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Charles Lewis Gazin, 1959, Someone (probably Charles Lewis Gazin) unearthing specimens. Man's hand shown using a tool in the desert to unearth specimens. Glass bottle and metal tool are depicted., Field notes, Smithsonian Institution Archives, LL/49706
Kodak (artwork and design) Gary Dineen (photograph), 1959, Don't forget Kodak Film (USA Full-size Kodak Girl), Advertising cut-out, Gary Dineen / East Edge Gallery, LL/121702
Shadi Abdel Salam, 1959, Abdel Halim Hafez and Mariam Fakhreddine at the Pyramids on the set of the movie Hikayat Hob [A Love Story]. Egypt, Gelatin silver print, Arab Image Foundation, LL/20044
Unidentified photographer, 1959, A man seated at a desk, Hungary, Photograph, processing fault, FOTO:Fortepan, LL/83152
Unidentified photographer, 1959, Night photograph on Rákóczi road from the direction of the Astoria intersection. To the left is Kazinczy Street, to the right of Szentkirályi Street, Budapest, Hungary, Colour photograph, FOTO:Fortepan, LL/83151
Unidentified photographer, 1959, A table laid with glasses, china and cutlery, Photograph, FOTO:Fortepan, LL/83149
Unidentified photographer, 1959, Night on Kärntner Strasse, Vienna, Austria, Photograph, FOTO:Fortepan, LL/83156
Yves Mirkine (1934-1993), 1959 (taken) 1980 (ca., print), Le testament d'Orphée de Jean Cocteau, Jean Cocteau et les hommes-chevaux, Gelatin silver print, Ader Nordmann, LL/62412
Alfred Ehrhardt, 1959, Book cover for Ehrhardt, Alfred & Fuglsang, Frits, 1959, "Alfred Ehrhardt, Der Bordesholmer Altar des Hans Brüggemann", (Schleswig: Hildegard Bernarts Verlag), Book cover, Alfred Ehrhardt Stiftung, LL/48569
Ed Van der Elsken, 1959, Book cover for Ed Van der Elsken, 1959, Foto Jazz, (Munich: Nymphenburg Verlagshandlung), Book cover, Ader Nordmann, LL/53680
Jack Smith, 1959, Book cover for Jack Smith "The Beautiful Book" (New York: Dead Language Press [Piero Heliczer], 1959 ), Book cover, Swann Galleries - New York, LL/46969
Jack Smith, 1959, Book cover for Jack Smith "The Beautiful Book" (New York: Dead Language Press [Piero Heliczer], 1959 ), Book cover, Swann Galleries - New York, LL/46970
José Ortiz-Echagüe, 1959, Book cover for José Ortiz-Echagüe, 1959, España - Pueblos y Paisajes. Con 369 Reproducciones en huecograbado. Prologos de Azorin y Salaverria. Traducciones del indice comentado en Ingles y Frances, Book cover, Amazon - USA, LL/116155
Marc Riboud, 1959, Book cover for Christine Arnothy and Marc Riboud, Women of Japan., (London: André Deutsch, 1959), Book cover, Private collection, LL/18047
Mario Carrieri, 1959, Book cover for "Mario Carrieri: Milano, Italia" (Milan, C. M. Lerici Editore, 1959), Book cover, Artcurial, LL/27288
Richard Avedon, 1959, Book cover for Richard Avedon, Observations, With text by Truman Capote (Lucerne: Camera Verlag C. J. Bucher, 1959) [First German edition], Book cover, Bassenge Photography Auctions, LL/51823
Robert Frank, 1959, Book cover for Robert Frank "The Americans." Introduction by Jack Kerouac. (New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1959), Book cover, Swann Galleries - New York, LL/28620
Sune Jonsson, 1959, Book cover for Sune Jonsson, 1959, Byn med det bla huset, (Stockholm: Nordisk Rotogravyr), Book cover, Ader Nordmann, LL/55875
Victor Palla & Costa Martins, 1959, Book cover for Victor Palla & Costa Martins "Lisboa: cidade triste e alegre -- Lisbon: Sad and Happy City" ([Lisbon]: the authors/Circulo do Livro Lda., [1959]), Book cover, Christie's - New York, LL/28394
Weegee, 1959, Book cover for Weegee, Weegee's Creative Camera (Hanover House, 1959), Book cover, Amazon - USA, LL/49188
Robert Frank, 1959, Video cover for "Pull My Daisy" A film by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie. Narrated by Jack Kerouac inspired by his play the Beat Generation, Video case, Private collection, LL/19080