This portrait of an unidentified military officer appears to have had his wardrobe professionally styled. Similar portraits of actual high-ranking servicemen became a regular source of publicity and income for Costain after the Second World War. 

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Untitled (Portrait of U.S. Military Officer)

Harold Costain, c.1942 
vintage gelatin silver print 
10 1/2 × 13 1/2”