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Mary Miles Minter and Alan Forrest in Outdoor Scene Still

Date: 1918
Description: Wearing a fur-trimmed coat, Phyllis King (played by Mary Miles Minter) is shaking hands with Grayson Blair (Alan Forrest) in a scene still for the silent d...
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Jackie Saunders and a dog in a scene still

Date: 1917
Description: Actress Jackie Saunders plays with a white Russian wolfhound in a scene still for the silent drama "A Bit of Kindling." Saunders wears an interesting folk ...
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Daniel Gilfether, Arthur Shirley, and Jackie Saunders outdoor scene still

Date: 1917
Description: Alice's wealthy benefactor (played by Daniel Gilfether) is surprised to discover Alice (Jackie Saunders) kissing James Morgan (Arthur Shirley) on a garden ...
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Studio publicity still of Antonio Moreno

Date: 1923
Description: In this dramatically lit publicity still for the silent drama "Look Your Best," Antonio Moreno wears what appears to be a cupid costume with feathered head...
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Studio publicity still of Antonio Moreno, head and shoulders

Date: 1923
Description: In this dramatically lit publicity still for the silent drama "Look Your Best," Antonio Moreno wears what appears to be an exotic cupid costume with a head...
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Apache dance hall scene still from "The Black Butterfly"

Date: 1916
Description: In an Apache dance hall with artists' sketches chalked upon the walls, the opera singer Sonia Smirnov (played by Olga Petrova) sits at a rough table surrou...
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Olga Petrova and Mahlon Hamilton rural scene still

Date: 1916
Description: In a heavily retouched scene still for the silent drama "The Black Butterfly," Sonia Smirnov (played by Olga Petrova) and Alan Hall (Mahlon Hamilton) stand...
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Jack Henderson, Dorothy Hagan, Juanita Hansen courtroom scene still

Date: 1916
Description: In this courtroom scene still for the Keystone silent comedy "Black Eyes and Blue," the judge is played by Jack Henderson. The woman in the black hat is pr...
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Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox, and an unknown actor in a scene still

Date: 1922
Description: Buster Keaton hoists a Model T engine from a wrecked car as Virginia Fox flirts with an unidentified actor in a scene still for the 1922 comedy short "The ...
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Buster Keaton and Joe Roberts in a scene still

Date: 1922
Description: The blacksmith's assistant (played by Buster Keaton) files his nails as his employer (Joe Roberts) looms over him in a scene still from the 1922 silent com...
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Mary Philbin and Frank Mayo in a scene still

Date: 1921
Description: Talithy Millicuddy (played by Mary Philbin) looks lovingly at Bradley Yates (Frank Mayo) in a scene still for the 1921 silent drama "The Blazing Trail."
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Frank Mayo and Verne Winter in a Scene Still

Date: 1921
Description: Bradley Yates (played by Frank Mayo) tells Chipmunk Grannis (the child actor Verne Winter) something he does not enjoy hearing in a scene still for the 192...
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Frank Mayo, vigilantes, and Mary Philbin in a scene still

Date: 1921
Description: In a log cabin, Bradley Yates (played by Frank Mayo) is confronted by four armed vigilantes, who wear klan-style hoods. The mountain girl Talithy Millicudd...
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Lon Chaney and Raymond McKee in a scene still

Date: 1922
Description: In a medical operating room, Robert Sandell (played by Raymond McKee) is shocked by what he has read in the notepad that the Hunchback (Lon Chaney) has giv...
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Aching Youth Poster

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Description: Photograph of a poster for the 1928 film Aching Youth starring Charley Chase. Chase stands at the center of the poster with his hands on his hips. H...
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Aching Youth Poster

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Description: Photograph of a poster for the 1928 film Aching Youth starring Charley Chase. Chase kneels next to a seated woman and holds a microphone to her ches...
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Walter Huston, Walter Brennan, and Ester Dale production still

Date: 1943
Description: This production still by Hal McAlpin from the 1943 Goldwyn production "The North Star" was a first prize winner in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and S...
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"Helen of Troy" Still

Date: 1956
Description: Still of Rossana Podesta as Helen and Jacques Sernas as Paris from the 1956 film "Helen of Troy." The two gaze into each others eyes as they stand opposite...
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"Phantom of the Opera"

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Description: The Phantom (Lon Chaney) holding on to Christine's (Mary Philbin) arm. He is looking off to the side while she is looking over her shoulder at him.
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"Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ" Prop

Date: 1925
Description: An artist posing with a large statue that was used in the film "Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ." The artist is standing on the top step of a wooden staircase a...

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