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Cast of Ziv Television's series Boston Blackie

Date: 1951
Description: Boston Blackie (played by Kent Taylor), Mary Wesley (Lois Collier), and Inspector Faraday (Frank Orth), the cast of the television show Boston Blackie
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Dorothy Phillips, a Capuchin Monkey, and a Bell and Howell Motion Picture Camera

Date: 1922
Description: Original title: "This is one of the rare snapshots which a photographer gets only once in a peagreen moon. Dorothy Phillips, star of Allen Holubar's Th...
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Snapshot of Ruth Roland and a Monkey

Date: 1922
Description: Silent film actress Ruth Roland in riding costume and a velveteen cap playing with a small monkey.
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Anita Stewart and a German Shepherd

Date: 1922
Description: Silent film actress Anita Stewart poses with a golf bag slung over her shoulder and a German shepherd dog.
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Anita Stewart and a Rabbit

Date: 1922
Description: Silent film actress Anita Stewart holds a live rabbit and wears a dead fox. Original caption: "Anita Stewart with her pet rabbits at her home in Hollyw...
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Constance Talmadge, Norma Talmadge, and Natalie Talmadge with Bull Terrier, a Parakeet, and a Pomeranian

Date: 1918
Description: An ambitious studio portrait of the Talmadge sisters, Constance, Norma, and Natalie, posed with a parakeet, American Staffordshire bull terrier, and a Pome...
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Eleanor Woodruff and a White Bull Terrier

Date: 1922
Description: Broadway actress Eleanor Woodruff, wearing a dress with flared sleeves, a feathered hat, and pearls, posed with a white bull terrier. Original caption: ...
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"Chad Hanna" Lobby Card

Date: 1940
Description: Lobby card advertising the 20th Century-fox film "Chad Hanna."
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"The Broken Coin" Publicity Still

Date: 1915
Description: Grace Cunard sits on a bed and frets while a maid looks on in a publicity still for the Universal serial "The Broken Coin" for which Cunard was both writer...
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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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"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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Gish Sisters and their Mother

Date: 1918
Description: Original caption: "Mrs. Gish & her two talented girls. Dorothy is entertaining the parrot with a comb solo while Lillian does something to Poll."
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Mary Miles Minter and her Mother

Date: 1916
Description: Silent film actress Mary Miles Minter, her dog, and her mother Charlotte Shelby at the beach under an umbrella.
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Constance Talmadge, Norma Talmadge and Natalie Talmadge with Pets

Date: 1918
Description: Studio portrait of the Talmadge sisters, Constance, Norma, and Natalie, posed with an American Staffordshire bull terrier and a Pomeranian. Constance and N...
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Norma Talmadge Scene Still

Date: 1920
Description: Margaret Vane (played by Norma Talmadge) stands by her dressing table and fusses with the little Pomeranian dog held by her maid in a scene still from "Yes...
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Adelaide Woods and Myrtle Stedman Scene Still

Date: 1916
Description: Mrs. Cleave (played by Adelaide Woods) and her adopted daughter Ruth (Myrtle Stedman) are seated for a meal in their humble home in a scene still for "The ...
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James T. Kelley, Mildred Davis, Harold Lloyd, and Aggie Herring.

Date: 1921
Description: With the aid of a bear skin rug, Harold Lloyd tells an alarming hunting story in a scene still for "Among Those Present." From left to right the actors are...
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Olive Johnson, Violet Radcliffe, Francis Carpenter, and Teddy the Dog at the beach.

Date: 1915
Description: From left to right, digging in beach sand, are Olive Johnson, Violet Radcliffe, Teddy the Dog, and Francis Carpenter in a scene still for the 1915 silent s...
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Olive Johnson, Teddy the Dog, and Francis Carpenter look out to sea.

Date: 1915
Description: With their backs to the camera, Olive Johnson, Teddy the Dog, and Francis Carpenter stand on the shore and look out to sea in this scene still for the 1915...
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Teddy the Dog and Baby Guerin on the beach.

Date: 1915
Description: In this scene still for the 1915 silent short film "The Baby," Teddy the Dog lies on the beach and looks out at the Pacific. Baby Guerin has been placed on...

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