
An ivory damask evening gown designed by Anna Wolkoff. Its bodice is edged with pleated scarlet chiffon, which also sheathes the straps and forms a cascading train. (Copyright Kerry Taylor Auctions)

Tyler Kent (second from the right) in the Customs shed at Hoboken, 1945. (Copyright Library of Congress)

Photo taken by Tyler Kent during an unspecified voyage, 1930s.

Valentina 'Valya' Scott (second from the left) and Tatyana 'Tanya' Ilovaiskaya (first on the right) in an amateur theatrical production, 1930s.

Staff at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, 1934. On the front row, you can see Loy W. Henderson (fourth from the left) and Alexander C. Kirk (fifth from the left). On the second row are Donald H. Nichols (first on the left) and Tyler Kent (third from the right). On the back row you can see Sylvester A. Huntowski (first on the left), Eugene Pressly (third from the left), Philip H. Fahrenholz (fourth from the left) and John P.M. Marsalka (first from the right). Tyler Kent's friend, Henry W. Antheill, was absent at the time that the picture was taken.

Clare Kent's U.S. driving licence.

Photo found among the possessions of the late Tyler Kent. The woman on the left may be Irene Danischewsky.

Tatyana 'Tanya' Ilovaiskaya (last on the right) and a group of unidentified friends, 1930s.

1930s portrait of Eugene Pressly, which was found among the late Tyler Kent's possessions.

Publicity flyer for one of Maxwell Knight's books, 1955.

Tyler Kent's German teacher, Gertrude 'Truda" Ganghadharan, 1930s (Copyright Peter Rient)

Tatyana 'Tanya' Ilovaiskaya (left) and her dog at the dacha shared with Tyler Kent. The other three people have not been identified, though there's a strong possibility that the woman next to Tanya is the girl with whom Donald H. Nichols was involved prior to Valentina 'Valya' Scott. The girl in question didn't work for the N.K.V.D., so the Soviet authorities seized her and sent her to a labour camp.

Postcard of Kelly Castle, the Scottish home of Captain and Mrs Ramsay.

The interior of the tea rooms at 31 Carnaby Street, London, 1929-31. (Copyright Ian S.L. Fraser and the Giltsoff family)

Photo taken by Tyler Kent during an unspecified voyage, 1930s.

Photo found among the possessions of the late Tyler Kent. The woman may be Irene Danischewsky.

Presumably taken by Tyler Kent, this shows part of the view from the top of Mokhovaya House, 1930s.

Tyler Kent (right) being interviewed by an unidentified man, c.1970s.

Photo taken by Tyler Kent during an unspecified voyage, 1930s.

Olga Dawson, aunt of Helen Mirren and sister of Tyler Kent's lover, Irene Danischewsky. (Newspaper photo from an unidentified source.)

Photo taken by Tyler Kent during an unspecified voyage, 1930s.

Photo found among the late Tyler Kent's possessions.

Photo taken by Tyler Kent during an unspecified voyage, 1930s.

Tyler Kent's cat, Mishka, and dog, Lisa, c.1970s.

Photo found among the late Tyler Kent's possessions. The woman may be Irene Danischewsky.

Valentina 'Valya' Scott (left) and Tatyana 'Tanya' Ilovaiskaya (right) in an amateur dramatic production, 1930s.

Tatyana 'Tanya' Ilovaiskaya (left) and her dog, 1930s.

Photo taken by Tyler Kent during an unspecified voyage, 1930s.

Photo found among the late Tyler Kent's possessions. The woman may be Irene Danischewsky.

Tyler Kent, 1970s.

Tatyana 'Tanya' Ilovaiskaya (centre) and Donald H. Nichols (second from the left) at the dacha shared that Tanya shared with Tyler Kent. The other three people have not been identified, though there's a strong possibility that the young woman next to Tanya is the girl with whom Donald H. Nichols was involved prior to Valentina 'Valya' Scott. The girl in question didn't work for the N.K.V.D., so the Soviet authorities seized her and sent her to a labour camp.

Tyler Kent (right) being interviewed by an unidentified man.

Tyler Kent playing tennis, 1930s.

The young Tyler Kent, 1920s

Ambassador Laurence A. Steinhardt and his wife, Moscow, 1930s.