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Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection

FPG International, originally known as Freelance Photographers Guild, was started in 1936 by Arthur Brackman, a New York newspaper editor. FPG specialised in producing photo-essay material for magazines, helping photographers get work with the era's new picture magazines, like "Life". FPG eventually became a general stock-photo company.

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Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Farrier At Work

Farrier At Work
A farrier attending to a horses hoof, circa 1930. (Photo by Keystone View Company/FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: McAlpin Hotel

McAlpin Hotel
The Herald Square area of Manhattan, including the McAlpin Hotel located at the corner of Broadway and 34th Street, bustles with activity in this print, New York, New York, circa 1914

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: 1959 Ford Thunderbird

1959 Ford Thunderbird
View of a 1959 Ford Thunderbird motor car, its convertible roof in the down position, parked outside on a grassy field, 1959. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Group of young women wearing bathing suits, portrait (B&W sepia)

Group of young women wearing bathing suits, portrait (B&W sepia)
Bathing suits reflect different eras from Victorian to 1930 s. archival image

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Ritz Tower

Ritz Tower
The Ritz Tower, built in 1925, was the tallest skyscraper in the world at the time of its completion, New York, New York, 1930s

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Boys At A German Summer Camp

Boys At A German Summer Camp
Meal time at the summer health camp for the children of Berlin, Germany circa 1930. Seven hundred attend the camp at one time. (Photo by Henry Miller News Picture Service/FPG/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Art Deco Head Painting

Art Deco Head Painting
A woman spray-painting an art deco bust to be used in a shop display, 1929. (Photo by Keystone View Company/FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Rin Tin Tin

Rin Tin Tin, the German Shepherd dog who featured in film, radio and television productions, circa 1928. This portrait was released as publicity for the film, Land of the Silver Fox

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: 1960 Ford Thunderbird

1960 Ford Thunderbird
View of a 1960 Ford Thunderbird motor car parked outisde on the grass, 1960. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Lighting Up After A Tennis Match

Lighting Up After A Tennis Match
Two women lighting cigarettes on a tennis court in Essex, England circa 1930 s. (Photo by Keystone View/FPG/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Times Square In The Rain

Times Square In The Rain
High-angle view looking north of rainy Times Square from the top of the Times Tower (now One Times Square) at the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, New York

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: East Midtown Skyline

East Midtown Skyline
Aerial view from the East River looking west of the East Midtown Manhattan skyline, New York, New York, 1950s or 1960s. Prominant structures include the United Nations Headquarters (right)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Group of young men exercising outdoors with weights (B&W)

Group of young men exercising outdoors with weights (B&W)
archival image

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Black Friday 1869

Black Friday 1869
Illustration of the scene in the Gold Room of the New York Stock Exchange when the stock market crashed on Black Friday, New York, New York, September 24, 1969. Drawing by C. S

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Coney Island Boys

Coney Island Boys
Boys playing on the boardwalk at Coney Island, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: The Tilden Mansion

The Tilden Mansion
Exterior view of the Tilden Mansion at 14 and 15 Gramercy Park, originally built in the 1840s but massively renovated in 1870, New York, New York, early 1900s

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Man holding tiny violin, close up of hands

Man holding tiny violin, close up of hands

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Spanish Gypsies

Spanish Gypsies
Gypsy women from the south of Spain, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Only Lovely Eyes

Only Lovely Eyes
Contestants in the Miss Lovely Eyes beauty pageant in Florida wearing masks to obscure the rest of their faces, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Using The Diving Board

Using The Diving Board
Two women and a man in mid air after using a diving board at the Ambassador Lido pool in Los Angeles, California circa 1940 s. (Photo by Keystone View/FPG/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Sorting At Mount Peasant

Sorting At Mount Peasant
Postal workers sorting mail for overseas destinations in the run-up to Christmas at the GPO (General Post Office) main sorting office at Mount Pleasant, London, 28th November 1929

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: No Fun

No Fun
circa 1930: A group of nuns walk round in a circle in an enclosed yard whose building has barred windows giving an impression of convicts in a prison yard

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Inquiring Microphone

Inquiring Microphone
A crowd of people queuing for the Inquiring Microphone show on radio station WINN in New York, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Lazy Dove

Lazy Dove
A small boy on a scooter and with a dove perched on his hat, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Seaside Fun

Seaside Fun
A small boy enjoys pouring a bucket of seawater over his friend during a day at the seaside, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: PE Class

PE Class
A group of schoogirls attend a gym class, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Front Crawl

Front Crawl
A woman in a black bikini thrashes her way across a swimming pool, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Children Washing Clothes

Children Washing Clothes
Boy and girl washing clothes, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Monkey Bars

Monkey Bars
A group of boys hang from a playground climbing frame, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Slippery When Wet

Slippery When Wet
Five women line up on a water slide, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Bit Of A Lad

Bit Of A Lad
A young man runs a comb through his thinning hair, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Evening Elegance

Evening Elegance
A woman in a long evening gown with puffball sleeves, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Happy New Year

Happy New Year
Partygoers celebrate the arrival of the New Year amidst a shower of streamers, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Wheat Harvest

Wheat Harvest
Men harvesting wheat, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: American Beauty

American Beauty
Four American beauty contestants on the deck of a ship, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Sick As A Dog

Sick As A Dog
A vet examines a bulldog at the Royal Veterinary College in London, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Home Help

Home Help
A boxer helps his wife with the washing up, circa 1928. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: London Fishmongers Establishment

London Fishmongers Establishment
Several men organize crates and mill about at a fishmongers shop on the Thames just below the Financial District, London, 1930s. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Granada Street

Granada Street
A street in Granada, with several bridges crossing the River Darro, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Romeria de Valme

Romeria de Valme
The people of Dos Hermanas near Seville pay homage to their patron saint, La Virgen de Valme, with a procession known as the Romeria de Nuestra Senora de Valme, circa 1930

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Burgos Market

Burgos Market
A fruit and vegetable stall in Burgos market, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Barcelona Quay

Barcelona Quay
The Muralla Quay in Barcelona, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Spanish Greengrocer

Spanish Greengrocer
The proprietor of a fruit and vegetable shop in Madrid, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Japanese Pilgrims

Japanese Pilgrims
Two pilgrims in Japan, one carrying a portable altar, the other a small gong, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Japanese Housewife

Japanese Housewife
A Japanese housewife cuts up radishes in her kitchen, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Mountain Family

Mountain Family
A typical family outside their straw hut in the mountains of Japan, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Bayreuth Audience

Bayreuth Audience
The audience takes the air between acts of a Wagner opera at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, Bavaria, circa 1930. (Photo by Henry Miller/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: St. Louis Tornado Damage

St. Louis Tornado Damage
Crowds gather to view a street of wrecked houses after a tornado hit St. Louis, Missouri, 29th September 1927. 79 people were killed in the disaster with 550 more injured



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