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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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Irene Castle and Vernon Castle in Uniform with German Shepherd Dog

Date: 08 21 1917
Description: Original caption:

"The above picture is the first that has been taken of Mrs. Vernon Castle and her soldier husband since he returned to this country aft...

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Corben Christening

Date: 08 12 1932
Description: RKO motion picture actress Raquel Torres christening the new model airplane manufactured in Madison by Orland Corben. Corben had flown the airplane that br...
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Laird and Ann Margaret

Date: 05 07 1969
Description: Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird of Wisconsin, speaking at a Savings Bond rally at the Pentagon. On the platform is actress Ann Margaret wearing a short ...
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Fontanne in her Drawing Room

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Description: Lynn Fontanne having breakfast in her drawing room at Ten Chimneys.
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Robert Bloch at Table with Janet Leigh

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Description: Robert Bloch (wearing eyeglasses), the author of Psycho, sitting at a table with Janet Leigh. His wife Marion Bloch stands behind him. The man in the bow t...
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Bloch, Crawford and Castle

Date: 08 07 1963
Description: Clipping from a movie magazine of Robert Bloch sitting at a reception table with Joan Crawford and William Castle. The text with the clipping reads "Joan C...
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Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Gish

Date: 1923
Description: Backlit publicity still of Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, and Dorothy Gish.
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Billie Burke with a Camera Outdoors

Date: 1917
Description: Billie Burke wearing fashionable sportswear (a matching set of bloomers, leggings, and cap) points a Kodak roll film camera at the photographer. She stands...
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Billie Burke, Florenz Ziegfeld, and Kid Broad

Date: 1919
Description: Billie Burke, Florenz Ziegfeld, and Kid Broad outside having a conversation. Burke has on athletic wear, bloomers and a sweater. This picture may have been...
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Lenore Ulrich—Morosco Star

Date: 1916
Description: Full-length publicity portrait of Lenore Ulric wearing fashionable cool weather clothes and clutching an umbrella with an extremely long handle.
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Full-length Publicity Portrait of Vola Vale

Date: 1917
Description: Silent film actress Vola Vale wearing a polka dot dress and dark straw hat in a portrait by the Hartsook Studio. She inscribed it to the editor and publish...
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Portrait of Vola Vale

Date: 1917
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Vola Vale, silent film actress who was a leading ingenue for the Balboa Amusement Producing Company.
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Valda Valkyrien, publicity still with shark

Date: 1917
Description: Valda Valkyrien wears a very smart vertically striped dress under a dark double-breasted jacket. Apparently she has just caught a shark on a Florida beach....
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Publicity Photograph of Irene Castle

Date: 1918
Description: Publicity photograph of Irene Castle in a gauzy dress sitting on top of a column.
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Publicity Portrait of Irene Castle

Date: 1916
Description: Full-length publicity portrait of Irene Castle posed in a studio in front of a painted backdrop. She looking over her shoulder at the camera and is wearing...
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Head and Shoulders Portrait of Lina Cavalieri

Date: 12 1918
Description: Publicity portrait of the Italian operatic soprano Lina Cavalieri in pearl necklace and feather covered hat made when she appeared in Famous Players-Lasky ...
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Lina Cavalieri

Date: 03 1919
Description: The Italian operatic soprano Lina Cavalieri with braided hair and wearing sports clothes sits on a rock at her home.
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Margarita Fischer and a Bulldog

Date: 1916
Description: Margarita Fischer, a Harry Pollard Picture Play star, and Pete, an English bulldog.
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Ruth Stonehouse and her Cat, Leo

Date: 1920
Description: Original caption: "Ruth Stonehouse, one of the featured players in the all star cast of The Hope, the latest in Metro's series of pictures founded ...

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