Their Best Friends

Billie Holiday and Mister, photographed by Carl Van Vechten

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Joseph Brodsky and his cat, photographed by Julia Schmalz

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Eugene and Carlotta O'Neill with Ben and Blemie

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Eric Knight and Toots

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Young Rachel Carson with her dog

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Witold and Rita Gombrowicz with Psina

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F.T. Marinetti and Friends

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Esther Newton and her dog, photographed by Robert Giard

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