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Scene Still from The Twins of Suffering Creek

Date: 1920
Description: Scene still from The Twins of Suffering Creek a western starring William Russell. He is posed with Malcolm Cripe and Helen Stone as the twins (Fox 1...
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William Farnum in "Last of the Duanes"

Date: 1919
Description: William Farnum and a little girl in a scene still from "Last of the Duanes," a silent film based upon a Zane Grey story (Fox, 1919).
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"The Poverty Of Riches" Scene Still

Date: 1921
Description: Tom Donaldson (played by John Bowers) is dressing with the help of his wife Grace (Louise Lovely) in a scene still from "The Poverty of Riches" (Goldwyn 19...
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Church on Easter Sunday

Date: 04 06 1969
Description: Children walking out of church after the Easter Sunday service at St. James United Methodist Church at 1114 West Brown Street.
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Family Camping Trip

Date: 09 06 1988
Description: Family members gather around a campfire to enjoy biscuits and sausages cooked on the grill at Naga-Waukee Park.
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Eating at the Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 07 30 1984
Description: Bertha Hynek of Allenton is eating an ice cream cone while her grandson, Wesley Priesgen, 10, works on an ear of roasted corn.
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Fair Concessions

Date: 07 10 1985
Description: People, including a very eager little girl, stand around a concession stand to buy popcorn, peanuts, cotton candy, snow-cones, and other snacks at the 50th...
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Halloween Parade

Date: 10 31 1977
Description: Thousands of people from the inner city flocked to a Halloween Party given to help keep children off the street during the holiday.
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Fred MacMurray and Maleta Martin MacMurray

Date: 1911
Description: Studio portrait of future actor Fred MacMurray at age 3, posed with his mother Maleta Martin MacMurray.
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Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan in The Kid.

Date: 1921
Description: The tramp (played by Charlie Chaplin) and the kid (Jackie Coogan) peer around a wall with the police officer (Tom Wilson) standing behind them, from The...
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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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Gish Sisters and their Mother

Date: 1900
Description: Mary Robinson McConnell carries her daughter Dorothy Gish and holds her older daughter Lillian Gish by the hand in front of theatrical 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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Early Photograph of Gene Kelly and Family

Date: 1914
Description: Harriet Curran Kelly and her four children in a studio portrait from about 1914. From left to right the children are Eugene, Harriet, Louise, and James. Wi...
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Evelyn Nesbit in a Scene Still from "The Woman Who Gave"

Date: 1918
Description: Original caption: "Evelyn Nesbit and her son Russell Thaw. Miss Nesbit is now a film star, and in her first production, 'The Woman Who Gave' which she made...
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Wallace Reid and his Infant Son

Date: 1918
Description: Silent film star Wallace Reid with his infant son Wallace Reid, Jr., on his knee and a collie dog.
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Wallace Reid, Dorothy Davenport, and their Son

Date: 1920
Description: Original caption: "Wallace Reid, Paramount star, his wife, formerly Dorothy Davenport, and their son William Wallace Reid Jr., otherwise known as Bill, at ...
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Wallace Reid, Dorothy Davenport, and their Son

Date: 1920
Description: Dorothy Davenport Reid, Wallace Reid, Jr., and the silent film star Wallace Reid in bathing suits at the edge of a swimming pool.
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Joseph Santley, Joseph Santley, Jr., and Ivy Sawyer

Date: 1919
Description: Original caption: "Here's the real boss of the Santley Family. Joseph Santley and Ivy Sawyer, stars of the 'Music Box Revue', may have to obey the orders ...
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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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