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A Merry Christmas

Date: 1910
Description: Holiday postcard with an ornate design of two square frames, filled with Santa on the left and a girl on the right, and an oval frame in the middle filled ...
Postcard

Santa and Girl in Sleigh

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Description: Photographic postcard of Santa and a young girl, Mary Jane Turner, in his sleigh. Her head is next to his and her arm is around his shoulders. Reindeer can...
Photograph

John Gilbert and Ramon Novarro

Date: 1926
Description: Actors John Gilbert and Ramon Novarro compare their moustaches. Gilbert is in costume.
Photograph

John Gilbert's Publicity Still for "The Show"

Date: 1927
Description: Publicity still for the film "The Show." John Gilbert is seen in profile — he is wearing a hat, striped shirt, and a scarf around his neck.
Photograph

John Gilbert in "Redemption"

Date: 1930
Description: Head and shoulders publicity still of actor John Gilbert for the film Redemption which was released in 1930. He looks directly at the viewer and is wearing...
Photograph

Santa and Two Friends

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Description: An African American Santa Claus has his arms around an African American man and woman in what appears to be a restaurant. There is wall paper and posters b...
Photograph

Fancy Ball at Villa Louis

Date: 1898
Description: Dousman family and house party guests dressed for a fancy ball. They are posed on the staircase and in the hall and are wearing fancy dress or costumes. On...
Photograph

Don Ameche in The Three Musketeers

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Description: Publicity photograph of Don Ameche in character as D'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers. He has long hair, a thin mustache and goatee. The costume inc...
Photograph

Cecil's Boot Ranch

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Description: Portrait of Jerry Smotherman, an employee of Cecil's Sandals and Boot Ranch, sitting on a western saddle placed over the back of the Southeast Asian-styled...
Photograph

Tableau

Date: 1905
Description: Three young women and five young men, three of whom are in military uniform, are posing in a scene from a play. There is patriotic bunting hanging from the...
Photograph

Milwaukeeans as Characters from Faust

Date: 04 21 1876
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Jim [James] Whaling, Frank Cramer, and Lina Martin in costume as Mephistopheles, Faust, and Marguerite from Johann Wolfgang von...

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