Alfred Stieglitz and Friends, Photo by Lusha Nelson, c. 1935

"BEATRICE LILLIE" LUSHA NELSON // 1935 [gelatin silver print | 10 × 8"]

Jewish men playing cards, 1930s.

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Paulette Goddard by Lusha Nelson in Persian gold lamé, rust bolero and cap, flat lamé slippers; Bergdorf Goodman, US Vogue, Nov. 1937

Tallulah Bankhead, 1935. By Lusha Nelson.

still image of Peter Lorre from the 1935 film, Crime and Punishment  (photo: Lusha Nelson)

Joe Louis | Lusha Nelson | British Vintage Boxing 

Lusha Nelson's portrait of Peter Lorre, during the filming of Crime and Punishment, 1935.

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Boxer Joe Louis for Vanity Fair by Lusha Nelson, 1935.

Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis, Photo by Lusha Nelson, 1925

Buddy Ebsen and his sister Vilma photographed by Lusha Nelson for Vanity Fair in 1934. The pair performed in supper clubs and in vaudeville, billing themselves as "The Baby Astaires." In 1935 they were signed to a two-year contract by MGM where they made their film debut in BROADWAY MELODY OF 1936.

New York Giants football players. Published in the November 1, 1935 issue of Vanity Fair.

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Peter Lorre by Lusha Nelson 1935

Coney Island, Luna Park by Lusha Nelson.