Robert Frank: the beauty and horror of 1950s America – in pictures
Master photographer Robert Frank uncovered the extraordinary in everyday life on his travels around the US in the 1950s, from identical twins and moody commuters to the H of the Hollywood sign and a giant Joan Crawford. Here’s a selection of his remarkable photographs
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Main Street – Savannah, Georgia, 1955. Photograph: Robert Frank
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New York City, early 1950s. Photograph: Robert Frank
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New York City, c1949. Photograph: Robert Frank
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Hollywood, 1958. Photograph: Robert Frank
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Detroit, 1955. Photograph: Robert Frank
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Detroit, 1955. Photograph: Robert Frank
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New York City, 1950-51. Photograph: Robert Frank
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Iowa, 1956. Photograph: Robert Frank
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En route from New York to Washington, Club Car, 1954. Photograph: Robert Frank
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Beaufort, South Carolina, 1955. Photograph: Robert Frank
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Miami, 1955. Photograph: Robert Frank
