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Retrofile Collection (page 80)

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

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Background imageRetrofile Collection: Factory smokestacks

Factory smokestacks
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Steel industry, factory smokestacks, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Outstretched arms

Outstretched arms
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Montage of outstretched arms. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Bulldog

Bulldog
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Brown and white bulldog. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: San Francisco skyline

San Francisco skyline
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1970s: San Francisco skyline, with Trans America Building. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Christmas tree and gifts

Christmas tree and gifts
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Christmas tree surrounded by presents. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Manhattan skyline

Manhattan skyline
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Manhattan skyscrapers at night. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Palm trees blowing in wind

Palm trees blowing in wind
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Infrared image of palm trees blowing in wind. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Concentric rings on water

Concentric rings on water
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Pattern of concentric ripples on surface of water. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Poodle wearing hat, holding pipe in mouth

Poodle wearing hat, holding pipe in mouth
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Poodle dog with pipe in mouth, wearing green paper party hat for St Patricks Day. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Wall mounted telephone

Wall mounted telephone
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Old fashioned double bell, crank style telephone, with separate receiver and mouthpiece. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Stack on chocolate coins

Stack on chocolate coins
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1970s: Stack of chocolate coins in gold foil wrappers. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: New York skyline

New York skyline
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: New York City skyline. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Colonial US flag

Colonial US flag
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: 1776 Colonial US flag, showing 13 stars. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Chicago skyline

Chicago skyline
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Chicago skyscrapers and Michigan Boulevard skyline. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Stone cross silhouette

Stone cross silhouette
MEXICO - CIRCA 1950s: Silhouette of stone cross near Church of Los Remidos, Mexico City. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Pair of dice showing lucky seven

Pair of dice showing lucky seven
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Pair of green plastic dice, showing lucky 7. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Radio tower montage

Radio tower montage
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1940s: Montage of radio tower with power lines and globe. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Kowloon docks

Kowloon docks
CHINA - CIRCA 1930s: Shipping docks, Kowloon, Hong Kong. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Great Pyramids

Great Pyramids
EGYPT - CIRCA 1930s: Scenic view of Great Pyramids at Giza seen from farming field. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Chicago Illinois Skyline From Lake Michigan

Chicago Illinois Skyline From Lake Michigan
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Chicago skyline from Lake Michigan. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Busy highway at night

Busy highway at night
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Busy highway at night. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Domino tiles

Domino tiles
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Domino tiles. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Wooded area

Wooded area
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Ray of sunlight shining through trees in wooded area. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Country general store interior

Country general store interior
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1900s: Interior of country general store, Shiloh, Virginia. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Woman writing letter

Woman writing letter
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Woman sitting at desk at home, writing a letter. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Giraffe

Giraffe
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Giraffe curling lip, close-up. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Footprints in sand

Footprints in sand
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Footprints across rippled sand. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Oak tree

Oak tree
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Large oak tree. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Wall calendar

Wall calendar
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Mans hand tearing January 1 page off of daily wall calendar. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Concentric rings on water

Concentric rings on water
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Pattern of concentric ripples on surface of water. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Street in Philadelphia

Street in Philadelphia
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Traffic and pedestrians on Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, aerial view. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Emperor penguin and chick

Emperor penguin and chick
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Emperor penguin with chick resting on its feet to keep warm. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Walking in the rain

Walking in the rain
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Silhouette of man carrying an umbrella, walking in the rain, view through raindrops. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Bride and groom

Bride and groom
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Bride and groom partaking in wedding ceremony in church, rear view. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Beauty contest

Beauty contest
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Female competitor in beauty contest, wearing one-piece bathing suit and heels in front of crowd, rear view, Roosevelt Raceway, New York. (Photo by H)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Fishing at dawn

Fishing at dawn
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1970s: Two men fishing, sitting in small motor boat in middle of lake at dawn, surrounded by mist. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Schoolboy study

Schoolboy study
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1890s: Group of schoolboys wearing suits, sitting around long table, with books. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Four soldiers

Four soldiers
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1900s: Group of four soldiers in uniform standing, holding American flag. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Country road

Country road
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1940s: Heavily rutted dirt country road near Dickinson, North Dakota, farm house on the horizon. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Mountain climber

Mountain climber
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1970s: A mountain climber on the north-east side of Mount Hood, looking north to Mount Rainier (left) and Mount Adams (right), Washington State

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Paper flower vendor

Paper flower vendor
CHINA - CIRCA 1920s: Female paper flower vendor carrying two large baskets of artificial flowers, Hong Kong. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Waving driver

Waving driver
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Woman in drivers seat of car, with door open, leaning out to wave. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: School romance

School romance
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Two teenage couples holding hands, approaching school stairs, rear view. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Surgeon and nurse

Surgeon and nurse
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Surgeon and nurse in surgical gowns, nurse writing in chart, doctor holding stethoscope. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Man playing shell game

Man playing shell game
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Man playing shell game, money on table. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Parking lot

Parking lot
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Rows of cars in parking lot, aerial view, Philadelphia. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Man holding pistol

Man holding pistol
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Mans hand holding pistol. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageRetrofile Collection: Stepping stones

Stepping stones
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Stepping stones crossing stream. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)



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