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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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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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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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Shelley Winters

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Description: Shelley Winters sitting on top of a piano. She is wearing a long gown and long gloves, and a bracelet. She is smiling seductively at the camera.
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Still from "Three Weeks"

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Description: The Queen (Aileen Pringle) looks at Paul Verdayne (Conrad Nagel) as he kneels next to her chair in a scene from the 1924 film "Three Weeks". His head is be...
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Scene from "Graustark"

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Description: Prince Gabriel (Marc McDermott) kisses the hand of Princess Yetive (Norma Talmadge) as Dagmar (Wanda Hawley) kneels beside her and looks on in a scene from...
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Scene from "Graustark"

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Description: Grenfall Lorry (Eugene O'Brien) kisses and nuzzles the hand of Princess Yetive (Norma Talmadge) in a scene from the 1925 film "Graustark". The two are dres...
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Pearl White on the RMS Olympic

Date: 07 05 1913
Description: Actress Pearl White stands on the deck of the RMS Olympic with four other women and four men. All are dressed very nicely and two of the women hold large ...
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Pearl White and Virginia Chang

Date: 07 03 1936
Description: Pearl White welcomed to Shanghai by Virginia Chang, the daughter of the Chinese minster to Chile. Both women are dressed very nicely.
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Helen Ferguson portrait with feather boa

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson wears a very large feather boa in a portrait along with a sparkly leaf shaped headpiece.
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Helen Ferguson holding feather fan

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Description: Full length photograph of actress Helen Ferguson. She stands in profile to the camera with one hand on her hip and the other holding a feather fan. Fergu...
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Helen Ferguson with mandolin

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson holds a mandolin in a publicity photograph. She wears a headband, hoop earrings, and strands of long beads around her neck.
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Helen Ferguson wearing lace veil

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson poses for a portrait. She looks off to the side and has one hand slightly touching her chin near her ear. She has a long lace veil...
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Helen Ferguson publicity photograph

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson poses for a photograph. Her shoulders are bare and she has a large scarf with lace and fringe wrapped around her. She has her hand...
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Helen Ferguson publicity photograph

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Description: Publicity photograph for the 1923 film The Unknown Purple of actress Helen Ferguson. She stands with one foot against a wall and wears a long tunic...
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Helen Ferguson sitting in chair

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson sits in a large chair with one leg crossed. One hand is curled up against her chest while the other rests on the arm of the chair. ...
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Helen Ferguson at typewriter

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Description: Actress, now press agent, Helen Ferguson sits at a small folding table and types. A small telephone is next to the typewriter. Ferguson sits on a nice ch...
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Helen Ferguson publicity photograph

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson sits with one leg stretched out and has a stern look on her face. She wears a long tunic with pants underneath it. A blurry large ...
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Helen Ferguson holding large feather fan

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson holds a large feather fan behind her head while looking directly at the camera. She wears a strapless dress with dark lace over one...

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