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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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Roscoe Arbuckle

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Description: Undated portrait of Roscoe Arbuckle, autographed as follows: Very Truly Yours, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle P.S. TO HELL WITH THE KAISER.
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Samuel Goldwyn and his Wife, Frances Goldwyn

Date: 1925
Description: Samuel Goldwyn and (the second) Mrs. Goldwyn (nee Frances Howard) after their marriage in Jersey City. Photo by Ira L. Hill's Studio.
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Anita Loos

Date: 1918
Description: The writer Anita Loos and the director John Emerson looking over a script on a film set. Emerson has a pince-nez on a cord and sits in a director's chair. ...
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Lionel Barrymore

Date: 1917
Description: The actor Lionel Barrymore in a studio portrait by Herman Miskin of New York. His arms are crossed, and he wears a pinstriped suit. A caption pasted on ...
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D.W. Griffith

Date: 1920
Description: Studio portrait of the director D.W. Griffith by Frank Bangs of New York.
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D. W. Griffith

Date: 1916
Description: Studio portrait of director D. W. Griffith wearing a straw boater. Original caption: "David W. Griffith, Reliance-Majestic."
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Billy Bitzer and D. W. Griffith

Date: 1919
Description: Cameraman G. W. "Billy" Bitzer and director D. W. Griffith on location in the snow filming Way Down East (Griffith, 1920). Bitzer stands behind a Pa...
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D. W. Griffith

Date: 1918
Description: Studio portrait of the director D. W. Griffith wearing an overcoat and homburg hat.
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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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Marshall Neilan and Marjorie Daw publicity still

Date: 1920
Description: Marshall Neilan, the director of Don't Ever Marry (1920), and Marjorie Daw, the female lead. Original caption: "NIX ON THE FANCY FOOD, SAYS MARSHA...
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Young Orson Welles

Date: 1946
Description: A dramatic, glamorous portrait of a young Orson Welles holding a cigar.
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Autographed Orson Welles Portrait

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Description: Portrait of a young, handsome Orson Welles with an inscription.
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Franklin J. Schnaffner

Date: 1978
Description: Franklin J. Schnaffner, director of "The Boys from Brazil" (Fox, 1978) in a quarter-length portrait taken during production. He wears a dark cap.
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Sound Booth Operator

Date: 1931
Description: The mixer in a sound booth talks to actor Ramon Novarro and director Jacques Feyder as they record dialogue for the film "Son of India."
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Emil Jannings and Jesse Lasky

Date: 10 18 1926
Description: Original caption attached to the print: "Emil Jannings German movie star arrived today. Emil Jannings, German actor who was born in Brooklyn in 1886 return...
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D.W. Griffith Directing Miriam Cooper

Date: 1916
Description: D.W. Griffith, wearing a straw hat, directs Miriam Cooper in "Intolerance." Cameraman Billy Bitzer is obscured by the Pathé camera he is cranking. Behind h...
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Billy Bitzer and D.W. Griffith

Date: 1920
Description: Cameraman G.W. Bitzer and director D.W. Griffith stand in the snow on a New Jersey street in a publicity still for "Way Down East." They are posed with Bit...
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"Fit to Fight" Production Still

Date: 1917
Description: The actor Paul Kelly (playing Hank Simpson) sits next to director Edward H. Griffith in front of a cameraman and his Debrie motion picture camera in a prod...
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"Martha's Vindication" Production Still

Date: 1916
Description: Original caption: "Photographing Norma Talmadge on the Highest Spot in New York" "The patient still man has caught Norma Talmadge and her leading man Euge...

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