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Valda Valkyrien

Date: 1916
Description: Publicity portrait of Valda Valkyrien, known as "The Movie Star of Denmark."
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"Haystacks and Steeples" Scene

Date: 1916
Description: Gloria Swanson and Bobby Vernon in a scene from "Haystacks and Steeples".
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Jesse Lasky

Date: 1915
Description: Undated studio portrait of Jesse Lasky, pioneer motion picture producer, with his autograph.
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Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Gish

Date: 1923
Description: Backlit publicity still of Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, and Dorothy Gish.
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D.W. Griffith, Mae Marsh, and Ivor Novello

Date: 05 07 1923
Description: Original caption: "D.W. Griffith rehearses Mae Marsh and Ivor Novello for scene in his forthcoming production of The White Rose in spot near Miami,...
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Lenore Ulric, Publicity Photograph in South Seas Costume

Date: 1915
Description: In this publicity still for the 1915 Triumph film release The Better Woman, Lenore Ulric wears a grass skirt and a quantity of beads.
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A Small Boy, an English bulldog, and Blanche Sweet on a Bench

Date: 1920
Description: Original caption: "It's Blanche Sweet's own dog, but a neighbor's child."
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Margaret Talmadge, Norma Talmadge, and her Pomeranian Dog

Date: 1918
Description: The actress Norma Talmadge is posed outdoors in an athletic outfit, black bloomers with white tassels, holding her Pomeranian dog "Dinky." Next to her is h...
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Norma Talmadge in a Tree with her Pomeranian Dog

Date: 1918
Description: Norma Talmadge sits on a branch of an oak tree with her Pomeranian "Dinky." Talmadge wears black bloomers with white tassels and a black head scarf.
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Niles Welch and a Hudson Automobile

Date: 1918
Description: Silent film actor Niles Welch is stepping up onto the running board of a 1918 Hudson Super Six touring limousine. He wears a casual suit with a belted coat...
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Film Still of Movie Poster for "The Boss of the Lazy 'Y'"

Date: 1918
Description: Movie poster using a heavily retouched film still for "The Boss of the Lazy 'Y,'" a western genre film. Shown is actor Roy Stewart playing Calumet Marston ...
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Film Still of Movie Poster for "The Boss of the Lazy 'Y'"

Date: 1918
Description: Movie poster using a heavily retouched film still for "The Boss of the Lazy 'Y,'" a western. Shown on the right is actor Roy Stewart, playing Calumet Marst...
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Film Still from "Dollars and Sense"

Date: 1916
Description: Film still depicting a young man handing a bouquet of flowers to a young woman; no scenery.
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Frank Keenan and Family

Date: 1918
Description: Original caption: "Frank Keenan, Star of Pathé Plays, snapped with Mrs. Keenan, their two daughters, son-in-law, and grand children just before his departu...
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Wallace Reid and His Son with Christmas Tree

Date: 1919
Description: Silent film actor Wallace Reid sits at the foot of a Christmas tree with a teddy bear and his young son Wallace Reid, Jr. in his lap. A dog rests on the fl...
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Marguerite Snow and Daughter

Date: 1916
Description: Silent film actress Marguerite Snow with her daughter Julie Jane Cruze on her knee. Behind them are theatrical scenery flats. The older man admiring the ch...
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Bryant Washburn with his Father, Grandmother and Baby Son

Date: 1916
Description: Original caption: "Four Generations of Washburns. Bryant Washburn, Essanay star, photographed with his grandmother, his father and his son. All 'Bryant Was...
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Claire Windsor and her Son David Willis Bowes Jr.

Date: 1922
Description: Silent film star Claire Windsor in a lacy summer dress and sun hat with her small son Billy outdoors.
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Claire Windsor and her Son David Willis Bowes Jr.

Date: 1922
Description: Silent film star Claire Windsor in a lacy summer dress and sun hat sits on the grass with her small son Billy.
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Aching Youth Poster

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Description: Photograph of a poster for the 1928 film Aching Youth starring Charley Chase. Chase stands at the center of the poster with his hands on his hips. H...

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