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Reconstruction for a Movie Set
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View of a downtown area reconstructed for a movie location set. Several contemporary automobiles are seen in the background. Men are working on on two different storefronts, and a dog stands on a boardwalk in the foreground.
September 18, 1961
Vanderbilt, Paul
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W013A1E
WHi 66551
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Movie Set Construction
September 18, 1961
Several men constructinbg a movie set in a small, downtown area.
"Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man" Movie Set
October 3, 1961
Caption on negative jacket reads, "The 20th Century Fox motion picture studio crew at work filming 'Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man,' based on Ernest Hemingway's published stories of his you...
Motion Picture Set
October 3, 1961
View of a downtown street, altered by 20th Century Fox motion picture studio for scenes in the movie "Young Man." For filming, local people dressed the part as extras and vehicles from the year 191...
Cornfield with Old Sign
August 20, 1961
A weathered sign is posted on a fence near the edge of a cornfield. There is a patch of milkweed in front of the fence.
Two Painters Paint Side of Building
September 18, 1961
Two painters sit on an elevated, wooden plank suspended between two ladders. They are painting the side of the "County Power and Light Co" building. The building was painted to be used in a motion ...
Wrecked Automobile Remnants
August 19, 1961
Several wrecked automobiles lay on the edge of a wooded area. Shrubs grow around, and in, the automobile remains.
