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Jack Conway in "Added Fuel"

Date: 1915
Description: Jack Conway stands before the desk sergeant in a police station in a scene still from the one reel silent film "Added Fuel" (Reliance 1915).
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The Arrest of the Yeggmen from "Above Par"

Date: 1915
Description: Safecrackers (yeggmen) hired by Sterling, a corrupt Wall Street broker, are caught in the act by the newspaper reporter Dick Carson (played by W. E. Lawren...
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Men Into Space Scene

Date: 08 26 1959
Description: William Lundigan, as Colonel Ed McCauley on the television show Men Into Space, talks into a microphone. Two other men are next to him, one standing...
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Astronauts on the Moon

Date: 07 21 1959
Description: Three men dressed in astronaut suits stand on the lunar landscape set of the television show Men Into Space. A spaceship can be seen in the backgrou...
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John Van Dreelen on Men Into Space

Date: 03 24 1960
Description: William Lundigan, as Colonel Ed McCauley, shakes hands with John Van Dreelen, who played Colonel Tolchek, a Soviet cosmonaut, in an episode of the televisi...
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Charlie Chaplin at a press conference for "The Great Dictator"

Date: 10 13 1940
Description: Charlie Chaplin entertains the press at a press conference held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York on October 13, 1940, to promote "The Great Dictator." Un...
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Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, and Tim Durant

Date: 10 15 1940
Description: Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, and Tim Durant pose for the photographers in the crowded lobby of the Capitol Theatre during the premiere of "The Great ...
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Charlie Chaplin at a press conference for "The Great Dictator"

Date: 10 13 1940
Description: Charlie Chaplin entertains the press at a press conference held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York on October 13, 1940, to promote "The Great Dictator." Un...
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"Destination Moon" production still.

Date: 1950
Description: Two actors in space suits and suction cup boots work on the exterior of a spaceship in a production still for "Destination Moon." Behind them is a black sk...
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"Destination Moon" production still.

Date: 1950
Description: An actor in a space suit "floats" in front of a background of stars. Below him is a safety net and a technician watching on the right.
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Production still for "Destination Moon."

Date: 1950
Description: In a production still for "Destination Moon," an astronaut in a space suit is floating away from the spaceship. Two of his companions stand on the hull of ...
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John Archer and Tom Powers in "Destination Moon" scene still.

Date: 1950
Description: Actors John Archer (left) and Tom Powers (right) pose in the set for the interior of a spacecraft. Powers is buckled into a padded bunk.
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Lunar scene still for "Destination Moon."

Date: 1950
Description: Three space suited astronauts stand on the lunar surface against a background of stars in a scene still for "Destination Moon."
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Lunar scene still for "Destination Moon."

Date: 1950
Description: An astronaut in a spacesuit carries some stiff laundry on the surface of the moon in scene still for "Destination Moon." On his belt are a flashlight, an a...
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Two astronauts in a "Destination Moon" production still.

Date: 1950
Description: Two astronauts in spacesuits unload equipment from their spaceship onto the surface of the moon. One has camera equipment including an 8mm Bolex motion pic...
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"Destination Moon" production still with John Archer and Irving Pichel.

Date: 1950
Description: Actor John Archer (left, with cigarette holder) listens to director Irving Pichel on the set of "Destination Moon."
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"Destination Moon" prodution still with Warner Anderson, Dick Wesson, and John Archer.

Date: 1950
Description: From left to right, the actors Warner Anderson, Dick Wesson, and John Archer relax on a lunar set during the filming of "Destination Moon." They sit on sto...
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"Destination Moon" production still with actors and technicians.

Date: 1950
Description: Five crew members surround a large Technicolor camera on a crane. In the background is a large set of the surface of the moon with four astronauts standing...
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"Destination Moon" scene still with Tom Powers, Warner Anderson, and Dick Wesson.

Date: 1950
Description: "Destination Moon" scene still in the crew quarters of the spaceship with the actors Tom Powers, Warner Anderson, and Dick Wesson.
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"Destination Moon" scene still with John Archer and his suction boots.

Date: 1950
Description: The actor John Archer hangs on a ladder and puts on suction boots in a spaceship interior for a "Destination Moon" scene still. His posture is awkward, pro...

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