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Under the Gaslight Poster

Date: 1867
Description: Lithograph poster for Augustin Daly's 1867 play Under the Gaslight, depicting Snorkey the one-armed Civil War veteran tied to the railroad tracks, w...
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Chromolithograph of John Bunny

Date: 1913
Description: Undated color lithograph of the Vitagraph star John Bunny mounted on card stock.
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Poster for "The Shaughraun"

Date: 1875
Description: Color lithograph on paper. Title across top in caps. Below it a scene in a pub featuring three men, with the central figure propping a foot on a wooden buc...
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Poster for "The Man, the Maid and the Money"

Date: 1911
Description: Color lithograph poster. Title runs across top and the poster features a portrait of Dan Russell, whose name runs across the bottom. The famous comedian...
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Poster for "Don't Lie to Your Wife"

Date: 1912
Description: Color lithograph. The top banner reads: "C.S. Primrose presents the musical comedy farce 'Don't Lie to Your Wife'." Below this, upper right, is the author'...
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"Der Killer von Alabama" (Battling Butler) Film Poster

Date: 1960
Description: German film poster for the re-release of the American film. Large image of a boxing glove, with the top of Buster Keaton's head wearing a hat and his glove...
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"The Voice of Hollywood" Poster

Date: 1931
Description: Poster for the short "The Voice of Hollywood" starring Robert Montgomery, Lola Lane, and Jean Hersholt, among others. There is a woman's face and microphon...
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Amadeus Lobby Card

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Description: Small color lobby card (number 5) for the film Amadeus. Tom Hulce, as Amadeus, works on a score on a billiard table. There are pages of the score sc...
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"Knute Rockne All American" Poster

Date: 1940
Description: Poster for the 1940 film "Knute Rockne All American." Pat O'Brien's face is at the top part of the poster. Ronald Reagan is kicking his leg up in the air o...
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"The Tigress" Poster

Date: 1927
Description: Poster for the film "The Tigress" starring Jack Holt and Dorothy Revier. A woman is lying in a bed and looking at a man, dressed in a suit, who is leaning ...
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"Husbands for Rent" Poster

Date: 1927
Description: Poster for the film "Husbands for Rent." A woman, wearing a blue sleeveless nightgown, is looking down at a man wearing pajamas sleeping on a sofa.
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"Madden of the Mounted" Poster

Date: 1928
Description: Poster for the film "Madden of the Mounted." Scene in a room of a man holding a chair and lunging towards a woman standing in an open doorway. Another man,...
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"The Lure of a Woman" Poster

Date: 1921
Description: Poster for the film "The Lure of a Woman." A man, woman, and a little girl are standing on the steps of a house. The little girl is reaching out to a woma...
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"The Flaming Crisis" Poster

Date: 1924
Description: Poster for the film "The Flaming Crisis." A is man laying on a cot in a jail with his hand raised to protect himself. Standing near the cot is a ghost wear...
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"Argentine Love" Lobby Card

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Description: Lobby card for the 1924 film "Argentine Love" starring Bebe Daniels and Ricardo Cortez. The woman in the center has a look of fear on her face as people ar...
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"The Ice Flood" Lobby Card

Date: 1926
Description: Lobby card for the film "The Ice Flood." The main image shows a man standing over another man in a makeshift boxing ring with a crowd all around them. The ...
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"The Silent Avenger" Lobby Card

Date: 1927
Description: Lobby card for the film "The Silent Avenger." A man in pajamas and wearing a top hat is sitting on a bed playing a trombone. Thunder the dog is sitting nex...
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Imitation of Life lobby card

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Description: Lobby card for the 1959 film "Imitation of Life" starring Lana Turner, Sandra Dee, and Juanita Moore. The image on the card shows Lora Meredith (Lana Turn...
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North by Northwest lobby card

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Description: Lobby card for the 1959 film "North by Northwest" starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint. The card shows Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) being chased by a c...
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The Shaggy Dog lobby card

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Description: Title lobby card for the 1959 film "The Shaggy Dog" starring Fred MacMurray and Jean Hagen. The card has a drawing of Wilson Daniels (Fred MacMurray) face...

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