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William Farnum in "Last of the Duanes"

Date: 1919
Description: William Farnum and a little girl in a scene still from "Last of the Duanes," a silent film based upon a Zane Grey story (Fox, 1919).
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Charles F. Tompkins Drugstore

Date: 1919
Description: Panoramic view showcasing impressive candy displays and a soda fountain in Tompkin's Drugstore on 63rd street.
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Deering Works seen from Diversey Avenue

Date: 1919
Description: Deering Works factory seen across the waterfront from Diversey Avenue. In the foreground is a street and sidewalk with the sign "horse vehicles keep to rig...
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Factory Worker Standing Among Wooden Barrels

Date: 04 03 1919
Description: Factory worker in soiled clothing standing among wooden barrels in a snow-covered factory yard. The man most likely worked at International Harvester's Osb...
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Worker Mortises Wagon Wheel Hubs

Date: 1919
Description: Factory worker at International Harvester's Weber Works working on wooden wagon wheel hubs.
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First Message to Civilization

Date: 1919
Description: A group of Jewish people dressed as Old Testament characters standing in front of American and Israeli flags.
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Exile into Babylon

Date: 1919
Description: A group of Jewish people dressed as Old Testament characters standing in front of the flag of Israel .
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The Jewish Rebirth

Date: 1919
Description: A Jewish man, woman, and child dressed as Old Testament characters standing in front of an Israeli flag.
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Poale Zion Chasidim Ball

Date: 1919
Description: A group of Zionists organized in Milwaukee.
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House in Madison

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior of house in Madison.
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McCormick Works Employee

Date: 03 31 1919
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing outdoors in front of a building. He is wearing eyeglasses, and overalls over a shirt, vest and necktie.
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Billy Bitzer and D. W. Griffith

Date: 1919
Description: Cameraman G. W. "Billy" Bitzer and director D. W. Griffith on location in the snow filming Way Down East (Griffith, 1920). Bitzer stands behind a Pa...
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Lucien Muratore and Lina Cavalieri Outdoors in Classic Dress

Date: 1919
Description: The French operatic tenor Lucien Muratore and his wife, the Italian soprano, Lina Cavalieri. They are costumed in classical style and lounging by Long Isla...
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Lina Cavalieri

Date: 03 1919
Description: The Italian operatic soprano Lina Cavalieri with braided hair and wearing sports clothes sits on a rock at her home.
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Suzanne Caubet (or Suzanne Caubaye)

Date: 1919
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of the French singer Suzanne Caubet wearing black velvet at the beginning of her American career.
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Pearl White and a White Duck

Date: 1919
Description: Silent film star Pearl White holding a white duck. Original caption: "William Fox presents Pearl White in Photo Plays Supreme released through Fox Film...
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Kathlyn Williams and a White Toy Poodle

Date: 1919
Description: Kathlyn Williams wears a white accordion pleated skirt under a black velvet tunic cut into three large triangular sections at the hem. She has a white fur ...
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Huntley Gordon and Irene Castle in "The Invisible Bond"

Date: 1919
Description: Huntly Gordon (in character as Harleth Crossey) and Irene Castle (as Marcia Crossey) pose outdoors in a full-length publicity photograph for "The Invisible...
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Corinne Griffith in "The Adventure Shop"

Date: 1919
Description: Phyllis Blake (played by Corinne Griffith) dressed as a man in a salt-and-pepper suit and bow tie.
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Charles Ray in "The Sheriff's Son"

Date: 1919
Description: Royal Beaudry (played by Charles Ray) peers cautious from the open door of a rough stone building with a revolver in his hand in a scene still from "The Sh...

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