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Women and girls posing nude. Photographs

1 photograph (album folio 4, photograph no. 4) : photoprint

A young Indian woman posing naked, sitting on a bed. Photograph.

<p>The same model and setting appear in many photographs in the Fallaize collection. The photographer either uses a magnesium flash or a photoflood bulb</p>

1 photograph (album folio 96 centre, photograph no. 96a) : photoprint

A young Asiatic woman posing naked, standing in front of a screen. Photograph.

1 photograph (album folio 82 verso, photograph no. 82a) : photoprint

A young African woman in a field, holding a metal vessel on her head. Photograph.

1 photograph (album folio 68, photograph no. 68) : photoprint

A young Italian woman posing naked, on a terrace. Photograph by V. Galdi.

1 photograph (album folio 20, photograph no. 20) : photoprint

A young woman posing naked leaning on a piece of fabric in a photographic studio, holding her left breast. Photograph.

1 photograph (album folio 113, photograph no. 113) : photoprint

A young woman posing naked sitting on a rug on a chair, in a photographic studio. Photograph, ca. 1920.

1 photograph (album folio 116 verso, photograph no. 116b) : photoprint

A young woman posing naked, sitting on a fur-covered chair, in a photographic studio. Photograph, ca. 1920.

1 photograph (album folio 70, photograph no. 70) : photoprint

A young Italian woman posing naked, sitting on a rug holding some branches, on a terrace. Photograph.

1 photograph (album folio 94, photograph no. 94) : photoprint

A young north African (?) woman posing naked standing in front of a plain backdrop. Photograph.

1 photograph (album folio 98 verso top, photograph no. 98a) : photoprint

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A young Indian woman posing naked, sitting on a bed. Photograph.

A young Asiatic woman posing naked, standing in front of a screen. Photograph.

A young African woman in a field, holding a metal vessel on her head. Photograph.

A young Italian woman posing naked, on a terrace. Photograph by V. Galdi.

A young woman posing naked leaning on a piece of fabric in a photographic studio, holding her left breast. Photograph.

A young woman posing naked sitting on a rug on a chair, in a photographic studio. Photograph, ca. 1920.

A young woman posing naked, sitting on a fur-covered chair, in a photographic studio. Photograph, ca. 1920.

A young Italian woman posing naked, sitting on a rug holding some branches, on a terrace. Photograph.

A young north African (?) woman posing naked standing in front of a plain backdrop. Photograph.

A young woman posing naked kneeling on some fur and other pieces of fabric in a makeshift photographic studio. Photograph.

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A young Indian woman posing naked, sitting on a bed. Photograph.

A young Asiatic woman posing naked, standing in front of a screen. Photograph.

A young African woman in a field, holding a metal vessel on her head. Photograph.

A young Italian woman posing naked, on a terrace. Photograph by V. Galdi.

A young woman posing naked leaning on a piece of fabric in a photographic studio, holding her left breast. Photograph.

A young woman posing naked sitting on a rug on a chair, in a photographic studio. Photograph, ca. 1920.

A young woman posing naked, sitting on a fur-covered chair, in a photographic studio. Photograph, ca. 1920.

A young Italian woman posing naked, sitting on a rug holding some branches, on a terrace. Photograph.

A young north African (?) woman posing naked standing in front of a plain backdrop. Photograph.

A young woman posing naked kneeling on some fur and other pieces of fabric in a makeshift photographic studio. Photograph.

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