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Rudolph Valentino and Rosa Rosanova

Date: 1922
Description: Rudolph Valentino puts his arm around Rosa Rosanova in a publicity still for the silent drama Blood and Sand.
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Mae Marsh Publicity Still for "The Birth of a Nation"

Date: 1915
Description: Publicity still from the silent film The Birth of a Nation of Mae Marsh with her hands held to her face.
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Kitty Gordon and Two Dogs in Sunroom

Date: 1918
Description: Kitty Gordon and two dogs in a sunroom. The star of musical comedy, vaudeville, and silent films, Kitty Gordon, and two dogs, wolfhounds or deerhounds. ...
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Lenore Ulric in "Her Own People"

Date: 1916
Description: Full-length publicity portrait of Leonore Ulric who played Alona in "Her Own People."
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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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Lillian Gish and Dorothy Gish

Date: 1921
Description: Lillian Gish, in costume as Henriette Girard, and Dorothy Gish, as Louise Girard, in a publicity photograph for D.W. Griffith's 1921 production "Orphans of...
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Lillian Gish and William Powell in "Romola"

Date: 1925
Description: Romola (played by Lillian Gish) and Tito Melema (William Powell) standing before the altar during their wedding in a scene still for Henry King's productio...
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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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"Murphey's I.O.U." Publicity Still

Date: 1913
Description: Murphy the cop (played by Fred Mace) kneels as he is tormented by his wife (Dot Farley) who chokes him with one hand and raps him on the head with the othe...
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Kathlyn Williams and Bell & Howell Camera

Date: 1920
Description: Actress Kathlyn Williams wearing an evening dress sits in William C. de Mille's director's chair holding his small megaphone. Behind her is one of the Bell...
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Full-length Pola Negri Publicity Still

Date: 1925
Description: Pola Negri stands in front of a shiny satin theater curtain and is dressed for the role of the Countess Elnora Natatorini in the 1925 Paramount production ...
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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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