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Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection (#18)

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: Galveston Storm Damage

Galveston Storm Damage
The ruins of the Sacred Heart Church, Galveston, Texas, after the category 4 Hurricane which struck on 8th September 1900. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: New Deal Encampment

New Deal Encampment
Tents to accommodate unemployed workers from Chicago and Milwaukee, who will be trained in forestry work as part of President Franklin D

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Mayon Volcano

Mayon Volcano
Smoke billows from the peak of Mayon Volcano, near Legazpi City in the Philippines, 1950. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Harlem Hellfighters Return

Harlem Hellfighters Return
Soldiers of the U.S. 369th Infantry Regiment parading down 15th Avenue, New York, on their return from service in Europe during World War I, circa 1919

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Route 66

Route 66
US Route 66 leading towards Albuquerque, with the Sandia Mountains in the background, circa 1940. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Hurdling Steer

Hurdling Steer
A Texas longhorn steer leaps over a car at the 4th Annual Santa Monica Rodeo, circa 1935. The steer is the property of Monty Reger, and has been trained to hurdle

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Lone Bugler

Lone Bugler
A lone American bugler during World War I, circa 1918. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Mountain Pass

Mountain Pass
A French soldier stands guard at a mountain pass in Europe during World War I, circa 1916. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Packing Up

Packing Up
German soldiers fold up an observation balloon before their retreat from France during World War I, circa 1918. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Squalor In New York

Squalor In New York
Officials inspecting a tenement in New York City, 1900. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Bathing At Asbury Park

Bathing At Asbury Park
A group of bathers in the surf at Asbury Park, New Jersey, circa 1905. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Restoring The Sphinx

Restoring The Sphinx
Work is carried out to excavate sand from around the body of the Great Sphinx of Giza, 1925. The project will result in the statue being fully exposed for the first time since the Giza Necropolis was

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Longport Storm Damage

Longport Storm Damage
Photographers shooting storm-damaged buildings on the coast at Longport, New Jersey, circa 1925. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Garment Workers Strike

Garment Workers Strike
Garment workers march down 2nd Avenue in New York during a strike, circa 1930. (Photo by Paul Thompson/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: White Ambulance

White Ambulance
A Dupree white ambulance in San Diego, California, circa 1920. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

White Ambulance
A white ambulance of the Societe de Secours aux Blesse Militaires in Paris, circa 1918. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Seattle Exposition

Seattle Exposition
The opening day of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle, on the shores of Lake Washington, 1st June 1909. From left to right, the Manufactures Building

Seattle Exposition
A view of the Court of Honor from the top of the US Government Building at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle, showing the Alaska Monument, the Cascades

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Woolworth Building

Woolworth Building
Concrete is poured into one of the massive columns supporting the superstructure of the Woolworth Building in New York City, 10th August 1910. The view is from Broadway, looking southwest

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Central Park

Central Park
A couple boating on the lake in New Yorks Central Park, circa 1910. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Pistol Drill

Pistol Drill
Cadets of the United States Revenue Cutter Service attend pistol drill, 1904. The service was established in 1790 to enforce maritime law, and was amalgamated into the US Coast Guard in 1915

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Dayton Ohio

Dayton Ohio
Decorations for the Wright Brothers homecoming parade in their home town of Dayton, Ohio, June 1909. (Photo by Paul Thompson/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: New York Show Homes

New York Show Homes
A street of newly-built showhomes in New York State, circa 1925. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Art Deco Dining Room

Art Deco Dining Room
The art deco dining room of the Brown Hotel, Louisville Kentucky, circa 1925. (Photo by Caufield & Shook/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Chimp Of Police

Chimp Of Police
A chimpanzee poses as a chief of police, 1946. (Photo by Bill Mann/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Inaugural Ball

Inaugural Ball
The Inaugural Ball takes place in Washington, DC, circa 1925. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Baseball Crowd

Baseball Crowd
Crowds watch the scoreboards in Times Square during the World Series, October 1913. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: No To Prohibition

No To Prohibition
An anti-prohibition demonstration in Washington DC, circa 1920. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: White Rest Rooms

White Rest Rooms
A sign outside an American restaurant points to the White Rest Rooms, in a clear indication of racial segregation, circa 1960. (Photo by Joan Sydlow/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Manhattan Street Scene

Manhattan Street Scene
A young couple walking down a street in Manhattan, New York, circa 1965. (Photo by Charles M. Rafshoon/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Mannequin Hairstyles

Mannequin Hairstyles
A man surveying a group of mannequins, each with a wig in a different hairstyle, circa 1935. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Cotton Market

Cotton Market
A busy cotton market on Harrison Avenue in Guthrie, Oklahoma, circa 1895. (Photo by Harmon T. Swearingen/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Long Horn Jump

Long Horn Jump
Civilians and military personnel watch a mass parachute jump by men of the US 82nd Airborne Division in an exercise named Long Horn at Fort Hood, Texas, 28th March 1952

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Census Machine

Census Machine
The Hollerith 070 electric Vertical Sorting Machine of 1908, which can sort 250-270 cards a minute for the census. (Photo by Paul Thompson/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: News Of The War

News Of The War
A German army officer reads out bulletins on the progress of World War I to crowds in Berlin, circa 1916. (Photo by A. Grohs/Paul Thompson/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Boer War Troops

Boer War Troops
British troops arrive in South Africa during the Second Boer War, on board the Cunard liner SS Catalonia, circa 1899. (Photo by A. Grohs/Paul Thompson/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Imperial Penny Post

Imperial Penny Post
A wagon is loaded with mail for the inaugural dispatch of the new GPO (General Post Office) Imperial Penny Post service, London, 1898. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: African Gold Miners

African Gold Miners
A large group of South African gold miners, circa 1910. A single, caucasian man stands at top, centre. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Scheessel Bride

Scheessel Bride
A girl from Scheessel in Lower Saxony wearing her wedding costume, circa 1900. (Photo by Haeckel Brothers/Paul Thompson/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Christmas In Cameroon

Christmas In Cameroon
Germans celebrate Christmas in the German colony of Cameroon, in west Africa, circa 1900. (Photo by Haeckel Brothers/Paul Thompson/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Civil Service News

Civil Service News
Vans parked outside the headquarters of The Sun newspaper in New York City, advertising the Civil Service News, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Ocean Grove Hotel

Ocean Grove Hotel
The Ocean Grove Hotel in Colorado, July 1897. According to the signs, tourists without baggage must pay in advance, and ladies without bloomers are not allowed on the beach

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Bluefish Fishermen

Bluefish Fishermen
A crew of New York bluefish fishermen on the deck of their vessel, circa 1900. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Iron Mine

Iron Mine
Workers laying explosives in an iron mine, 1880. (Photo by Jack Zehrt/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Italian Coal Mine

Italian Coal Mine
Miners place pit props in position in an Italian coal mine, circa 1900. (Photo by Paul Thompson/FPG/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: British In Ireland

British In Ireland
British tanks on a beach near Cork in the Republic of Ireland, probably during the Irish War of Independence, circa 1920. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: Sanctuary

Sanctuary
The 110th Sanitary Train, 4th Ambulance Corps treats wounded American soldiers in the ruins of a church in Neuvilly, during World War I, 20th September 1918. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Freelance Photographers Guild (FPG) Collection: In The Firing Line

In The Firing Line
German infantrymen in the firing line during World War I, circa 1915. They are wearing the new field uniform. (Photo by Haeckel Brothers/FPG/Getty Images)

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