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Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection

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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Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Farrier At Work

Farrier At Work
A farrier attending to a horses hoof, circa 1930. (Photo by Keystone View Company/FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: McAlpin Hotel

McAlpin Hotel
The Herald Square area of Manhattan, including the McAlpin Hotel located at the corner of Broadway and 34th Street, bustles with activity in this print, New York, New York, circa 1914

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: 1959 Ford Thunderbird

1959 Ford Thunderbird
View of a 1959 Ford Thunderbird motor car, its convertible roof in the down position, parked outside on a grassy field, 1959. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Group of young women wearing bathing suits, portrait (B&W sepia)

Group of young women wearing bathing suits, portrait (B&W sepia)
Bathing suits reflect different eras from Victorian to 1930 s. archival image

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Spring Forward In London

Spring Forward In London
A railway worker stands on a ladder and changes a clock ahead one hour to begin Daylight Savings (or Summer) time, at Liverpool Street Station, London, early 20th Century. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Looking Over New York City

Looking Over New York City
A group of people on the outdoor viewing platform of the Empire State building looking out over New York circa 1940. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Sorting At Mount Peasant

Sorting At Mount Peasant
Postal workers sorting mail for overseas destinations in the run-up to Christmas at the GPO (General Post Office) main sorting office at Mount Pleasant, London, 28th November 1929

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: No Fun

No Fun
circa 1930: A group of nuns walk round in a circle in an enclosed yard whose building has barred windows giving an impression of convicts in a prison yard

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Boys At A German Summer Camp

Boys At A German Summer Camp
Meal time at the summer health camp for the children of Berlin, Germany circa 1930. Seven hundred attend the camp at one time. (Photo by Henry Miller News Picture Service/FPG/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Inquiring Microphone

Inquiring Microphone
A crowd of people queuing for the Inquiring Microphone show on radio station WINN in New York, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Lazy Dove

Lazy Dove
A small boy on a scooter and with a dove perched on his hat, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Seaside Fun

Seaside Fun
A small boy enjoys pouring a bucket of seawater over his friend during a day at the seaside, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: PE Class

PE Class
A group of schoogirls attend a gym class, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Front Crawl

Front Crawl
A woman in a black bikini thrashes her way across a swimming pool, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Children Washing Clothes

Children Washing Clothes
Boy and girl washing clothes, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Monkey Bars

Monkey Bars
A group of boys hang from a playground climbing frame, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Slippery When Wet

Slippery When Wet
Five women line up on a water slide, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Bit Of A Lad

Bit Of A Lad
A young man runs a comb through his thinning hair, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Evening Elegance

Evening Elegance
A woman in a long evening gown with puffball sleeves, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Happy New Year

Happy New Year
Partygoers celebrate the arrival of the New Year amidst a shower of streamers, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Wheat Harvest

Wheat Harvest
Men harvesting wheat, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: American Beauty

American Beauty
Four American beauty contestants on the deck of a ship, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Sick As A Dog

Sick As A Dog
A vet examines a bulldog at the Royal Veterinary College in London, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Home Help

Home Help
A boxer helps his wife with the washing up, circa 1928. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: London Fishmongers Establishment

London Fishmongers Establishment
Several men organize crates and mill about at a fishmongers shop on the Thames just below the Financial District, London, 1930s. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Granada Street

Granada Street
A street in Granada, with several bridges crossing the River Darro, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Romeria de Valme

Romeria de Valme
The people of Dos Hermanas near Seville pay homage to their patron saint, La Virgen de Valme, with a procession known as the Romeria de Nuestra Senora de Valme, circa 1930

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Burgos Market

Burgos Market
A fruit and vegetable stall in Burgos market, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Spanish Gypsies

Spanish Gypsies
Gypsy women from the south of Spain, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Barcelona Quay

Barcelona Quay
The Muralla Quay in Barcelona, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Spanish Greengrocer

Spanish Greengrocer
The proprietor of a fruit and vegetable shop in Madrid, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Japanese Pilgrims

Japanese Pilgrims
Two pilgrims in Japan, one carrying a portable altar, the other a small gong, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Japanese Housewife

Japanese Housewife
A Japanese housewife cuts up radishes in her kitchen, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Mountain Family

Mountain Family
A typical family outside their straw hut in the mountains of Japan, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Bayreuth Audience

Bayreuth Audience
The audience takes the air between acts of a Wagner opera at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, Bavaria, circa 1930. (Photo by Henry Miller/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Horse Ambulance

Horse Ambulance
An ambulance for horses run by the ASPCA (American Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals), circa 1928. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Off To Palestine

Off To Palestine
A police officer leaves Victoria Station in London, bound for Palestine, 11th September 1929. A hundred officers have been send to augment the countrys existing police force

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Mending Socks

Mending Socks
Two women darn the childrens socks at a Dr Barnardos home for orphans in Essex, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Only Lovely Eyes

Only Lovely Eyes
Contestants in the Miss Lovely Eyes beauty pageant in Florida wearing masks to obscure the rest of their faces, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Pay Cuts

Pay Cuts
Children take part in a demonstration in New Jersey, protesting against a 10% wage cut, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Easter Tradition

Easter Tradition
A woman in Spreewald with her godchildren and loaves of bread (ostersemme) traditionally given on Easter Sunday, circa 1930. The loaves are shaped to represent palm leaves

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Helpful Policeman

Helpful Policeman
A policeman helps a group of children across the street, New York, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Sorry State

Sorry State
An injured couple with their dog, circa 1930. The mans head is heavily bandaged, while the woman has a badly bruised face. They are both wearing bloodstained clothing

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Sheep At Dusk

Sheep At Dusk
A shepherd collects his flock together at twilight in Livingston, Montana, circa 1939. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Terzigno Evacuated

Terzigno Evacuated
The inhabitants of the village of Terzigno, east of Naples, are evacuated as a flow of volcanic lava (in background) from Mount Vesuvius approaches the village, 3rd June 1929

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: In Support Of Teachers

In Support Of Teachers
A young man demonstrates against the low wages of teachers in New York, circa 1930. A teacher earns 17.78 dollars per week, whilst their former pupil earns 21 dollars per week

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Pas De Deux

Pas De Deux
Two dancers in performance, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Lippy Lady

Lippy Lady
A young woman applies her lipstick in the mirror, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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