Playful Collection

Edie Sedgwick Lounging
(Original Caption) Underground Movies Go Above Ground. (Ninth of Twelve). Star Edie Sedgwick doesn't realize that she has a helper behind her as the cameras focus in for her big life raft scene

Portrait of Labradoodle with humorous expression
A studio portrait of a grey Labradoodle dog with a suspicious expression, looking towards the camera

Marilyn Monroe on Subway Grate
Actress Marilyn Monroe tries to hold down her dress as wind from a subway grate blows it upward during filming of The Seven Year Itch motion picture in Manhattan

Girl (4-5) on see-saw in park, (B&W), low angle view

Male gymnast exercising on a pommel horse, front view

Smiling ringmaster in circus ring pointing to acrobats juggling, walking tightrope and balancing on unicycle

Woman balancing in swimsuit
archival, retro, vintage, 1940s, arms outstretched, balancing, balanced, balance, brunette, caucasian, day, eye contact, full-length, fun, leisure, one person only, outdoor, playful, posing, smiling

Children (4-5) Watching Mechanical Spider

Girl (8-9) bandaging cat
(Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Twin Sisters (10-12) Posing With Their Sand Buckets and Shovels
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Actress Clara Bow in Get Your Man
(Original Caption) USA: Clara Bow in Get Your Man

Jackie Coogan and Prince Mohammed-Ali
(Original Caption) Boxing Prince visits movie studios

Man Rasing Arms in Coffin
(Original Caption) In the Valley of the Tombs of the Kings. The stone coffins, found at Karnak, a village on the east bank of the Nile, were used before the days of Jesus

Overweight women sparring at beach. November 02, 1925

Nurses with Young Sanitarium Patients During Snow Play Outdoors
(Original Caption) USA: The Undercliff Sanitarium...Photo shows some of the boys and girls enjoying a snow battle. although scantily clad, they don't mind the cold

Anna Eleanor and Curtis Dall Boettiger
The heavy snowfall at the nation's Capitol proved a thing of delight to Anna Eleanor and Curtis Dall, grandchildren of Franklin D

Young Couple Seated at Piano
(Original Caption) Young man (Harry Roberts) and woman (Norma C. Roberts) sitting at a piano. Ca. 1930s-1940s

Young Couple Frolicking in Grass
(Original Caption) Young couple frolicking in the grass. Models: A. Geron and S. Billhardt. Undated Photo

Little Girl Playing Nurse
Portrait of a young girl in a nurse costume taking the pulse of a doll. Undated photograph. ** BPA2 #3003 **

Balloon Dancers on Long Beach
(Original Caption) 12/26/1932-Long Beach, CA: Balloon dancers, trained by Miss Ethel Hunt, find the hard sand an ideal place to practice to the music of the ocean breakers at Long Beach, CA. (ACME)

J.P. Morgan
This famous picture was taken back in 1933 when Mr. Morgan was testifying before a Senate investigating committee

Portrait of Actress Pat Wing Lifting Her Dress
(Original Caption) USA: Modern Miner. Peppy, shapely and cute is Pat Wing, who wears some of her trophies on her so-called dress, while playing in Warner's Gold Diggers of 1933

Floyd Herman and Sons
(Original Caption) Herman takes his two children for a "horseback ride". Left to right: Bob and Donald

Maurice Chevalier and Baby
(Original Caption) Maurice and the Miniature

Roosevelt's Grandchildren Playing
Curtis Boettiger (on jungle gym) and Anna Eleanor Boettiger (on slide), the grandchildren of President Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, play on a playground on the South Lawn of the White House

Josephine Baker Crossing Eyes During Rehearsal
10/10/1933- Josephine Baker rehearsing for television. She is depicted in this photgraph hands touching, waist up, wearing a hat

Max Baer and Primo Carnera Spar Playfully
(Original Caption) 6/14/1934-New York, NY- Primo Carnera, of Italy, the world's heavyweight champion, sparring off playfully with his challenger, Max Baer of California

Actress Shirley Temple Playing in the Mud
(Original Caption) 7/9/1934- Hollywood, CA- Nobody has been slinging mud at elfin Shirley Temple, the smudges on her face are the result of a recreation period between studio duties at Fox Films

Actress Jean Harlow in Playful Pose in Reckless
(Original Caption) Jean Harlow Goes Musical. Jean Harlow Sings And Dances!...in her new M-G-M musical picture, Reckless, in which she is co-starred with William Powell

