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Donald Crisp publicity still for "The Birth of a Nation"

Date: 1915
Description: In this publicity still for D.W. Griffith's silent drama "The Birth of a Nation," Donald Crisp wears a U.S. Army uniform for his role as General Ulysses S....
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Henry Walthall publicity still for "The Birth of a Nation"

Date: 1915
Description: In this publicity still for D.W. Griffith's silent drama "The Birth of a Nation," Henry Walthall stands outdoors in a Confederate uniform for his role as C...
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Henry Walthall scene still for "The Birth of a Nation"

Date: 1915
Description: In this half length scene still for D.W. Griffith's silent drama "The Birth of a Nation," Henry Walthall stands outdoors costumed for his role as Ben Camer...
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Studio publicity still of Antonio Moreno

Date: 1923
Description: In this dramatically lit publicity still for the silent drama "Look Your Best," Antonio Moreno wears what appears to be a cupid costume with feathered head...
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Studio publicity still of Antonio Moreno, head and shoulders

Date: 1923
Description: In this dramatically lit publicity still for the silent drama "Look Your Best," Antonio Moreno wears what appears to be an exotic cupid costume with a head...
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Actor Harry Benham, studio portrait

Date: 1914
Description: Silent film star Harry Benham in a head and shoulders portrait by the Lewis-Smith Studio of Chicago, c. 1914.
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Max Davidson, publicity portrait

Date: 02 21 1927
Description: Head and shoulders star head publicity photograph of comedian Max Davidson in suit and necktie.
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Wallace Reid, head and shoulders portrait

Date: 1920
Description: Head and shoulders studio publicity portrait of silent film star Wallace Reid in white tie and tails.
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Studio publicity portrait of Alfred Paget

Date: 1916
Description: Head and shoulders studio publicity portrait of Fine Arts Film Company actor Alfred Paget.
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Karl Dane publicity still

Date: 03 02 1927
Description: Karl Dane wearing and carrying a variety of clothes, including a fur hat, poses by the MGM studio gate in a 1927 publicity still.
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Sidney Poitier and Brock Peters in "Porgy and Bess"

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Description: Porgy (Sidney Poitier) and Crown (Brock Peters) fight one another. Poitier leans out a window and grabs Peters around the neck and wrist. Peters is bendin...
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Still from "The Show"

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Description: In a production still from the 1927 film "The Show," a man with a dark beard wearing a robe holds a large sword above his head. It appears that he is about...
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Robert Harron

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of actor Robert Harron. He is wearing a suit and tie and is leaning forward. The name of the studio and his name are printed in the...
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Robert Harron

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Description: Waist-up publicity portrait of actor Robert Harron. His arms are crossed and he is smiling at the camera. He is wearing a suit coat, vest, tie and dress sh...
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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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Paul Robeson in Pullman uniform

Date: 1933
Description: Studio publicity portrait of Paul Robeson dressed in a Pullman porter's uniform for the 1933 film "The Emperor Jones."
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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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Rocketship X-M scene still in the rocket

Date: 1950
Description: A scene still for "Rocketship X-M" with, from left to right, Noah Beery Jr., Hugh O'Brian, Lloyd Bridges, Osa Massen, and John Emery in the rocket's engine...
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Ben Welden in a publicity still for "Tough Assignment"

Date: 1949
Description: Ben Welden, playing the gangster Sniffy, poses with his revolver in hand in a dramatic publicity still for "Tough Assignment."
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Publicity still with Frank Richards, an unidentified actor, and Marc Lawrence

Date: 1949
Description: Dramatically lit publicity still with three gangsters, from left to right Frank Richards, an unidentified actor, and Marc Lawrence, for the 1949 production...

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