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William E. Shay and Ethel Grandin in "Across the Plains"
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William E. Shay has pulled a pistol on another actor in western dress as Ethel Grandin watches, on her knees with hands clasped in a scene still from "Across the Plains," also known as "War on the Plains."
1912
Bison (Firm)
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WHi 90290
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Ethel Grandin and William E. Shay in "Across the Plains"
1912
Ethel Grandin and William E. Shay are sitting on porch steps talking in a scene still from "Across the Plains," also known as "War on the Plains."
William Clifford and Ethel Grandin in "Across the Plains"
1912
William Clifford and Ethel Grandin in 1860s or 1870s period costume. They are apparently being guarded by two U.S. Army soldiers in this scene still for "Across the Plains" (Bison 1912).
Ray Myers and Ethel Grandin in "Across the Plains"
1912
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Ethel Grandin and Francis Ford in "Across the Plains"
1912
In the foreground Ethel Grandin and Francis Ford embrace at the foot of a grave. Behind them are three covered wagons, numerous men and women on horseback, and some cattle in this scene still from ...
Ethel Grandin, Red Mack, and Charlie Westin in "Across the Plains"
1912
A gold prospector with pick, canteen, and pan gets an emotional greeting or goodbye from Ethel Grandin in this scene still from "Across the Plains," also known as "War on the Plains." A note on the...
Ethel Grandin and Others in "Across the Plains"
1912
Three or more pioneer women and an older man in buckskin look in horror at a threat--indians?--that is beyond the frame of the photograph in this scene still from the one-reel silent film "Across t...
