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| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | The stenographer Ethel (played by Fay Tincher) sits on a bench holding hands with Ed (Edward Dillon) as a man in a moustache, probably Ed's father (Max Dav... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | In this courtroom scene still for the Keystone silent comedy "Black Eyes and Blue," the judge is played by Jack Henderson. The woman in the black hat is pr... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | J. Courtleigh Brice (a spoiled son of wealth played by Harry Benham wearing a monocle) staggers down a path followed by a servant carrying a long box (Clau... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | The American millionaire's daughter Julie King (played by Marguerite Snow, left) shows the way out to J. Courtleigh Brice (Harry Benham in a monocle) to th... |
| Date: | 02 21 1927 |
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| Description: | Head and shoulders star head publicity photograph of comedian Max Davidson in suit and necktie. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Publicity still of silent film comedian Billy Quirk used to announce his engagement with the Solax Film Company in 1912. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | The blacksmith's assistant (played by Buster Keaton) files his nails as his employer (Joe Roberts) looms over him in a scene still from the 1922 silent com... |
| Date: | 01 05 1961 |
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| Description: | Scene from "Here We Go Again", an amateur variety show put on as entertainment for the 1961 Twelfth Night party at Nakoma School. Four cast members of the ... |
| Date: | 03 14 1961 |
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| Description: | The Beth Israel Players will present an original musical comedy, "Room for One More" in the auditorium of Beth Israel Center. Shown in a scene from the pla... |
| Date: | 03 24 1950 |
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| Description: | Front cover of a farewell dinner menu from the Italian Line ship Saturnia, with two Commedia dell' Arte characters: Tartaglia, a rotund figure who w... |
| Date: | 03 24 1950 |
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| Description: | Front cover of a farewell dinner menu from the Italian Line ship Saturnia, with two Commedia dell' Arte characters: Pantalone, a black masked figure... |
| Date: | 03 24 1950 |
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| Description: | Front cover of a farewell dinner menu from the Italian Line ship Saturnia, with three Commedia dell' Arte characters: Corallina, who wears a black m... |
| Date: | 03 24 1950 |
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| Description: | Front cover of a farewell dinner menu from the Italian Line ship Saturnia, with three Commedia dell' Arte characters: Stenterello, who wears a jacke... |
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| Description: | Outdoor portrait of John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd as Jake and Elwood Blues from the film The Blues Brothers. They are both wearing dark sunglasses. B... |
| Date: | 01 21 1954 |
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| Description: | Members of the Madison Figure Skating Club held their annual winter party at the Truax Field Arena. The event was organized on a circus theme. Gordon Sinyk... |
| Date: | 01 21 1954 |
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| Description: | Members of the Madison Figure Skating Club held their annual winter party at the Truax Field Arena. The event was organized on a circus theme. Marie McNeil... |
| Date: | 01 21 1954 |
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| Description: | Members of the Madison Figure Skating Club held their annual winter party at the Truax Field Arena. The event was organized on a circus theme. Robert Beck ... |
| Date: | 01 21 1954 |
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| Description: | Members of the Madison Figure Skating Club held their annual winter party at the Truax Field Arena. The event was organized on a circus theme. Dorothy Maso... |
| Date: | 04 26 1954 |
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| Description: | Visiting in the atrium of University of Wisconsin Union Theater prior to the performance of the musical comedy, "Wait and See," are (left to right): Profes... |
| Date: | 04 26 1954 |
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| Description: | Visiting in the atrium of University of Wisconsin Union Theater prior to the performance of the musical comedy, "Wait and See," are (left to right): Dave W... |
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