Atlas at the entrance to the New Hermitage in Leningrad. Photo by Boris Ignatovich (1931)

Tirol. Ötztaler Alpen. Gurgler Ferner. Gondel des Stratosphärenballons, Notlandung 1931

1931. Columbia dirigible over the top of Empire State Building

bessie love rings in 1931

Great Sphinx of Giza

The head of the sphinx is encased in scaffolding and works are under way excavating the body. Great Sphinx of Giza, 1931.

“The Picnic De Luxe”, Connecticut Woods 1931.

Edward Steichen - Mitzi Mayfair (Vogue 1931)

Bela Lugosi applying his makeup for Dracula (1931). In the early days, movie actors applied their own makeup as they were used to doing as stage actors.