Vannevar Bush, 1950 A little flurry of interest in Vannevar Bush recently. Bush was an early pioneer in computer science. In 1945 he published an essay, As We May Think,… […]

Steel Worker George Guglielmo, Atlas Steel, 1950. An inquiry from a relative of one of the workers from Atlas Steel came in, and so we added a couple of images… […]

George Bernard Shaw, 1943 Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw died on this day, November 2, in 1950. He wrote more than sixty plays and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel… […]

Ralph Bunche, 1950 Ralph Johnson Bunche was an American political scientist, academic, and diplomat who on this day, December 10, in 1950, received the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts… […]

Bob Cousy, 1990 Bob Cousy, born in 1928, is a beloved American former professional basketball player who was a point guard with the Boston Celtics from 1950 to 1963, and… […]

Vannevar Bush, 1950 American engineer, inventor and science administrator, Vannevar Bush (1890-1974) was photographed on this day, October 17, in 1950. During World War II, Bush headed the U.S. Office… […]

Princess Elizabeth and family, 1951 On this day, June 2, in 1953, Princess Elizabeth was formally crowned Queen Elizabeth II. This informal family portrait was made earlier, in 1951 at… […]

Dr. Helen Taussig, 1975 Helen Brooke Taussig (1898 – 1986) was an American cardiologist who founded the field of pediatric cardiology and is credited with a life-extending procedure for children… […]

Jascha Heifetz, 1950 The Estate received an inquiry from someone who owns a print of Jascha Heifetz. “I traded a violin bow for this portrait a while ago,” he told… […]

Yukio Ozaki and daughter, 1950 Each year at this time, the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. commemorates the 1912 gift to the city of 3,000 cherry trees from… […]

Gow Crapper, 1951 In the early 1950’s, Karsh accepted several assignments of industrial workers which was a brief but highly satisfying adventure in photojournalism. One of those assignments was for… […]

Rodgers and Hammerstein, 1950 The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I premiered on this day, March 29, in 1951, at Broadway’s St. James Theatre. It ran for nearly… […]

General George C. Marshall, 1950 On this day, April 3, in 1948, President Harry Truman signed the Marshall Plan, named after General George C. Marshall, Secretary of State, who advocated… […]

Vannevar Bush, 1950 Thanks to the Internet and to social media, the Estate receives regular inquiries from a variety of people and organizations. This week we were asked if we… […]

Rodgers and Hammerstein, 1950 The original Broadway production of Oklahoma! opened on March 31, 1943. It is the first musical written by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and librettist… […]

Gian Carlo Menotti, 1956 Italian-American composer and librettist Gian Carlo Menotti was born on this day, July 7, in 1911. Among his many honors and achievements, he won a Pulitzer… […]

Omar Bradley, 1950 General Omar Bradley was a senior officer of the United States Army during and after World War II. On August 11, 1949, President Harry S. Truman appointed… […]

Lord Bertrand Russell, 1949 Bertrand Russell died on this day, February 2, in 1970. Born in the UK in 1872, Russell was a polymath, philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social… […]

Vannevar Bush, 1950 American engineer, inventor and science administrator, Vannevar Bush, died on this day, June 28, in 1974 (b. 1890). During World War II, Bush headed the U.S. Office… […]

William Lyon Mackenzie King, 1936 William Lyon Mackenzie King died on this day, July 22, in 1950 (b. 1874). King was Canada’s 10th Prime Minister and served from 1921-1930, and… […]

Charles Schulz, 1986 The 1965 animated television special A Charlie Brown Christmas, based on Charles Schultz’ comic strip “Peanuts,” debuted 56 years ago today, December 9, 1965. After the comic… […]

Ralph Bunche, 1950 Ralph Johnson Bunche was an American political scientist, academic, and diplomat who on this day, December 10, in 1950, received the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts… […]

Lord Bertrand Russell, 1949 Lord Bertrand Russell died on this day, February 2, in 1970. Born in the UK in 1872, Russell was a polymath – philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian,… […]

Ralph Bunche, 1950 We are thrilled to add more images of Ralph Bunche to the database. Ralph Johnson Bunche (1903-1971) was an American political scientist, diplomat, and leading actor in… […]

Yukio Ozaki and daughter, 1950 Each year at this time, the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. commemorates the 1912 gift to the city of 3,000 cherry trees from… […]

…caught him in my portrait.” Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist George Bernard Shaw was born on this day, July 27, in 1856 (d. 1950). See more Karsh portraits… […]

Kurt Weill, 1946 Kurt Weill was born on this day, March 2, in 1900 (d. 1950). The German-born American composer was active from the 1920s in his native country, and… […]

Yukio Ozaki and daughter, 1950 Each year at this time, the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. commemorates the 1912 gift to the city of 3,000 cherry trees from… […]

Lord Bertrand Russell, 1949 Bertrand Russell was born today, May 18, in 1872 (d. 1970). Russell was a philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, political activist, and Nobel laureate,… […]

Billy Wilder, 1991 Austrian-born filmmaker Billy Wilder was born on this day, June 22, in 1906 (d. 2002). His career in Hollywood spanned five decades, and he received seven Academy… […]

1952 Self-Portrait with negative of Peggy Cummins, 1946 Peggy Cummins (1925-2017) was an Irish actress, born in Wales, who is best known for her performance in Joseph H. Lewis’s Gun… […]