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Valda Valkyrien

Date: 1916
Description: Publicity portrait of Valda Valkyrien, known as "The Movie Star of Denmark."
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Badger Theater Group

Date: 01 20 1934
Description: Group portrait of three women and two men who are in the Badger theater group in Mt. Horeb participating in the Dane County rural drama tournament. Left to...
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Raquel Torres at Bastick Beauty Shop

Date: 08 12 1932
Description: Actress Raquel Torres has her hair dressed by Rose Bastick at Bastick Beauty Shop, 18 E. Mifflin Street.
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Two Men and a Woman Dressed for "Romance of the Reaper"

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper." The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
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Mae Marsh Publicity Still for "The Birth of a Nation"

Date: 1915
Description: Publicity still from the silent film The Birth of a Nation of Mae Marsh with her hands held to her face.
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Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, John Noble, and George Hill on the set of Sunshine Alley

Date: 1917
Description: The actors, cameraman, and director discuss the script on location for the silent film "Sunshine Alley" (Goldwyn, 1917). On the right is a Bell & Howell mo...
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Irene Castle and Rastus

Date: 1915
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Irene Castle holding her pet monkey Rastus.
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Jennie Rooney

Date: 1930
Description: A young woman poses seated in front of a painted forest backdrop. She wears wings and is wrapped in a diaphanous material. On the left on the ground is a s...
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Mr. & Mrs. Houdini

Date: 1926
Description: Harry and Bess (Beatrice) Houdini in formal attire, the year of his death from acute appendicitis.
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Houdini and Lila Lee in "Terror Island"

Date: 1920
Description: Escape artist Harry Houdini with co-star Lila Lee in the silent film, "Terror Island," a Paramount release. The climax consists of Houdini saving Lee from ...
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Interview with a Star

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Description: Irene Norman, film editor of the "Milwaukee Sentinel," interviewing the film star Bebe Daniels.
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Cast of a Play

Date: 1941
Description: Female cast members of the play “How the Story Grew” performed during the Milwaukee Turners Winterfest.
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Reginald Denny and Mabel Julienne Scott in "The Abysmal Brute"

Date: 1923
Description: The boxer Pat Glendon, Jr. (played by Reginald Denny) and socialite Maude Sangster (Mabel Julienne Scott) glare at each other in a scene still from "The Ab...
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The Four Wives of John Gilbert

Date: 05 26 1932
Description: Composite of four head and shoulders portraits of the three former wives and the fiancée of actor John Gilbert: Olivia Burwell (top left), Leatrice Joy (to...
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John Gilbert and Greta Garbo

Date: 01 1927
Description: John Gilbert and Greta Garbo pose for photograph at the premiere of their film "The Flesh and the Devil." She is wearing a fur coat, white gloves and is ho...
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John Gilbert and Virginia Bruce

Date: 05 30 1932
Description: Three-quarter length portrais of actor John Gilbert and his fiancée Virginia Bruce. Both are smiling — he is looking at her and she is looking at the camer...
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John Gilbert and Greta Garbo

Date: 08 12 1933
Description: Actor John Gilbert and Greta Garbo shake hands and smile at one another their first day on the set of the movie "Queen Christina." She is wearing a fur coa...
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John Gilbert and Marlene Dietrich

Date: 1935
Description: Actor John Gilbert sits next to Marlene Dietrich at a party thrown by Clifton Webb. They are both in formal dress. There are empty dinner plates and a bask...
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"The Cheat" Movie Still

Date: 1915
Description: A menacing Sessu Hayakawa looms over a terrified Fannie Ward in a scene from the silent film "The Cheat" (Paramount 1915). In the upper right hand corner, ...
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Eve Arden Publicity Still

Date: 1938
Description: Publicity still of actress Eve Arden, wearing a fur coat. Caption reads: Different - is the word for this smart hairdress worn by Eve Arden, in Paramount's...

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