Online image collections (photos, posters, magazines) of your favorite stars of the classic movies era.

The Barracks Wall: World War II Pinups
A fantastic collection of pinup photos from the Second World War, part of a site called "Skylighters: The Story of the 225th AAA Searchlight Battalion from Omaha Beach to V-E Day." WWII buffs will enjoy the rest of the site, too.

Classic Film Star Photo Gallery
A collection of over 70 of the black and white images featured on the Classic Movies tribute articles, conveniently arranged in a "slide show" format.

Doug Stickney's Silver Screen Sirens Best of the Net
Extensive photo collections of Lizabeth Scott, Elizabeth Taylor, Veronica Lake, Hedy Lamarr, Gene Tierney, Ingrid Bergman, Rita Hayworth, Greta Garbo, Lauren Bacall, Audrey Hepburn, and Brigitte Bardot, plus classic "cheesecake" and posters.

Absolutepictures
A little over a year old, Absolutepictures.com is one of the largest celebrity image archives on the Internet, with 357 celebrity archives and 41,824 pictures, a few of them actually involving classic or almost-classic actors and actresses, including Clint Eastwood, Sean Connery, and Al Pacino. Slim pickings for fans of the Golden Age, though.

Ben Burgraff's Roxy Deli Gallery
Ben Burgraff's caricatures created for the Roxy Deli include Abbott and Costello, Fred and Gene, and many more.

Bijou Follies
Julie Stowe put this great-looking site together for Walt Oleksy, who's been collecting movie mags since the 30s. It includes articles, photos, and other goodies from the silents to the 60s, plus assorted sound bytes.

Blushing Vintage
A collection of vintage cheesecake and antique erotica, including tributes to a number of cult favorites. ADULT CONTENT WARNING.

Bombshells.com
Formerly known as Clickable Bombshells, Dawn Marie's site includes lots of images of actresses from the 30s, 40s, and 50s, including Betty Grable, Jayne Mansfield, Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, Sophia Loren, and Mae West.

Celebrity Snapshots By Julie
Classic film and theatre fans will enjoy flipping through this collection of candid photos taken in the early 1950s when Julie was barely out of her teens and plying her lucrative hobby as a celebrity photographer. Be sure to read the "History of This Collection" page first.

Child Film Stars Photo Gallery
Bob Young's delightful collection of stills and portraits of most of the classic child stars we love includes everybody from Freddie Bartholomew to Rex Thompson, and from Virginia Lee Corbin to Jane Withers. Plus family portraits and collections from films.

ChildStarlets.Com
You'll find 180 pages of photos for child stars from Shirley Temple and Margaret O'Brien to the Olsen Twins of today, plus countless "movie preview sets" for current and classic films.

Classic Posters
Michael Mills has assembled a wonderful collection of 66 classic film poster images from 1921 to 1954, all in brilliant color and excellent condition.

Colorful Classics
A brand new site from Meredy on which she has collected over 500 beautiful color photos of stars which have been sent to her over the years, arranged alphabetically, from Edie Adams to Raquel Welch.

Dr. Macro's High Quality Movie Scans
Lots of painstaking work obviously went into creating this great collection of extremely high quality scans of 8 x 10 glossy studio and publicity photos of classic screen stars (1940s and earlier) and scenes from their movies. You'll also find summaries of the films, and a fun collection of clips from many early films.

Famous Photo
Reproductions of famous photos of stars such as Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, Shirley Temple, James Dean, Clint Eastwood, and Elvis Presley, plus refrigerator magnets, light switch covers, and more.

Fanmag.net
Enjoy dozens of fabulous full color photos of movie magazine covers from the early days of the 20th century to the 1950s, plus pin-ups and tabloids, all taken from David Paul Warren's book, The Rumor Mill: How Fan Magazines Portrayed Hollywood.

Leo Fuchs: Hollywood of the 50s and 60s
You’ll enjoying scrolling through this collection of wonderful photos taken during the 50s and 60s by Leo Fuchs, a Hollywood veteran who spent 20 years shooting many moving and memorable images, becoming a motion picture producer in 1966. Fans of Audrey Hepburn, Marlon Brando, Paul Newman, Doris Day, and Rock Hudson will be particularly thrilled.

Hans' Autograph Page
Hans' site includes scans of his extensive collection of autographed star photos, as well as information about the addresses he used, how long it took to get the signatures, and links to his favorite autograph-related sites.

Al Hirschfeld.com
You'll enjoy this vast online gallery of the work of Al Hirschfeld, the wonderful artist who drew so many portraits of the great and near-great of stage and screen during his long career. He passed away in January 2003 at the age of 99.

Hollywood Pinup
A great collection of pinups, glamour shots, fashion photos, love scenes, and even Hollywood Hunks.

