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Eva Charlotte Cook, as a Drummer

Date: 1905
Description: Eva Charlotte Cook, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as a drummer for the Salvation Army. Pictured with a large bonnet and a dru...
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Portrait of Man in Costume

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Description: A man stands next to a stone wall in front of a painted backdrop and poses for a portrait dressed in a costume, possibly of ethnic origin.
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Portrait of Man Dancing

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Description: A studio portrait of a standing man in front of a painted backdrop, possibly in a dancing costume with shorts and leggings. He is also wearing a top hat an...
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Three People Dressed in Costumes

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Description: Two men, one seated and one standing, and a standing woman pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. All three individuals wear a costume ...
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Fortune Teller

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Description: A studio portrait of two women sitting at a table in front of a painted backdrop. One of the women is dressed as a fortune teller and holds round cards. Th...
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Portrait of a Fortune Teller

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Description: A studio portrait of a woman dressed as a fortune teller in front of a painted backdrop. She has long, loose hair and is wearing a dress.
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Boston Blackie

Date: 1951
Description: Kent Taylor depicted as Boston Blackie from the television series of the same name. This photograph includes a signature.
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Publicity Still of Nita Naldi in an Egyptian Pose

Date: 1920
Description: Original caption: "Nita Naldi, the original Aphrodite girl, who will appear in a Johnny Dooley comedy at the Pantages next week." Naldi appeared in ...
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Portrait of a Young Woman

Date: 1925
Description: A full-length studio portrait of a young woman, possibly a dancer, in costume.
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Mabel Trunnelle Holding a Goat

Date: 1917
Description: Mabel Trunnelle, player in Edison Company silent films from 1909, is dressed in a white sailor's suit and straw hat and holds a young goat.
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Film Still from "The Girl and the Mummy"

Date: 1916
Description: Film still - interior - actress wrapped as a mummy.
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Jerry's Piano Girls

Date: 1924
Description: Jerry's Piano Girls, a Keith vaudeville circuit headliner act.
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Antonio Moreno and Edith Storey Publicity Still

Date: 1917
Description: Jack Stanton and Faimeh Fitzgerald (played by Antonio Moreno and Edith Storey) flirt through a screen in a publicity still for "Aladdin from Broadway." The...
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Edith Storey and Antonio Moreno Publicity Still

Date: 1917
Description: Faimeh Fitzgerald (played by Edith Storey) cautions Jack Stanton (Antonio Moreno) as he hangs on the rope of a well in a publicity still for "Aladdin from ...
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Alma Reubens and Douglas Fairbanks scene still.

Date: 1917
Description: Juana de Castalar (played by Alma Reubens) has her hand kissed by Blaze Derringer (Douglas Fairbanks) in a scene still for "The Americano." Reubens is cost...
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Florence Lawrence

Date: 1910
Description: Silent film actress Florence Lawrence in costume as a gypsy.
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Wallace Reid in a publicty still for a western.

Date: 1912
Description: In this publicity still for the silent western "At Cripple Creek," Wallace Reid is in costume for the role of Joe Mayfield. He wears a bandanna for a tie, ...
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Anita Stewart in a Pierrot costume

Date: 1914
Description: In this scene still for "Back to Broadway" (Vitagraph 1914), Anita Stewart poses as the clown Pierrot and mimes a big kiss.
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Anita Stewart in a Pierrot costume

Date: 1914
Description: In this scene still for "Back to Broadway" (Vitagraph 1914), Anita Stewart poses with her hands in her pockets as the clown Pierrot.
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John Garfield and Lili Palmer

Date: 1947
Description: Lili Palmer is resting her head on John Garfield's shoulder in a scene from the 1947 film "Body and Soul." A piece of equipment, possibly a microphone, is ...

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