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| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | White Studio portrait of vaudevillian Bert Williams. |
| Date: | 04 15 1932 |
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| Description: | Comedians Ole Olsen and "Chic" Johnson, called "the mirth provokers of a nation," posing in front of a streetcar that displays an advertisement for their "... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Bert Williams (right) and Leon Errol (left) are a cabbie and his fare from the 1912 Ziegfield Follies. The cab is drawn by a rumpled pantomime horse. Behin... |
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| Description: | Lulu Glaser (1874-1958), renowned Victorian/Edwardian comedic actress and singer. |
| Date: | 01 17 1944 |
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| Description: | Navy sailor standing at a microphone performing a comedy act. |
| Date: | 09 24 1932 |
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| Description: | Snub Pollard, Walter Hiers, and Ben Turpin, about to throw pies at Bjelde's Pie Shop, located at 302 North Francis Street. |
| Date: | 04 16 1932 |
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| Description: | Ole Olson and Chic Johnson milking cows in front of the Orpheum, 216 State Street, promoting their show "Atrocities of 1932" at the Orpheum. |
| Date: | 04 16 1932 |
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| Description: | Olson & Johnson milking cows in front of the Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street, promoting their show "Atrocities of 1932." |
| Date: | 11 27 1931 |
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| Description: | Copy photograph of Actor Clyde Cook in costume, for the RKO Orpheum Theatre, with a signature that reads "Blosey, Chicago." |
| Date: | 11 21 1930 |
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| Description: | Indoor portrait of two men in hats and tail coats. Taken for Albert Comisky. |
| Date: | 08 16 1952 |
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| Description: | Audrey Lewis, health education director at the YWCA, Carol Radichel, and Mrs. Merrell Vertein standing around a jukebox at a YWCA square dance. |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Gloria Swanson and Bobby Vernon in a scene from "Haystacks and Steeples". |
| Date: | 12 26 1948 |
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| Description: | Top-hatted master of ceremonies, Stanton Stavrum, looks on as Robert Smith, Charles Van Deitz, and Hugh Benidict in mop wigs and dresses, rehearse singing ... |
| Date: | 02 07 1949 |
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| Description: | Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Church, the Highlands, in costume, posing as actors in a scene from "Taming of the Shrew"; part of a comedy program, "A Combine of ... |
| Date: | 02 07 1949 |
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| Description: | Committee members creating the guest program for "A Combine of Comedy" produced by Phi Beta. Left to right: Mrs. Gordon (Eleanor) Rowley, 904 Oakland Avenu... |
| Date: | 02 07 1949 |
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| Description: | Four women in costume, posing in a scene from "Lyristrata"; part of a comedy program, "A Combine of Comedy" produced by Phi Beta in the play circle of the ... |
| Date: | 01 30 1950 |
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| Description: | Three Central High School youths known as "Three Gobs" perform a comedy routine at the anniversary dance at the Loft Community Center, 16 East Doty Street.... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Film still - exterior with a man standing near a high wall of plaster or cement, holding a large bag of props. |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Film still - interior - actress wrapped as a mummy. |
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| Description: | Crowd gathered on Main Street to see a poster and hear a band announcing the "Buchanan Comedy, Tonight." |
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