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Valda Valkyrien

Date: 1916
Description: Publicity portrait of Valda Valkyrien, known as "The Movie Star of Denmark."
Postcard

Miss Billie Burke

Date: 1907
Description: An embossed color postcard with two head and shoulders portraits of Billie Burke produced by the Philco Publishing Company of London, England. Caption read...
Postcard

Billie Burke Seated in a Chair

Date: 1906
Description: Johnston & Hoffmann publicity photograph of Billie Burke in a lacy dress with her hair piled on top of her head. Reproduced as a postcard by J. Beagles & C...
Photograph

Mr. & Mrs. Houdini

Date: 1926
Description: Harry and Bess (Beatrice) Houdini in formal attire, the year of his death from acute appendicitis.
Photograph

The Four Wives of John Gilbert

Date: 05 26 1932
Description: Composite of four head and shoulders portraits of the three former wives and the fiancée of actor John Gilbert: Olivia Burwell (top left), Leatrice Joy (to...
Photograph

John Gilbert and Greta Garbo

Date: 01 1927
Description: John Gilbert and Greta Garbo pose for photograph at the premiere of their film "The Flesh and the Devil." She is wearing a fur coat, white gloves and is ho...
Photograph

John Gilbert and Virginia Bruce

Date: 05 30 1932
Description: Three-quarter length portrais of actor John Gilbert and his fiancée Virginia Bruce. Both are smiling — he is looking at her and she is looking at the camer...
Photograph

John Gilbert and Greta Garbo

Date: 08 12 1933
Description: Actor John Gilbert and Greta Garbo shake hands and smile at one another their first day on the set of the movie "Queen Christina." She is wearing a fur coa...
Photograph

John Gilbert and Marlene Dietrich

Date: 1935
Description: Actor John Gilbert sits next to Marlene Dietrich at a party thrown by Clifton Webb. They are both in formal dress. There are empty dinner plates and a bask...
Photograph

"The Cheat" Movie Still

Date: 1915
Description: A menacing Sessu Hayakawa looms over a terrified Fannie Ward in a scene from the silent film "The Cheat" (Paramount 1915). In the upper right hand corner, ...
Photograph

Eve Arden Publicity Still

Date: 1938
Description: Publicity still of actress Eve Arden, wearing a fur coat. Caption reads: Different - is the word for this smart hairdress worn by Eve Arden, in Paramount's...
Photograph

Helen Gibson publicity still for the "Hazards of Helen"

Date: 1915
Description: Helen Gibson stars in one of the "Hazards of Helen" films. She sits at a desk holding the receiver of a candlestick telephone to her ear.
Photograph

Actress Florence Lawrence in a head and shoulders studio portrait with hat

Date: 1908
Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of Florence Lawrence wearing a hat. She wears a cameo and looks directly at the camera.
Poster

Hidden Valley Poster

Date: 1916
Description: Poster for the film Hidden Valley featuring Valkyrien (Baroness Dewitz). Features an image of a woman with long curly blonde hair wearing a laurel w...
Poster

The Shine Girl Poster

Date: 1916
Description: Poster for the film The Shine Girl starring Gladys Hulette. The poster shows a woman smiling and looking over her shoulder. Her hand is on her dress...
Photograph

Charlotte Rae

Date: 
Description: Waist-up portrait of actress Charlotte Rae. She is smiling and standing with her hands folded in front of her.
Photograph

Jane Kaczmarek

Date: 1985
Description: Promotional photograph of Jane Kaczmarek for the television show Hometown. She is wearing a sweater and a blouse, earrings and a collar pin.
Photograph

Joan Cusack

Date: 
Description: Publicity photograph of Joan Cusack for the film Arlington Road. She is smiling and has her hair up.

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