One of the largest collections of old Hollywood photographs has been gone up for auction this weekend.
Guernsey's auction house in New York is holding a two day sale from April 6-7 to sell the Movie Star News Collection of three million photographs and negatives that capture the history of Tinseltown.
The pictures were captured by Irving Klaw, a Manhattan photographer who was the first to tap into the public's insatiable demand for movie photographing.
Mr Klaw, a candy shop owner by trade, branched into the photography business in 1939 and negotiated a deal with movie studios to capture scenes of famous faces on movie sets.
He captured the most celebrated figures from old Hollywood including Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Elizabeth Taylor, Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn and Paul Newman.
The collection of pictures of Marilyn Monroe includes more than 600 photographs of the screen siren.
Some like it hot: Marilyn Monroe smiles broadly for the cameras as she enjoys a night out on the town
Crowd favorite: Marilyn Monroe entertains the troops in Korea
Dynasty: Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra (1963)
Palling around: Natalie Wood and James Dean in Rebel without a cause (1955)
Dame Taylor: The stunning Elizabeth Taylor poses for a close up glamor shot
Style: Elizabeth Taylor in a publicity photo for A Place in the Sun (1951)
Sexy: Marilyn Monroe Wardrobe Test Photograph
A girl's best friend: Marilyn Monore 'gets a costume adjustment' on set (left) and tries out difference outfits and is photographed for The Sleeping Prince (right)
Stud: James Dean in Giant (1956)
Screen god: Orson Welles 'smokes a stogie'
The legend: Fay Wray in a scene from King Kong
Damsel in distress: Fay Wray in a scene from King Kong
Swoon: Fay Wray in a scene from King Kong
Starlets: Elizabeth Taylor's glamor photo (left) and a head shot of Judy Garland from The Wizard of Oz (right)
America's Sweetheart: Judy Garland in a 1940's Armed Services promotional photo, Take A Serviceman Home for Thanksgiving
Stunning: Marilyn Monroe with Richard Widmark in a publicity photograph for Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
Oh! Miss Scarlett: Vivian Leigh in Gone With the Wind (1939)
Gorgeous: Vivian Leigh in Gone With the Wind
How tiresome: Vivian Leigh in Gone With the Wind
There's no place like home: Ray Bolger as The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (left) and Bert Lahr as The Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz (right)
Gotta have heart: The Villagers 'oil' The Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2305241/Marilyn-Monroe-Elizabeth-Taylor-Judy-Garland-captured-collection-3-million-photographs-showing-glamor-Old-Hollywood-offered-auction.html#ixzz2d1Tc875o
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