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Poster for "The Cow-Boy Girl"

Date: 1907
Description: Color lithograph poster advertising the musical "The Cow-boy Girl" depicting Pa trying to talk to Ma through her ear horn. Kilroy and Britton were the prod...
Poster

Poster for "In Old Kentucky"

Date: 1893
Description: Color lithograph poster. The image depicts two men fighting near a bridge and raging river. One man has driven the other to the precipice. A caption below ...
Photograph

Robert Ryan in "God's Little Acre"

Date: 1958
Description: Robert Ryan, as Ty Ty Walden, stands in a large hole he has dug. He looks up to the sky with his arms stretched out. There is a large log propped up agains...
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Spencer Tracy in Captains Courageous

Date: 1937
Description: Publicity photograph of Spencer Tracy as Manuel in the film Captains Courageous. He is wearing a knit stocking cap and corduroy coat.
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Peter Weller in Robocop

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Description: Portrait of Peter Weller as Murphy in the movie Robocop. He is wearing a jacket with a Detroit Police department patch on the shoulder.
Photograph

"Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ" Prop

Date: 1925
Description: An artist posing with a large statue that was used in the film "Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ." The artist is standing on the top step of a wooden staircase a...
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Pearl White Clamming

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Description: Actress Pearl White stands on the beach with two small boys — Billie and Buddie — one of whom is her nephew. The three are digging for clams. White wears a...

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