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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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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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"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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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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Mabel Taliaferro scene still for "The Barricade"

Date: 1917
Description: With a cold and calculating look on her face, Hope Merrill, played by Mabel Taliaferro, fondles a engagement or wedding ring on her finger in a scene still...
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Dorothy Gish publicity still

Date: 1916
Description: Publicity still of Dorothy Gish costumed for the role of Betty Lockwood in the silent drama "Betty of Graystone." She wears a wide bonnet with roses undern...
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Actress Lottie Briscoe at a desk

Date: 1913
Description: Lubin leading lady Lottie Briscoe sits at a writing desk in a publicity still. She wears a white lace overdress and a beaded Juliet cap.
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Laura La Plante and her mother Lydia

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Description: Actress Laura La Plante poses with her mother Lydia. The women both wear dark fur-trimmed coats and hats; Lydia's coat is lined with white fur and she is ...

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