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Behind the Scenes Photographs From a 1950s Casting Call for a Long-Haired Model


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In 1959 Dallas photographer William Langley had a problem: he needed a long-haired model for a shoot—the woman’s hair needed to blow in the breeze. But no local agency had a model who could do the job. Their hair was all too short. Continue reading »