse stalls in the Moroccan city of Meknes. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Greek Mountain Town

Greek Mountain Town
circa 1955: The town of Langaehia in the Arkaeia mountains in Greece. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Lebanese Village

Lebanese Village
10th January 1955: A small village in the White Mountains en-route to the cedars of Lebanon. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Temple Ruins

Temple Ruins
circa 1947: Pillars in the ruins of the Temple of Jupiter. In the background the Acropolis, Athens. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Cliff Dwellings

Cliff Dwellings
circa 1955: Cliff dwellings hewn out of the rocky outcrop they stand on and inhabited by Hopi tribespeople. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: View From The Bridge

View From The Bridge
circa 1955: A couple of sailors take in the view of Kungsgatan, Stockholms main business street. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Ndebele House

Ndebele House
circa 1955: Ndebele women decorate their houses and compound walls with intricate and geometric patterns. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Taking A Stroll

Taking A Stroll
circa 1960: A grandfather taking a stroll with his grandson in the pedestrian lane of Brooklyn Bridge, New York, USA. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Cretan Windmills

Cretan Windmills
circa 1947: Old stone windmills against the skyline on a stony hillside in Crete. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Animal Cardgame

Animal Cardgame
circa 1956: A hen, a dog and a rabbit playing cards. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Megalith

Megalith
circa 1950: A megalithic tomb, or Dolmen, near Posekjaer in Denmark. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Cliff Top Town

Cliff Top Town
circa 1947: The houses of Bonifacio in Corsica stand on the edge of precipitous and stratified cliffs. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: Inside The Parthenon

Inside The Parthenon
circa 1947: Inside the Parthenon on the Acropolis, Athens. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageThree Lions Photo Agency Collection: San Juan Burns

San Juan Burns
circa 1950: The lava from Mount Par cutin, El Monstre, flowing into the burning church of the village of San Juan. The church was the only structure to be spared in the village



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