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Robert Z. Leonard in uniform in a scene still

Date: 1915
Description: Robert Z. Leonard costumed as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army in the Civil War, pauses warily by a window in a scene still for the silent drama "Betty'...
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Breath Control

Date: 12 1976
Description: A man plays a Baritone Tuba for an old-time Civil War band. He is wearing a uniform.
Poster

Under the Gaslight Poster

Date: 1867
Description: Lithograph poster for Augustin Daly's 1867 play Under the Gaslight, depicting Snorkey the one-armed Civil War veteran tied to the railroad tracks, w...
Photograph

William Clifford and Ethel Grandin in "Across the Plains"

Date: 1912
Description: William Clifford and Ethel Grandin in 1860s or 1870s period costume. They are apparently being guarded by two U.S. Army soldiers in this scene still for "A...
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Charles Richman, Mary Maurice, James Morrison, and Norma Talmadge in a scene still

Date: 1915
Description: Mrs. Harrison (played by Mary Maurice) solemnly presents the family sword to her son John Harrison (Charles Richman, on the left) in a scene still for the ...
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Donald Crisp publicity still for "The Birth of a Nation"

Date: 1915
Description: In this publicity still for D.W. Griffith's silent drama "The Birth of a Nation," Donald Crisp wears a U.S. Army uniform for his role as General Ulysses S....
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Henry Walthall publicity still for "The Birth of a Nation"

Date: 1915
Description: In this publicity still for D.W. Griffith's silent drama "The Birth of a Nation," Henry Walthall stands outdoors in a Confederate uniform for his role as C...
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"Birth of a Nation" Street Battle

Date: 1915
Description: Street scene from the film "The Birth of a Nation" featuring a battle between soldiers on foot and members of the Ku Klux Klan on horseback. The men on hor...
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Kalem Studio in Florida

Date: 1908
Description: Photograph of the winter studios of the Kalem Company showing outbuildings on the grounds of the Roseland Hotel on the St. Johns River near Jacksonville, F...
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Freedom School Class

Date: 1964
Description: A group of African American students participating in a Freedom School class outdoors during Freedom Summer. The class, which was held on Tougaloo College ...
Poster

Poster for "Secret Service"

Date: 1896
Description: Color lithograph poster. Title runs across top with author's name, William Gillette, under it in upper right corner. Scene depicts a well-dressed woman sta...
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Scene from "A Dixie Mother"

Date: 
Description: A scene from the 1910 film "A Dixie Mother" shows a woman (Florence Turner) holding a sword and looking at her son played by Carlyle Blackwell. He is wear...
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"1865 Military Ball" at Old World Wisconsin

Date: 06 01 1989
Description: A costumed couple is dancing while four women in costumes are clapping their hands. Caption reads: "Dancers strutted their stuff at an '1865 Military Ball'...
Poster

"In the Year of the Pig"

Date: 02 26 1969
Description: Poster advertising the premiere of Emile de Antonio's documentary film "In the Year of the Pig," at the Symphony II theater in Boston. Although the film wa...
Poster

Poster for "Secret Service"

Date: 1896
Description: Color lithograph poster. Title runs across the top with the author's name just below it upper right. Scene from the drama shows a boy dressed in gray unifo...
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Edgar William Gordon

Date: 01 15 1987
Description: View looking out window at a man who is washing the window. Caption reads: "Edgar Gordon spreads cleanliness and happiness." Edgar William Gordon was a ...
Photograph

1964 George Wallace Campaign

Date: 03 18 1964
Description: George Wallace stands at a podium with bunting and several microphones during a rally for his Presidential primary campaign in Oshkosh. Five other unidenti...
Poster

Law & Order From Saigon to Orangeburg

Date: 1968
Description: Poster with black ink on an orange background. Text at top reads: "Law & Order," and text at the bottom reads: "From Saigon to Orangeburg." There are two i...
Poster

Poster for "The Ensign"

Date: 1892
Description: Color lithograph poster depicting a confrontation between U.S. Navy sailors who are defending the honor of the American flag and British soldiers. “Written...

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