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Dagmar Godowsky

Date: 12 28 1923
Description: Likely a 1923 Goldwyn production Red Lights publicity portrait of Dagmar Godowsky wearing a beaded headdress.
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Farmers operate McCormick-Deering Ensilage Cutter

Date: 10 26 1923
Description: Farmers filling a silo using a McCormick-Deering belt-driven ensilage cutter run by 10-20 or 15-30 tractor.
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Governor Emmanuel Philipp's Office

Date: 1923
Description: Governor Emmanuel Philipp's office on Green Bay Avenue, in Milwaukee. Circa 1922-1923.
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Luther Memorial Church

Date: 03 16 1923
Description: A view taken shortly after a snowfall looking toward Luther Memorial Church.
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Placing an Electrical Pole with an International G-61 Truck

Date: 11 26 1923
Description: A group of men dressed in suits, ties and hats watch as the San Francisco Electric Department installs a large wooden electric pole. The Electric Company w...
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Home Economics and Extension Building

Date: 1923
Description: Exterior of building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Snow is on the ground.
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Red Baby Truck Cartoon

Date: 03 1923
Description: Color cartoon from "Harvester World" magazine demonstrating the value of the Red Baby truck to International Harvester dealerships. The cartoon is titled "...
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Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Gish

Date: 1923
Description: Backlit publicity still of Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, and Dorothy Gish.
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Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Gish

Date: 11 05 1923
Description: Inspiration Pictures publicity photograph of the Gish sisters and Richard Barthelemess on board a ship. Original caption: AT THE PARTING OF THE WAYS L...
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D.W. Griffith, Mae Marsh, and Ivor Novello

Date: 05 07 1923
Description: Original caption: "D.W. Griffith rehearses Mae Marsh and Ivor Novello for scene in his forthcoming production of The White Rose in spot near Miami,...
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W.C. Fields in "Poppy"

Date: 1923
Description: W.C. Fields in a publicity still from the Broadway show "Poppy". He is seated in an ornate chair and is wearing a top hat, checkered pants and spats.
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Reginald Denny in "The Abysmal Brute"

Date: 1923
Description: A boxing referee raises the gloved hand of Pat Glendon, Jr. (played by Reginald Denny) to mark him the winner of the bout by knockout in this scene still f...
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Reginald Denny in "The Abysmal Brute"

Date: 1923
Description: Pat Glendon, Jr. (played by Reginald Denny) strikes a boxing pose near an open window. He wears white athletic shorts, an undershirt, and house slippers. A...
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Exterior of Fort Wayne Works

Date: 12 28 1923
Description: Exterior view of the newly constructed Ft. Wayne Works. The factory's distinctive north side tower is prominent. Automobiles are parked in the far backgrou...
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Dorothy Sills and Milton Sills

Date: 1923
Description: Original caption: "Milton Sills, featured player in 'Adam's Rib,' Cecil B. De Mille's new Paramount picture, and his eleven year old daughter Dorothy."
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Joseph Theodore Swanson and Gloria Swanson

Date: 1923
Description: Original caption: "Gloria Swanson, Paramount star and her father Capt. Joseph T. Swanson, U.S. Army."
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Constance Talmadge and James Talmadge Keaton

Date: 1923
Description: The silent film actress Constance Talmadge holds James Talmadge Keaton in her lap. James (also known as Joseph) was the first child born to Constance Talma...
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Studio publicity still of Antonio Moreno

Date: 1923
Description: In this dramatically lit publicity still for the silent drama "Look Your Best," Antonio Moreno wears what appears to be a cupid costume with feathered head...
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Studio publicity still of Antonio Moreno, head and shoulders

Date: 1923
Description: In this dramatically lit publicity still for the silent drama "Look Your Best," Antonio Moreno wears what appears to be an exotic cupid costume with a head...
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Pola Negri in the Costume Shop

Date: 1923
Description: Producer George Fitzmaurice and actress Pola Negri talking with Ethel Chaffin, chief costume designer for Lasky Studio, about Negri's costumes for the 1923...

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