Errol Flynn Playing with Pet Dog
(Original Caption) Film Star and His Canine Pal

Boys Splashing by a Fire Hydrant
(Original Caption) 7/10/1937-New York, NY: This quartet of young men was among the very few New Yorkers who enjoyed the 95 degree heat which seared the metropolis July 10

Dorothy Ruth Riding Babe Ruth's Back
(Original Caption) Babe Ruth and daughter, Dorothy, on his farm in Sudbury, Massachusetts

Film Comedians Beat Leading Men...Or Do They?
In what was advertised as The World's Greatest Baseball Game for benefit of the Mt. Sinai hospital fund, the film comedians, it was thought by many, defeated the leading men of the movies

Young Actress Elizabeth Taylor Bathing Her Dog
(Original Caption) Elizabeth Taylor, the 17-year-old star of MGM studio who skyrocketed to film fame as a child star in such animal epics as National Velvet and Lassie series

New Years Celebration at La Conga
(Original Caption) 1/1/1940-New York, New York- ALex Thompson holds the old oaken bucket as Mozellecita Stapp has a nip for the New Year at "La Conga" in New York City

Party Game with an Apple on a String
(Original Caption) Party game, apple on the string. Models are Eleanor Grisell and Bob Sulet. Undated photograph. BPA2 #2086

Girls Playing Leapfrog on Beach
(Original Caption) Picture shows two girls (Orpha Mae Brazies and Dolores Campagna) playing leap-frog on a beach. They are both wearing teo piece bathing suits and smiling

Kitten Playing with Yarn
(Original Caption) A Persian kitten on the floor, having fun with some yarn. Undated

Terror at Home Plate
Opening the scoring for the leading men in their annual Mt. Sinai benefit baseball game against the film comedians, Boris Frankenstein Karloff was credited with one run, one hit and plenty of terror

Woman with Man Dressed as Santa Wading in Pool
(Original Caption) 12/6/1940-Palm Springs, CA-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: To spread word of that 93 degree temperature in Southern California

Women Dancing in Meadow
(Original Caption) 8/17/1941-Swirly-whirly-Probably there's a name for this maneuver, but we don't know it. The play's the thing, anyway, and this one's easy to watch. Mrs

Couple Attending Dali Party Dancing in Costume
(Original Caption) 9/4/1941-Del Monte, CA-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Salvador Dali, Spanish surrealist painter whose every-day life makes a Marx Brothers picture look like a British drawing-room drama

Betty Grable Bathing Suit Pinup, ca. 1942
Popular American movie actress Betty Grable models a bathing suit in the most famous pinup photo of World War II

Ida Lupino Giving Santa Birthday Spanking
(Original Caption) 12/10/1942-Hollywood, CA- Ida Lupino, Warner Brothers star, delivers a few wallops to Santa Claus spankable rear extremity for, although you would never guess it

Frank Sinatra and Tami Mauriello

Gloria DeHaven On Sinatra's Lap
(Original Caption) 2/23/1944-Los Angeles, CA: Frank Sinatra (The VOICE to you girls) may not know how to tie a four-in-hand, but he isn't admitting it

Young Peter Fonda on Rocking Horse
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: American actor Peter Fonda as a young boy, shown seated on a wooden horse. Photograph circa 1940's

Bob Feller W/Other Players Joking Around
(Original Caption) 8/27/1945-Cleveland, OH: Cleveland's Indians intend to win a better berth among Major League nines, now that fireballer Bob Feller has returned to the tribe

Children (10-12) on whirling discs at Coney Island
(Original Caption) 7/5/1946-Brooklyn, New York-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Fun remains feverishly fundamental at Coney Island

Woman Wearing Monocle with her Dachshund
(Original Caption) 11/1/1946-New York, NY- This girl, according to Weegee

Princess Margaret Rose Playing Tag with Sailors
Princess Margaret Rose eludes a midshipman while playing a game of tag aboard the HMS Vanguard

Adorable Cabbage Patch Doll Face
(Original Caption) USA: Close up of a Cabbage Patch Kid doll headshot

Heavyweight Boxer Mike Tyson Happily Cooperating at Press Conference
(Original Caption) USA: Mike Tyson in pajamas at press conference

Boy in bathrobe using shave cream
(Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Boys (6-7) wearing firemen hats on roof
(Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Two girls (10-12) eating apple
Two girls attempt to bite into an apple hanging from a tree

Girls Play Blindman's Bluff
Childlife of the early 1900's: Young girls playing Blindman's Bluff. Photograph ca. 1900

