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Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn in "The Adventures of Robin Hood"

Date: 1938
Description: Olivia de Havilland (playing Maid Marian) and Errol Flynn (Robin Hood) in a hand-colored publicity still from director Michael Curtiz's film "The Adventure...
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U.S.S. Wisconsin

Date: 1957
Description: View of the U.S.S. Wisconsin docked during decommissioning ceremonies in preparation for its final cruise. A number of sailors can be seen on deck.
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Ceremony on Board U.S.S. Wisconsin

Date: 1957
Description: Ceremony beneath the guns on board the U.S.S. Wisconsin. A number of spectators and sailors are seated in the foreground, and uniformed sailors line...
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Young Girl in Native American Costume

Date: 1902
Description: A young girl posing in Native American costume with bow and arrow in a studio. The image was likely used as a model for an advertising artist.
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Studio Portrait of Henry Rice Hill

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Native American man posed sitting. Henry Rice Hill, wearing native dress, and holding a steel head toma...
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Menominee Indian Performer

Date: 1958
Description: Image is an outdoor portrait of a performer wearing a fringed vest, beaded necklace and headdress, and holding a small axe. Member of the Peavey Falls grou...
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Sessue Hayakawa and Beatrice LaPlante in a scene still for "The Beggar Prince"

Date: 1920
Description: In this scene still for the silent drama "The Beggar Prince, the Prince of the Island of Desire (played by Sessue Hayakawa) and Olala (Beatrice LaPlante) w...
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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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Allied Soldiers

Date: 1916
Description: Allied soldiers gathered near an entrance to an unknown establishment. A sign in French above the entrance is not legible, but there is an image of a crick...
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Kirk Douglas as Spartacus

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Description: Publicity photograph of Kirk Douglas as Spartacus, holding a large knife in one hand and standing in a threatening pose on a set of stairs. He is dressed a...
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Gisholt 52" Vertical Boring Mill

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Description: Gisholt 52" vertical boring mill. The machine has a turret head on the left hand side and "an attachment for crowning pulleys or fly wheels, capable of fin...
Drawing

Third Fight with the Iroquois

Date: 1615
Description: Illustration of the Huron Indians and French explorers attacking an Iroquois fort near present day Fenner, New York. A wooden platform was constructed to f...
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Daily Limit

Date: 1952
Description: Two unidentified hunters with recently killed Ruffed Grouse in the St. Croix River area.
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Gun Cart Crated for Shipment

Date: 01 30 1918
Description: Gun cart crated for shipment on factory floor, labeled "US Machine Gun Cart." There is a backdrop behind the crate.
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Gun Cart Crated for Shipment

Date: 01 30 1918
Description: Gun cart crated for shipment on factory floor, labeled "US Machine Gun Cart." There is a backdrop behind the crate, and behind that are materials stored on...
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Gun Cart Crated for Shipment

Date: 01 30 1918
Description: Gun cart crated for shipment on factory floor, labeled "US Machine Gun Cart." There is a backdrop behind the crate.
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Gun Cart Crated for Shipment

Date: 01 30 1918
Description: Gun cart crated for shipment on factory floor, labeled "US Machine Gun Cart." There is a backdrop behind the crate.
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Ethan Allen

Date: 07 1922
Description: Sketch of Revolutionary War officer Ethan Allen, depicted standing on a hill with his sword drawn. Another soldier is in the background. Appears on the cov...
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Rodolfo Acosta in Death Valley Days

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Description: Publicity photograph of Rodolfo Acosta in a scene from the TV show Death Valley Days. Acosta plays a Mexican bandit and has two bandoliers full of ...
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Forrest Tucker in Death Valley Days

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Description: Promotional photograph of actor Forrest Tucker for the TV show Death Valley Days. Tucker is crouched behind a wooden structure and points a revolve...

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