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The Gorgeous Jazz Age Photography of Alfred Cheney Johnston

04/25/2022 09:42 AM EDT from The Library of Congress
The court photographer for the Ziegfeld Follies, Alfred Cheney Johnston — who later donated more than 200 of his photographs to the Library — captured the era and helped create the modern celebrity glamour shot. He was one of the first celebrity photographers. 

Actress Barbara Stanwyck, seated, wearing a flapper dress
Barbara Stanwyck, who would go on a long career in film and television, began her career as a Ziegfeld showgirl in the 1920s. Photo: Alfred Cheney Johnston. Prints and Photographs Division.
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