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American Film Company Studio

Date: 1916
Description: General view of the American Film Company studio located at State Street and Mission Street in Santa Barbara, California. The American Film Company, also k...
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Nylon Christmas Tree

Date: 12 12 1965
Description: Portrait of a girl wearing a red top, black pants and pink slippers holding a Santa doll while sitting on the carpet in front of a white nylon Christmas tr...
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Engineer with Telegraph

Date: 06 1942
Description: 3rd engineer aboard the United Fruit Company's S.S. Santa Marta with a telegraph machine. The engineer is shirtless with a towel around his neck. He...
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Lifeboat Drills Aboard a Freighter

Date: 06 1942
Description: Sailors aboard the United Fruit Company's S.S. Santa Marta practice lifeboat drills in the Caribbean. All the men are wearing life jackets, and two ...
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Crewman Eating Dinner

Date: 06 1942
Description: A member of the United Fruit Company's S.S. Santa Marta eating dinner while in the Caribbean. The man is wearing a button-up shirt and is sitting at...
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Smokey Bear and Homer C. Pickens with Airplane

Date: 1950
Description: Smokey Bear cub and his handler, Homer C. Pickens, pose by a Piper Aircraft Corporation airplane named in Smokey's honor prior to flying to Washington, D.C...
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Crewman Off-Duty

Date: 06 1942
Description: An off-duty member of the United Fruit Company's S.S. Santa Marta freighter reading a newspaper. The man is resting against the wall of the ship and...
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Crewmen and Clothesline

Date: 06 1942
Description: Two members of the United Fruit Company's S.S. Santa Marta sitting by the rail on a bench as laundry dries on a clothesline in the foreground. One m...
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Shipmate Off-Duty

Date: 06 1942
Description: Off- duty shipmate on United Fruit Company's S.S. Santa Marta. The man is wearing a first mate hat and a white t-shirt. Behind him is a sink with a ...
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Crewman Aboard Freighter

Date: 06 1942
Description: A crew member of the United Fruit Company's S.S. Santa Marta looking over the side of the freighter at the Caribbean Sea and the clouds. The man is ...
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Edith Storey and Dog Sooner on Train

Date: 11 15 1918
Description: Long time-silent film actress, most notably for Vitagraph and Metro Pictures, Edith Storey, wearing a fox stole, waves good-bye from the platform at the ba...
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Crewman in Bunk

Date: 06 1942
Description: A member of the United Fruit Company's S.S. Santa Marta relaxing in his bunk while reading a book in Spanish and smoking a cigarette. The man is on ...
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Crewman on Deck

Date: 06 1942
Description: A crew member on deck of the United Fruit Company's S.S. Santa Marta while in the Caribbean. He is wearing a white, sleeveless t-shirt and pants wit...
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Cat Aboard United Fruit Company Freighter

Date: 06 1942
Description: A cat is sitting atop a chalkboard with blackout orders written on it as a crew member from the United Fruit Company's S.S. Santa Marta fixes the sm...
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Three Piece Orchestra Aboard Freighter

Date: 06 1942
Description: Men in a three piece orchestra, consisting of a guitar, a violin, and a glass jug, posing for a photograph aboard the United Fruit Company's S.S. Santa ...
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James Kirkwood and Mary Miles Minter

Date: 1917
Description: Original caption: "Mary Miles Minter and her director James Kirkwood in the street of the little old New England Village constructed behind the American F...
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Edith Storey and Dog Sooner on Steps of Train

Date: 11 15 1918
Description: Edith Storey, long-time silent film actress, most notably for Vitagraph and Metro Pictures, wearing a fox stole, waves good-bye from the last car of the Sa...
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Ella Hall and Robert Z. Leonard in a scene still

Date: 1916
Description: Actress Ella Hall sits behind the wheel of an open roadster automobile, perhaps a Stutz Bearcat. Sitting beside her is Robert Z. Leonard costumed for a cou...

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