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Ed Sullivan as a Little Boy

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Description: Portrait of Ed Sullivan when he was two or three years old. He is wearing a coat with a large collar, and five big buttons and pleats down the front.
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J. Edgar Hoover

Date: 06 03 1947
Description: Quarter length left side profile portrait of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Hoover is wearing a pinstriped suit with a white shirt and dark tie. The handwri...
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Babe Ruth at Bat

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Description: View across field towards Babe Ruth at bat during a baseball game, taken from ground level. Ruth's right side is to the camera and he is holding the bat ab...
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Jack Dempsey

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Description: Trainer Jerry "The Greek" Luvadis is putting something on boxer Jack Dempsey's throat during a training session. Dempsey is wearing headgear and a robe and...
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Johnny Dundee

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Description: Posed portrait of boxer Johnny Dundee. He is standing with one arm extended, and the other arm bent and tucked into his chest. Both of his fists are closed...
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James Farley

Date: 04 22 1935
Description: Postmaster General James Farley speaking at the ceremony to lay the cornerstone for the new post office in Haverstraw, New York. Three large microphones, i...
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Gene Tunney

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of boxer Gene Tunney. He is looking directly at the camera and is wearing a white shirt. The handwritten inscription to Ed Sull...
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Mickey Cochrane

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Description: Portrait of baseball player Mickey Cochrane. He is wearing the uniform of the Philadelphia Athletics, and a baseball cap. Cochrane has one hand on his hip ...
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Bishop Fulton Sheen

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. He is looking directly at the camera and is wearing a priestly frock coat and white clerical collar....
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Irving Berlin

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Description: Portrait from above of Irving Berlin sitting at a piano. Berlin has his hands on the keyboard, as if playing, and is looking up at the camera. The handwrit...
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Thomas E. Dewey

Date: 10 29 1947
Description: Portrait of New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey. He is looking directly at the camera and is wearing a three piece suit with a white shirt and white handkerc...
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General George Kenney

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Description: Portrait of United States Army Air Force General George C. Kenney. He is wearing a dress uniform and cap. The handwritten inscription reads: "To Ed Sulliva...
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Cardinal Francis Spellman

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Description: Portrait of Cardinal Francis Spellman. He is standing next to a chair and is holding a biretta (hat) in one hand and wearing his choir dress. Spellman is a...
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Ed Sullivan, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby

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Description: Ed Sullivan, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and an unidentified man are smiling and walking on a golf course. Spectators are stand behind a rope in back of the four...

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