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Publicity Portrait of Valeska Suratt

Date: 1906
Description: An early full-length publicity portrait of Valeska Suratt posed in the "Egyptian" style. She wears an intricate dress decorated with metallic ribbons and a...
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W.C. Fields in "Poppy"

Date: 1923
Description: W.C. Fields in a publicity still from the Broadway show "Poppy". He is seated in an ornate chair and is wearing a top hat, checkered pants and spats.
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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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Mrs. Langtry in "As in a Looking-Glass"

Date: 1887
Description: Lillie Langtry is in character as the adventuress Lena Despard from the play "As in a Looking-Glass." In this full-length portrait, she is seated, facing ...
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Irene Castle in "French Heels"

Date: 1922
Description: Irene Castle in a complicated satin and tulle costume in her role as the cabaret dancer Palma May in the silent film "French Heels" (Holtre 1922).
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MGM Studio Booth

Date: 08 1928
Description: A man operates a Mitchell camera from inside an MGM sound booth as Raquel Torres and Nils Asther perform seated in front of lights and a microphone. Direct...
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Sound Booth Operator

Date: 1931
Description: The mixer in a sound booth talks to actor Ramon Novarro and director Jacques Feyder as they record dialogue for the film "Son of India."
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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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"Tea & Sympathy" Movie Still

Date: 1956
Description: Movie still from the MGM movie "Tea & Sympathy," featuring John Kerr (playing Tom Robinson Lee) and Deborah Kerr (playing Laura Reynolds).
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"A Rebellious Blossom" Scene Still

Date: 1911
Description: Scene still from the Lubin silent film "A Rebellious Blossom," featuring Florence Lawrence (playing the Rebellious Daughter) and other unidentified actress...
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"Rebel Without a Cause" Movie Still

Date: 1955
Description: Movie still from the Warner Bros. movie "Rebel Without a Cause," featuring Sal Mineo (playing John "Plato" Crawford), James Dean (playing Jim Stark), and N...
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"Spellbound" Movie Still

Date: 1945
Description: Movie still from the United Artists movie "Spellbound," featuring Ingrid Bergman (playing Dr. Constance Peterson) and Gregory Peck (playing John Ballantine...
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"Patterns" Movie Still

Date: 1956
Description: Movie still from the United Artists movie "Patterns," featuring Van Heflin (playing Fred Staples) and Everett Sloane (playing Mr. Ramsey).
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"The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" Movie Still

Date: 1956
Description: Movie still from the Twentieth Century-Fox movie "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit," featuring Gregory Peck (playing Tom Rath). He is smoking a cigarette a...
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"The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" Movie Still

Date: 1956
Description: Movie still from the Twentieth Century-Fox movie "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit," featuring Jennifer Jones (playing Betsy Rath) who is shown standing in...
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"Bigger Than Life" Movie Still

Date: 1956
Description: Dramaic scene still from the Twentieth Century-Fox movie "Bigger Than Life," featuring Walter Matthau (playing Wally Gibbs), James Mason (playing Ed Avery)...
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"Shock Corridor" Movie Still

Date: 1963
Description: Movie still from the Allied Artists film "Shock Corridor," featuring James Best (playing Stuart), Peter Breck (playing Johnny Barrett), and Hari Rhodes (pl...
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"The Trip" Movie Still

Date: 1967
Description: Scene still from the American International film "The Trip," featuring Bruce Dern (playing John) and Peter Fonda (playing Paul Groves). Dern's character (i...
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"Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" Movie Still

Date: 1969
Description: Color scene still from the Columbia film "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice," featuring Elliott Gould (playing Ted Henderson), Natalie Wood (playing Carol Sanders)...
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"Tried for His Own Murder" Scene Still

Date: 1916
Description: Still from the 1916 Vitagraph film "Tried for His Own Murder," featuring Maurice Costello (playing Ransford) and Leah Baird (playing Irene Gardner). They s...

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