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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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Vending Machines

Date: 04 20 1967
Description: High school freshman use vending machines for lunch.
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Labor Day Festival

Date: 09 06 1988
Description: A young girl listens to a speech at the Racine Laborfest. She holds a balloon imprinted with the slogan, "Buy Union Buy American."
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Publicity Portrait of Irene Castle

Date: 1916
Description: Full-length publicity portrait of Irene Castle posed in a studio in front of a painted backdrop. She looking over her shoulder at the camera and is wearing...
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Bartender, Sandra Gaertner

Date: 01 06 1972
Description: Bartender, Sandra Gaertner and her fabulous hair standing behind the bar at Walter's on North Avenue. Two male customers are seated at the bar in the backg...
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Huntley Gordon and Irene Castle in "The Invisible Bond"

Date: 1919
Description: Huntly Gordon (in character as Harleth Crossey) and Irene Castle (as Marcia Crossey) pose outdoors in a full-length publicity photograph for "The Invisible...
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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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Irene Castle in "Patria"

Date: 1917
Description: Irene Castle in a gauzy tulle and satin dress in a full-length pose in a publicity photograph for the silent film "Patria" (International 1917).
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Irene Castle in "Patria"

Date: 1916
Description: Irene Castle in a gauzy tulle and satin dress poses full-length in an air-brushed publicity photograph. The caption printed on the back of the print reads:...
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Charles Ray in "The Sheriff's Son"

Date: 1919
Description: Royal Beaudry (played by Charles Ray) peers cautious from the open door of a rough stone building with a revolver in his hand in a scene still from "The Sh...
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John Gilbert as a Baby with His Mother

Date: 1898
Description: Actor John Gilbert as a baby with his mother. She is lying on the floor on her stomach, resting on her elbows with her head up. Her knees are bent and her ...
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Ruth Chatterton in The Man With a Load of Mischief

Date: 1925
Description: Ruth Chatterton and Ralph Forbes posing in costumes from the play The Man With a Load of Mischief. Chatterton holds a riding crop and wears a long v...
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Louis Haines and Pearl White seated in a scene still

Date: 1921
Description: The banker J. Peter Weathersby (played by Louis Haines grinning with a cigar in his hand) sits beside Sally Marrio (Pearl White) who is delivering a pair o...
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Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne Picking Fruit

Date: 1949
Description: Alfred Lunt standing on a wooden ladder and picking plums from a tree in the Ten Chimneys orchard. Lynn Fontanne stands below holding a basket to collect t...
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Boy Riding Unicycle with His Pet Raccoon

Date: 07 25 1967
Description: Newspaper caption reads: "Passersby don't know it, but what appears to be a coonskin cap around the neck of Todd Vasas, 16, of 2773 S. Shore Drive, is the ...
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Sid Showing Off His Catch

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Description: Full-length portrait of Sid holding a northern pike on a stringer in front of what may be a cabin.
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Edith Head and Janet Leigh

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Description: Janet Leigh and Edith Head standing next to a table with five Oscar statues. Edith is holding an Oscar statue in her hands. Janet is wearing a full-length ...
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Buster Keaton

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Description: Buster Keaton sitting outdoors and holding an oversize book and pencil. The book is for New Year Resolutions in 1929.
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Theda Bara

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Description: Theda Bara posing in front of a wall or backdrop that looks like a forest. She is holding strands of beads, which are attached to her dress, in each hand. ...
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Chaplin, Pickford and Fairbanks

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Description: Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks standing next to each other. Chaplin has his feet turned inward while Pickford and Fairbanks have thei...

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