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Boy Scouts

Date: 1946
Description: Three young men in uniform, most likely boy scouts, standing with a model airplane. The men are being filmed for television at the Iowa State Fair.
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When the President Comes to Town

Date: 1979
Description: Congressman David Obey introduces a local resident (back to camera), to President Jimmy Carter. Many photographers stand around the edge of the group and a...
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"The Broken Coin" Production Still

Date: 1915
Description: Group shot of the cast and crew for the Universal serial "The Broken Coin," taken after shooting the final scene. Grace Cunard and Francis Ford are in the ...
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Shirley Clarke Directing "The Cool World"

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Description: Shirley Clarke directing a scene from "The Cool World" on a city sidewalk. Her back is to the camera, and she is standing giving directions to the camerama...
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Filming "The Cool World"

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Description: Elevated view looking over the railings in front of a building of a crowd of people watching a scene from the film "The Cool World" being shot. The cameram...
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Glynis Johns and David Tomlinson

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Description: Actors Glynis Johns and David Tomlinson, and the film crew, waiting to film an outdoor scene from the 1948 film "Miranda." Men are around a movie camera in...
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Jackie Robinson Behind a Movie Camera

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Description: Jackie Robinson is looking at a movie camera on the set of the 1950 film "The Jackie Robinson Story." He and four other members of the film crew are standi...
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Jackie Robinson and Rachel Robinson

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Description: Jackie Robinson, his wife Rachel Robinson, and a child, probably their son Jackie Robinson Jr. They are sitting in chairs on a baseball field during the ma...
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Louise Beavers and Jackie Robinson

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Description: Actors Louise Beavers and Jackie Robinson are looking at a script together during the production of 1950 film "The Jackie Robinson Story." They are on a ba...
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Jackie Robinson

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Description: Jackie Robinson filming a scene from the 1950 movie "The Jackie Robinson Story." Robinson is sitting on a box on a baseball field holding two baseball bats...
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"History Is Made at Night" Overhead Shot

Date: 1937
Description: View of the set of the 1937 film "History Is Made at Night" taken from above. The scene being shot takes place in a restaurant kitchen. The camera is focus...

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