Woman in Corset with Cat Toying at Her Ribbon
(Original Caption) French woman trying on a new corset

Portrait Of Mr. Punch Puppet
(Original Caption) Punch: Portrait of Mr. Punch Puppet Play for children. Frequently given on the streets of Europe

Boy (2-3) with dog biking on tricycle
dog biking on tricycle

Young Couple Trading Hats
(Original Caption) 1910- Young couple relaxing on a summer day

Children Lying Under a Sprinkler on a Hot Day
(Original Caption) August 1948. Children under a shower on a play street in Spanish town East 101 St. Near Lexington Ave. This is the Spanish and Puerto Rican section of New York City. BPA2# 3311

Wire Haired Terrier Dog Playing In Snow
(Original Caption) Wire haired terrier dog playing in snow

Children Playing on Jungle Gym
(Original Caption) Jones Beach, New York: Children playing on Playground. Undated photo. BPA2# 2079

Young Woman Playing Ball On Beach
(Original Caption) A young woman plays ball on the beach in Asbury Park, New Jersey. She is shown full-length, in a bathing suit, jumping up to make a catch. Undated photograph, circa 1950's

Two Cats Enjoying Captured Mice Outdoors
Two cats playing with a mouse. Undated illustration

Illustration Of A Young Camel Playing
(Original Caption) Woodcut entitled "THE SPORTIVE YOUNG CAMEL" (1881), depicting a young camel with hind legs raised

Girl Playing with Toy Vacuum Cleaner
(Original Caption) 3/7/1949-New York, NY-: Among the many interesting new toys on display at the Annual Toy Fair, which opened March 7th in New York, is the Tidy Miss, Jr

Max Roach, Charlie Parker and Sven Bolheim Laughing
Swedish drummer Sven Bolheim (l) enjoys the playful interaction between Max Roach (c) and saxophonist Charlie Parker. The men are in Paris for the International Jazz Festival

College Women Having Pillow Fight
Photo shows college women having a pillow fight. Ca. 1950s

Boy and Girl Playing Indians Outdoors
Boy and girl playing Indians while hiding behind a tree. Undated photograph

Albert Einstein sticking out his tongue
(Original Caption) May 5, 1958-Princeton, New Jersey: Albert Einstein gives the "Razz"

Gala Dali Twirling Salvador's Mustache
(Original Caption) 12/24/51-New York: Salvador Dali, surrealist painter, and his wife, Gala, arrive in New York, Dec. 24, aboard the Liner America

Yogi Berra and Gil McDougald Sign Contracts
Yogi Berra (r) and Gil McDougald (2nd from right) turn the tables on New York press photographers after the Yankees baseball stars signed their 1952 contracts in the club's offices

What's the Beef?
Arms akimbo, beautiful Can Can dancer Gaby Bruyere playfully sticks out her tongue at a cameraman during a party at Maxim's, famed Parisian nightclub

Can Can Dancer
Striking a traditional "Can Can" pose, vivacious dancer, Gaby Bruyere flounces her laced skirts during a table top performance at Maxim's famed Parisian restaurant

Boy Pointing Gun at Goat
(Original Caption) 4/12/1952-New York, NY: Children's Zoo at the Bronx Zoo reopens: Here, David Willner, 3, of Carle Place, Long Island, as Hopalong Cassidy, pointing gun at goat

Johnny Schloss Playing with Toys
(Original Caption) New York, NY: Six year old Johnny Schloss, a daring space traveler from Brooklyn, tries out this unusual rocket ship, built from erector set parts

Rodeo Beauties in Grand Central Station
Five women set to perform at the World's Championship Rodeo on September 19 in Madison Square Garden arrive in New York's Grand Central Station the day before

Playground scene in Central Park, New York City, New York State, USA
(Original Caption) 11/18/53-New York City: Playground scene in Central Park

Mamie Van Doren Kicking on Football Field with Jim Sears
All American 1953

People on Whirling Rotor Ride
(Original Caption) 5/21/1954-As spectators faces become a blur, the giant, whirling rotor spills its occupants in uproarious positions, who, try as they might

Grace Kelly and James Stewart
(Original Caption) Grace Kelly on Vacation. Grace...Bit of Fun. On the Paramount Studio lot, Grace is joined by Jimmy Stewart on a bicycle

Marilyn Monroe on Subway Grate
Film star Marilyn Monroe poses over a Manhattan subway grate as the wind blows her white dress up

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