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Mabel Normand and Herbert Rawlinson in a scene still.

Date: 1918
Description: In this scene still from the 1918 Goldwyn production "Back to the Woods," Stephanie Trent (played by Mabel Normand) a rich man's daughter pretending to be ...
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Tom Mix, Kathryn Williams, and Joseph W. Girard in Selig scene still.

Date: 1911
Description: In this scene still from the 1911 Selig silent film "Back to the Primitive," a group of four men dressed for safari (pith helmets, jungle jackets, puttees)...
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Louise Fazenda and John Henry, Jr. in a scene still.

Date: 1918
Description: In a kitchen with a counter covered with baking supplies, Louise Fazenda entertains the child actor John Henry, Jr. with a snake made of dough in a scene s...
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Matt Moore and Seena Owen scene still

Date: 1922
Description: In a rural setting, a pair of young lovers talk. Jerry Newcombe, played by Matt Moore, is bashful. Hester Bevins, played by Seena Owen, is dressed stylishl...
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Crowded Courtroom Scene Still from "Back of the Man"

Date: 1917
Description: Every person in the crowded courtroom is standing in this scene still for the silent drama "Back of the Man." The center of attention is a man with a moust...
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Thomas Meighan scene still for "Back Home and Broke"

Date: 1922
Description: Dressed in the clothes of a roughneck (chambray shirt, corduroy pants, high lace-up boots), Tom Redding (played by Thomas Meighan) works on an oil rig and ...
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Bruce Guerin, Leatrice Joy, and Thomas Meighan in a scene still

Date: 1922
Description: Tucked in bed, the orphaned baby Toodles (played by Bruce Guerin) is attended by Sally Lockwood (Leatrice Joy) who is the secretary of Richard Chester (Tho...
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Frank Keenan in a Scene Still for "The Bride of Hate"

Date: 1917
Description: Louisiana doctor Dudley Duprez, played by Frank Keenan, makes a fist and glares angrily in a scene still for "The Bride of Hate," a drama of miscegenation ...
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Pedro de Cordoba and Elsie Ferguson scene still for "Barbary Sheep"

Date: 1917
Description: The Arab chieftan Benchaalal (played by Pedro de Cordoba) romances the English noblewoman Lady Wyverne (Elsie Ferguson) in a scene still for the silent fil...
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Elsie Ferguson and Pedro de Cordoba in a scene still for "Barbary Sheep"

Date: 1917
Description: English noblewoman Lady Wyverne (played by Elsie Ferguson) poses on a balcony in a Moorish palace and offers her hand to Arab chieftan Benchaalal (Pedro de...
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Elsie Ferguson and Pedro de Cordoba in a scene still for "Barbary Sheep"

Date: 1917
Description: English noblewoman Lady Wyverne (played by Elsie Ferguson) displays herself with a dreamy look on her face and her left arm posed above her head. She wears...
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Elsie Ferguson and Pedro de Cordoba in an outdoor scene still for "Barbary Sheep"

Date: 1917
Description: English noblewoman Kathryn, Lady Wyverne (played by Elsie Ferguson), sits on the edge of a rustic well in a scene still for the 1917 silent film "Barbary S...
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Elsie Ferguson and Pedro de Cordoba in a scene still for "Barbary Sheep"

Date: 1917
Description: English noblewoman Kathryn, Lady Wyverne (played by Elsie Ferguson), stands in a prayerful attitude in a scene still for the 1917 silent film "Barbary Shee...
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William Desmond scene still for "Bare-Fisted Gallagher"

Date: 1919
Description: Bare-fisted Gallagher (played by William Desmond) stands in full Western costume (cowboy hat, plaid shirt, bandana neckerchief, charro chaps, leather wrist...
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Agnes Vernon and William Desmond in a scene still for "Bare-Fisted Gallagher"

Date: 1919
Description: Wearing men's western clothing Jem Mason (played by Agnes Vernon) looks doubtfully at Bare Fisted Gallagher (William Desmond). She holds a Winchester repea...
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Wedding party scene still for "The Barricade"

Date: 1917
Description: A sombre wedding party is gathered before the minister at the altar in a scene still for the silent film "The Barricade." Hope Merrill, the bride played by...
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Robert Rendel, Mabel Taliaferro, and Frank Currier scene still

Date: 1917
Description: Gerald Hastings (played by Robert Rendel) listens with great interest as Hope Merrill (Mabel Taliaferro) uses a candlestick telephone by her father's desk....
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James Morrison, Mary Maurice, Charles Richman, and Norma Talmadge in a scene still

Date: 1915
Description: In a dramatic scene still from the silent film "The Battle Cry of Peace," Charley Harrison (left, played by James Morrison) and John Harrison (right, playe...
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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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Harry S. Northrup, Lucille Hamill, Louise Beaudet, James Lackaye, Norma Talmadge, Charles Richman, and L. Rodgers Lytton in a scene still.

Date: 1915
Description: After the invasion of the United States, Americans are threatened by the enemy leader Mr. Emanon (played by L. Rodgers Lytton in profile at far right) and ...

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