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Rudolph Valentino and Rosa Rosanova

Date: 1922
Description: Rudolph Valentino puts his arm around Rosa Rosanova in a publicity still for the silent drama Blood and Sand.
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Nita Naldi in a Scene Still from Blood and Sand

Date: 1922
Description: Doña Sol de Guevara (played by Nita Naldi) relaxes smoking a cigarette on a divan as her male servant plays the lute in the 1922 Famous Players-Lasky produ...
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Publicity Portrait of Rudolph Valentino

Date: 1922
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Rudolph Valentino dressed as the matador Juan Gallardo in the 1922 Famous Players-Lasky production Blood and Sand.
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Houdini in Chains in "Terror Island"

Date: 1920
Description: Harry Houdini, world famous escape artist who spent his boyhood in Appleton, Wisconsin, sitting in a chair wrapped in chains in a scene from the silent fil...
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"The Kiss" Scene Still

Date: 1916
Description: Luise D'Auvergne (Marguerite Courtot) and Jean-Marie (Owen Moore) board a seaplane in a production still from the Famous Players film "The Kiss."
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"The Kiss" Production Still

Date: 1916
Description: Jean-Marie (Owen Moore) kisses Luise D'Auvergne (Marguerite Courtot) in a still from the Famous Players film "The Kiss."
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Betty Compson and Tom Moore in "Over the Border"

Date: 1922
Description: Jen Galbraith (played by Betty Compson) is embraced by Sergeant Flaherty of the Canadian Mounties (Tom Moore) in a snowy wilderness by a rushing river in a...
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Tom Moore, Betty Compson, and Jean De Briac in "Over the Border"

Date: 1922
Description: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Flaherty (played by Tom Moore) looks on suspiciously as Jen Galbraith (Betty Compson) talks to Pretty Pierre (Jean D...
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"A Daughter of the Wolf" Scene Still

Date: 1919
Description: Snowy outdoor location scene still from the 1919 Famous Players silent film "A Daughter of the Wolf," featuring Lila Lee (playing Annette Ainsworth) and Cl...
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"Alias, Mike Moran" Scene Still

Date: 1919
Description: Larry Young (played by Wallace Reid in the uniform of a sergeant in the Canadian army) embraces Elaine Debaux (Ann Little in a nurse's cape) in a scene sti...
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"An Innocent Adventuress" Scene Still

Date: 1919
Description: Vivian Martin (playing Lindy) confronts Togo the dog whom she has caught washing a toddler (or perhaps a doll) in a washtub in "An Innocent Adventuress" (L...
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Adelaide Klanowski Swanson and Gloria Swanson

Date: 01 31 1919
Description: The silent film star Gloria Swanson and her mother Adelaide Klanowski Swanson embrace in a Famous Players-Lasky publicity still. Both wear winter coats wit...
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Harrison Ford and Vivian Martin in a Scene Still

Date: 1919
Description: Lieutenant Eric Burgess, a U.S. Army aviator played by Harrison Ford, sits on the edge of a well with Marty Mackenzie (Vivian Martin) in a scene still from...
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Scene Still with Wallace Reid and Lois Wilson

Date: 1922
Description: William Burroughs (played by Wallace Reid in formal evening wear and well-oiled hair) uses a flower to toy with Lady Elizabeth Galton (Lois Wilson) in a sc...
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Bebe Daniels and Wallace Reid

Date: 1921
Description: In this scene still from Cecil B. DeMille's 1921 production "The Affairs of Anatol," Satan Synne (the wickedest woman in New York, played by Bebe Daniels) ...
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Marguerite Clark and Jack Mulhall Publicity Still

Date: 1920
Description: In this publicity still for "All of a Sudden Peggy," Marguerite Clark and Jack Mulhall are talking outdoors in a rose garden. Both are dressed very fashion...
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Publicity still with Joseph Kilgour, Betty Compson, and Casson Ferguson.

Date: 1921
Description: The banker William Blane (played by Joseph Kilgour) is standing with clenched fists watching his wife Cherry O'Day (Betty Compson) in the embrace of Harvey...
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Scene still with Elsie Ferguson and Warner Oland.

Date: 1919
Description: A card dealer watches as Nick Delano (played by Warner Oland) shows Helene (Elsie Ferguson) to the gambling table in a scene still from the 1919 Famous Pla...
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Elsie Ferguson publicity still for "The Avalanche."

Date: 1919
Description: Seated on a stool with an elbow resting on a dresser, Elsie Ferguson models a white silk gown in a publicity still for "The Avalanche." The French fashion ...
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Elsie Ferguson publicity still for "The Avalanche."

Date: 1919
Description: Standing looking back over her shoulder, Chichita (played by Elsie Ferguson) models a floor length black silk gown decorated with strings of black beads in...

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