Silent movie stars. Private Collection
An original print from 1928 I added to my collection. I love the pose and the sepia tone. Don Terry (his entertainment industry name) was an actor of the 30s and 40s. This photo is from the first film that discovered him “Me, Gangster”.
Donald Loker (his real name) went on to marry the heiress of Starkist and became an executive of the company. He was board chairman of the Donald P. Loker Cancer Treatment Center in Los Angeles, a founding member of the Southern California Cancer Center and the California Museum of Science and Industry Foundation.
He was born on August 8, 1902 and died on October 6, 1988. He was tall too at 6′ 1/2″.
Unlike Don Terry who had somewhat of an obscure movie career, June Collyer was a famous actress of the time. Check out her IMDB for more info on her prolific career.
Bowlers And High Collars 
March 23rd, 2015 at 7:39 pm
Lovely picture, my Dad used to sepia pictures, it seems to give them a warm quality
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March 23rd, 2015 at 7:44 pm
It does doesn’t it? Your dad used to collect sepia pictures or take them?
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March 24th, 2015 at 3:29 am
He used to use “sepia toner” to change a black and white picture to a sepia one, once the print had been developed it was put in a bleach bath then after washing it he used to add it to the toner bath
http://www.guidetofilmphotography.com/how-to-sepia-tone-a-photograph.html
and in true “Blue Peter” fashion, here’s one he did earlier lol
https://summertime75.wordpress.com/?s=annie+larson
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March 24th, 2015 at 2:04 pm
Wow, that’s amazing! I didn’t know that could even be done. I learn something new every day! The Annie Larson sepia photo is really nice.
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March 24th, 2015 at 3:31 pm
A long process unlike the dreaded Photoshop lol
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March 24th, 2015 at 3:58 pm
Very true! But the results are never quite the same! Besides, he works on original photographs and changes them. With PS you would only do sepia toned copies.
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March 24th, 2015 at 4:39 pm
True, it’s like the old black and white images compared with the digital equivalent they have a softness that can’t be reproduced , I think that it’s because the enlargers and paper didn’t have the same quality resulting in more flaws, much like the difference between vinyl and cd’s
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