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H. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection (page 3)

A collection from the man many believe started the first stock photo company

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Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Highway construction

Highway construction
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Super-highway construction site. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Bridge construction

Bridge construction
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Bridge construction site over industrial canal. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Trains and furnaces

Trains and furnaces
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Industrial site with trains on intersecting tracks, blast furnaces in background. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Maltese dog

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

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Setters

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

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Riders and horses crossing glacier

Riders and horses crossing glacier
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1940s: Silhouette of packhorses and riders crossing glacier park at dusk. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Hands chained together

Hands chained together
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Businessmans hands chained together. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Power shovel

Power shovel
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Power shovel with jaws open, view from below. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: College couple

College couple
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: College couple with arms around each other, mid section, rear view. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Busy street

Busy street
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Wide street crowded with cars. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Mannequin hands and arms

Mannequin hands and arms
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1970s: Mannequin hands and arms in pile of artificial limbs. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Full parking lot

Full parking lot
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Full parking lot, elevated view. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Person about to step on banana skin

Person about to step on banana skin
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1970s: Person wearing stack heeled shoes and bell bottoms, about to step on a banana skin. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Two women walking

Two women walking
CANADA - CIRCA 1950s: Two women walking along dirt road, Rideau Lakes, Ontario. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Rooster crowing

Rooster crowing
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Rooster standing on rock, crowing. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Coins arranged in dollar sign

Coins arranged in dollar sign
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Coins arranged to form dollar symbol. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Monkey puppets whispering

Monkey puppets whispering
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1970s: Monkey puppets whispering. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: In and Out trays

In and Out trays
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Office paper trays, In tray overflowing, Out tray empty. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Polar bear

Polar bear
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Polar bear lying on rock, with paws covering eyes. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Dolphins jumping out of water

Dolphins jumping out of water
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Two dolphins jumping out of water, one with mouth open. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Interlocking gears

Interlocking gears
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Two interlocking gears. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Rippled water

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

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Peas in a pod

Peas in a pod
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1960s: Peas in pod on shiny surface. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Ten pin bowling

Ten pin bowling
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1940s: Bowling ball hitting pins for a strike. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Woman gardening

Woman gardening
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Woman standing in garden, smiling, arms full carrying watering can, garden tools and potted plants, portrait. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Flying trapeze

Flying trapeze
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Men and women circus performers on flying trapeze, Ringling Brothers circus. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Relaxing on beach

Relaxing on beach
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Crowds of relaxing on beach. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Winter street scene

Winter street scene
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1940s: Winter street scene in Philadelphia, pedestrians and cars at road intersection, snow falling. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: S. S. America

S. S. America
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1940s: Crowd waving as S.S. America departs from New York. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Background imageH. Armstrong Roberts (1883-1947) Photography Collection: Farmhand Wearing A Placard Front Shirt Pin Stripe

Farmhand Wearing A Placard Front Shirt Pin Stripe
UNITED STATES - Circa 1930s: Farmhand Wearing A Placard Front Shirt Pin Stripe Pants With Suspenders & A Floppy Straw Hat Holding A Basket Of Tomatos On His Sholder Smiling Field. (Photo by H)



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