Here are three early boot photographs by unknown creators. The three may be by John Willie, Charles Guyette, or other creators.

This is an early Irving Klaw reprint in their boot series, B282. The photo was damaged during removal from an album and is 3 9/16 by 4 3/4 inches in size. Years ago I asked J B Rund if this was a photo by John Willie and he said no. It could be by Charles Guyette but I just don’t know. The photo wasn’t taken in Guyette’s usual locations, though I have original Guyette photos that were shot elsewhere, including outdoors. The next photo has the same model. Originally taken in the 1930s.

This is an early boot photo with the same model as the preceding photo but outdoors. Early Irving Klaw Cartoon and Model Parade catalogs for their boot series reproduce another with her by a lake and numbered in black B4. I don’t know who the original creator/distributor was, possibly Charles Guyette but that’s a wild guess. The print is 4 x 5 inches. Originally taken in the 1930s.

Another early boot photo, probably 1930s. This photo is associated with Irving Klaw (the source was selling a large number of Klaw, including Klaw reprints of Guyette and Willie, photos). The print is much smaller, 3 x 4 1/8 inches. I don’t know if this was a source photo used by Klaw (or not used because of exposure issue) and I have no idea as to the creator. Willie in Australia in the 1930s? Guyette in the United States in the 1930s and early 1940s? Or someone else. Willie and Guyette were Klaw’s two major sources for photos of this type.