Thursday, March 13, 2025

Rare Old-Time Radio Photographs

Over the past two decades, I made it a habit of scanning photographs of old-time radio personalities from every archive I had access to. Recently cataloging the tens of thousands of photographs, labeling each photo accordingly, I came across a number of them that are truly rare and more than likely never seen in decades. So I wanted to take a moment to share them with you. 

Alice Frost

Abe Burrows

Alice Frost

Betty Allen

Barbara Jo Allen

Bill Johnstone, radio's The Shadow,
circa 1910.

Yes, that is Bob Crane.

Bud Collyer (radio's Superman program)

Deanna Durbin laughs with Charlie McCarthy.

Dorothy Lamour

George M. Cohen

A very young Frank Lovejoy.

Gracie Allen