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Doctor Shaving in Foxhole

Date: 02 1945
Description: Commander A.E. Reymont shaves his face while division surgeon Captain C.P. Archambault looks on. Captain C.P. Archambault, Medical Corps, United States Nav...
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Vernon Castle and Irene Castle

Date: 1915
Description: Attractive portrait of the husband-wife dance team, Vernon and Irene Castle standing in a bay window photographed by Ira L. Hill's Studio of New York.
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D. W. Griffith and Mae Marsh

Date: 01 02 1923
Description: Director D. W. Griffith greets actress Mae Marsh by tipping his hat.
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D. W. Griffith Examining Film

Date: 1918
Description: Production still of D. W. Griffith in the editing room examining a piece of film. Original caption: "Mr. Griffith and his cutter at work on Hearts of ...
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Publicity Portrait of Ramon Novarro in Character

Date: 1922
Description: Publicity portrait of Ramon Novarro in costume for the role of Rupert of Hentzau in The Prisoner of Zenda (MGM 1922). Novarro autographed this Hoove...
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Full-length Publicity Portrait of Vola Vale

Date: 1917
Description: Silent film actress Vola Vale wearing a polka dot dress and dark straw hat in a portrait by the Hartsook Studio. She inscribed it to the editor and publish...
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Olive Thomas and Pekinese Dog

Date: 1918
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Triangle films star Olive Thomas wearing a light-colored suit and holding a Pekinese dog under her arm.
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Robert Warwick and a Stutz Bearcat Automobile

Date: 1916
Description: Silent film star Robert Warwick in heavy fur coat and hat leaning over the engine of a Stutz Bearcat roadster. Original caption: "D--n that carburetor....
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"The Intrusion of Isabel" Scene Still

Date: 1919
Description: Scene still from the American Film Co. silent film "The Intrusion of Isabel," featuring Alan Forrest (playing Jack Craig) and Mary Miles Minter (playing Is...
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John Barrymore and Carol Dempster in "Sherlock Holmes"

Date: 1922
Description: Sherlock Holmes (played by John Barrymore) and Alice Faulkner (Carol Dempster) in a night-time scene still for the 1922 silent film version of "Sherlock Ho...
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Gloria Swanson Publicity Still

Date: 1918
Description: Gloria Swanson backstage handling a Kliegl electric spotlight. She wears a plaid skirt and jacket.
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J. Warren Kerrigan and his Mother

Date: 1920
Description: Sarah McLean Kerrigan and her son the silent film actor J. Warren Kerrigan.
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Mary Miles Minter and her Mother

Date: 1916
Description: Silent film actress Mary Miles Minter, her dog, and her mother Charlotte Shelby at the beach under an umbrella.
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Bryant Washburn with his Wife and Two Sons

Date: 1920
Description: Silent film actor Bryant Washburn and his wife the actress Mabel Forrest sit on a wicker sofa with their sons Bryant Washburn, Jr. (in a sailor suit) and D...
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Marion Davies

Date: 1922
Description: Head and shoulders publicity photograph of the actress Marion Davies used to promote the silent film "The Young Diana" (1922).
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Publicity Still of Bert Lytell

Date: 1920
Description: Bert Lytell poses in a prisoner's striped uniform in a publicity still for the silent film "Alias Jimmy Valentine" (Metro 1920). A dramatic shaft of light ...
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Publicity Still of Bert Lytell

Date: 1920
Description: Bert Lytell, his face illuminated by a small spotlight, poses in a prisoner's striped uniform in a publicity still for the silent film "Alias Jimmy Valenti...
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In the Year of the Pig

Date: 03 25 1954
Description: Note on the back: "Defenders dig in. Dien Bien Phu, Indochina: An airport once covered this area where soldiers have dug deep trenches as protection from b...
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Ho Chi Minh with Admiral D'Argenlieu, High Comissioner of Vietnam

Date: 1947
Description: Low angle three-quarter length view of Ho Chi Minh standing with Admiral D'Argenlieu. Both men are in uniform.
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Cardinal Francis Spellman

Date: 1946
Description: Cardinal Spellman stands with hat in hand looking off to his right. His full body and Cardinal robes are visible. In the left third of the image, a photogr...

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