Image Capture Collections of Actresses on Screen
Although this site has apparently not been updated in several years, and includes quite a few contemporary actresses, you'll still find screen captures from movies starring a number of classic actresses (alphabetical by first name) from Audrey Hepburn and Bette Davis to Vivien Leigh and Yvette Mimieux.

J.S.R. Pages Classic Actresses
John Robinson has put together a vast collection of online images of a couple dozen classic actresses, from Lauren Bacall to Mae West, with more to come. Part of a larger archive of actress photos, some of which include nudity.

Los Angeles Murals
Part of a larger site called Public Art in Los Angeles, this site features examples of public murals found in Los Angeles. Of particular interest is the Hollywood/West Hollywood/Mid-City section, which includes a number of murals featuring classic stars such as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Bette Davis, Sidney Poitier, Laurel and Hardy, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, James Cagney, and Lauren Bacall.

Motion Picture Television and Photo Archive
MPTV has a great library of over 1,000,000 images from all facets of the entertainment industry, many never before published, which are all available for purchase. You can also look through their archives without buying anything. But don't think about copying them, because the photos have watermarks to prevent unauthorized use.

My Autograph Collection
A German fellow named Thomas (click on the text in the upper right for more details) has put his collection of autographed photos online. Many of them will be favorites of classic film fans, including Lauren Bacall, Jimmy Stewart, and Billy Wilder.

The Palace: Some Great Women
Images of Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, and Paulette Godard. Return to the site map to find other great photos from movies of the 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s.

The Philip Townsend Archive
Mr Townsend is a well known 60s photographer who shot many celebrities from that era, including musicians, actors, and actresses. This link will take you to the start page for the collection of over 170 candid and posed photos of assorted actors, including (if you keep clicking diligently) Glenn Ford, Joan Fontaine and Alec Guinness. You may also buy them if you wish, or just browse the collection.

Photos of the Stars
From Tim Lussier's Silents are Golden site, here's a great collection of silent star photos, many of which you can order, along with partial filmographies.

Picturegoer
A published version of Arthur Worboys' collection of scanned covers of Picturegoer magazine, a popular film weekly in the UK in the 40s and 50s. You'll find images of stars ranging from Abbott and Costello to Zoe Newton, which you can search by name or view randomly if you'd like.

Proud Galleries
Like most galleries, its exhibitions change from time to time, but at the time this is being written, this very popular photo gallery in London was featuring a number of exhibits of interest to classic film fans, including photos by Harold Lloyd and by Emilio Lari, who was the set photographer on Raging Bull, Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet, and The Godfather, among others.

Rare Stills and Publicity Shots From Silent Film Classics
Adams Imaging is releasing a limited number of reproductions of 8 x 10 still photographs from classic silent films like The Lost World, The Thief of Baghdad, and The Phantom of the Opera, plus publicity photos of silent stars such as Charlie Chaplin, Pola Negri, and Norma Talmadge.

shill's Video Movies Title Screens Page
This is exactly what it says -- a collection of title screens from hundreds of films, in proper aspect ratio for the film, all in alphabetical order. Steve Hill invites you to use them for your Web pages, or just enjoy the variety and creativity.

Reel Classics Best of the Net
A site that intertwines wonderful photographs, information, and links for many great classic films, directors, and stars, including Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Jimmy Stewart, Hayley Mills, and many more.

Silent Ladies and Gents
David Pearson's excellent collection of photos from the silent era. A searchable database of thousands of images of hundreds of actors and actresses from the silent film era, from Renee Adoree to Loretta Young, and from Bronco Billy Anderson to Ben Wilson.

Stardust Memories
A new addition to Peter Ford's "Greetings From Hollywood" site is this extensive collection of autographed photos of all your favorite stars -- in glorious black and white, of course.

TYN's DVDs
It'll take a while for this page to load, but it's worth waiting for. My old friend Bill Paolucci has scanned covers from his huge collection of mostly classic DVDs and put them all on one page for your viewing pleasure.

Vintage Movie Magazines
A wonderful gallery of movie magazine covers from the 30s to the 50s, part of Dina-Marie Kulzer's Classic Hollywood Biographies.

Vintage Pinups
A nice collection of pinup artwork from magazines of the 40s and 50s, plus a special section devoted to artist Donald Rust. Part of CGES' Classic Sites.

Visions in Black and White
Meredy's stylish offering for fans of classic black and white films includes stills from dozens of the greatest films of the genre, from Adam's Rib to You Can't Take it With You.

Women of Italian Films
A tribute to Italian silent film actresses, a new section of David Pearson's Silent Ladies site, with extensive contributions from Marco Gaetani, of Tuscany, Italy.