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The Great Train Robbery

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Robbers, guns drawn, escort the engineer from the locomotive in a scene from The Great Train Robbery.

Date Created:
1903
Creator:
Porter, Edwin S.

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Creator Porter, Edwin S.
Date Created 1903

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Conditions For Use This image is issued by the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research. For further information, contact WCFTR. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Center. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied for resale or distribution as a photoprint, used as agency stock, or used in any other enterprise. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research.
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W014E9R
Legacy ID
WHi 23396

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