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Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection (#3)

FPG International, originally known as Freelance Photographers Guild, was started in 1936 by Arthur Brackman, a New York newspaper editor. FPG specialised in producing photo-essay material for magazines, helping photographers get work with the era's new picture magazines, like "Life". FPG eventually became a general stock-photo company.

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Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Got A Light?

Got A Light?
A man stops another in the street to ask for a light for his cigarette, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Elegant Summer Suit

Elegant Summer Suit
A woman wearing a leaf-pattern trouser suit and broad-brimmed sun hat, circa 1928. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Easter Bunnies

Easter Bunnies
Two stuffed rabbits boiling eggs, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Textile Factory

Textile Factory
A factory worker pours dye into a textile printing machine, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Park Life

Park Life
Four children running through a park in England, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Prohibition

Prohibition police seize illegal barrels of liquor, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Whisky Whiskers

Whisky Whiskers
A vet feeds a bulldog a spoonful of whiskey, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Balls In The Air

Balls In The Air
German women in Grecian-style tunics toss balls and batons into the air, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Fill Her Up

Fill Her Up
A New York chauffeur fills up his gas tank at 9 1/2 cents plus 4 cents tax, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Kiosk Of Warners Theatre

Kiosk Of Warners Theatre
A crowd poses under the kiosk of Warners Theatre at 1579 Broadway, New York, New York, August 1926. The kisok advertises both Alan Croslands 1926 film Don Juan starring John Barrymore

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Bunny Business

Bunny Business
Circa 1930, Two stuffed rabbits in aprons load labelled Easter eggs from M Rabbits store onto a small cart. (Photo by Frees/FPG/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Optician

Optician
An optician performs an eye test on a patient, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Spelling Lesson

Spelling Lesson
A teacher writes animal names on the blackboard to teach her young pupils how to spell, 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Suburban Motorist And His Chariot

Suburban Motorist And His Chariot
A man with a moustache and glasses looks out from the drivers seat of his 1927 Chevrolet car as he sits by the side of a suburban residential street, New Jersey, 1929

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Williamsburgh Saving Bank Building

Williamsburgh Saving Bank Building
View from a rooftop of the Williamsburgh Savings Bank building (Halsey, McCormack, and Helmer, 1929) in downtown Brooklyn, early 1930s

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Pamplona Encierro

Pamplona Encierro
The Festival of San Fermin in Pamplona, known as the running of the bulls or el encierro, circa 1930. Crowds flee from the bulls which have been set loose in the streets of the city

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires
A tugboat towing an ocean liner in Buenos Aires harbour, circa 1930. (Photo by Sigwart Blum/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Spanish Street

Spanish Street
A street in Spain, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Spanish Travel

Spanish Travel
A boy riding on a donkey in Algeciras, in southern Spain, circa 1930. (Photo by Lionel Green/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Spanish Music

Spanish Music
A drummer and a bagpipe player perform for the Prince of Wales in the courtyard of the Alcazar in Seville, circa 1930. They are dressed in the traditional costume of Andalusian peasants

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore
Construction begins on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, circa 1929. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Playing Soldiers

Playing Soldiers
A group of Japanese boys with toy guns play at being soldiers, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Deauville Gymnasium

Deauville Gymnasium
Society children crowd the open-air gymnasium at the new Deauville summer school, 31st July 1929. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Savoy-Plaza Hotel

Savoy-Plaza Hotel
The Savoy-Plaza Hotel on Fifth Avenue, New York City, circa 1928. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Farm Boys

Farm Boys
A group of African-American boys holding chickens on a farm in North Carolina, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Counting Eggs

Counting Eggs
A child fills a straw hat with eggs, circa 1930. (Photo by Harry F. Blanchard/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Turkey Farm Singers

Turkey Farm Singers
A group of farm workers holding turkeys as they practice singing Christmas carols on a poultry farm in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, 29th November 1929. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Chicken Boy

Chicken Boy
A young boy holoding two chickens, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Girl With Dolls

Girl With Dolls
A girl with two dolls, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Kensington Crash

Kensington Crash
The wreckage of a lorry in Kensington Crescent, London, after it collided with an omnibus, 4th February 1929. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Pomroy Twins

Pomroy Twins
The Pomroy twins, a boy and a girl, mess about in the water in Boston, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Sewing Class

Sewing Class
A group of girls in a sewing class at an American high school, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Leaping Dancers

Leaping Dancers
Dancers wearing Egyptian style costumes rehearsing on the beach, circa 1930. (Photo by Keystone/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Berlin Beauty Contest

Berlin Beauty Contest
Participants in a beauty contest during a style show at the Sports Palace in Berlin, circa 1930. The winner was Sonja Jowanowiez from Russia. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Job Hunting

Job Hunting
A young man searches through job advertisements in a shop window, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Dancing Craze

Dancing Craze
The contestants in a Washington DC Dance Marathon, circa 1930. From left to right, H. Heustis on the sax, John E. Harris on the banjo, and contestants Peggy Jones, Thomas Sheehan

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Hungarian Parliament

Hungarian Parliament
People in the corridor of the Hungarian parliament building in Budapest, circa 1930. (Photo by P. Jonas/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Ape Pampering

Ape Pampering
A young chimpanzee is given a haircut and manicure, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Campers Make Merry

Campers Make Merry
Campers on Box Hill enjoy the Whitsun weekend with a spot of outdoor dancing, circa 1930. (Photo by Chris Ware/Keystone/FPG/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Cup Final Beer

Cup Final Beer
A delivery of beer from Simonds brewers of Reading, arrives at Wembley Stadium, London, before the FA Cup Final between Cardiff City FC and Sheffield United, April 1925

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Chorus Girls

Chorus Girls
A group of chorus girls take instruction, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Ju Jitsu Cops

Ju Jitsu Cops
A police officer of the New York Police Department teaches new recruits how to use the Japanese martial art of jujutsu in dealing with criminals, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Sing Sing

Sing Sing
A guard at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York State, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Baseball Crowd

Baseball Crowd
Crowds at a baseball match, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Firework Lady

Firework Lady
Fireworks being made at Messrs Pain of Mitcham, in preparation for Bonfire Night, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Davis Inhalator

Davis Inhalator
Firemen using a Davis Inhalator with a double breathing bag for two victims, in the Holland Tunnel, New York, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Manhattan Construction

Manhattan Construction
A construction worker on a skyscraper site in Manhattan, New York, circa 1930. In the background is the 10 E 40th Street building (right). (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFreelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Marines Playing Cards

Marines Playing Cards
British Royal Marines enjoy a game of cards before leaving Portsmouth for China, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)



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