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John Adams

Date: 1862
Description: Engraving from a painting of John Adams. Inscription reads: "John Adams From a Painting by Chappel, in the possession of the Publishers. Johnson, Fry & C...
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Major General Andrew Jackson

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Description: Andrew Jackson in his military uniform.
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Benjamin Harrison

Date: 1890
Description: A head and shoulders portrait of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President of the United States, 1889-1893. Harrison was born on August 20, 1833, on a farm ne...
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1st Brigade Band in "Current Opinion"

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Description: Ist Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps Band shown in an advertisement in an issue of "Current Opinion" for "Photographic History of the Civil War".
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3 New Hard-Working Twine Characters

Date: 1949
Description: Cover of a brochure of promotional materials, including folders, advertisements, publicity releases and record books, for International Harvester dealers. ...
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3 New Hard-Working Twine Characters

Date: 1949
Description: Inside of a brochure of promotional materials, including folders, advertisements, publicity releases and record books, for International Harvester dealers....
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Homer Hemp, Susie Sisal, and Tillie Twine Family Story

Date: 1949
Description: Promotional advertisement available through the International Harvester Advertising Service for use by International Harvester dealers, part of the 1949 Tw...
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Henry Chapman Baker

Date: 1900
Description: Quarter-length engraving of Henry Baker in profile. Baker was police chief of Madison from 1897-1907.
Painting

Gisholt Commercial Art

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Description: Illustration art of a hand using a control arm with a ball-end on Hydraulic Automatic Lathe manufactured by Gisholt Machine Company. White line over-image ...
Photograph

Walter Hampden as Hamlet

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Description: Walter Hampden posing in costume as Hamlet. He is holding a sword pointing down to the floor in one hand. There is a dedication and autograph to Gareth Hug...
Photograph

Buster Keaton and Natalie Talmadge

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Buster Keaton and his wife Natalie Talmadge sitting together. He is sitting on the left and is holding her arm.
Photograph

Irving Berlin

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Description: Portrait of Irving Berlin sitting at a piano and looking directly at the camera. He is wearing a suit and tie.
Magazine or Periodical

"Salute to Cuba"

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Description: Full page "Salute to Cuba" in the United Artists newsletter "Around the World" from November 27, 1942. There are five photographs showing the staff and var...
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Joseph Aizer Letter

Date: 05 31 1949
Description: Letter from Joseph Aizer to H.W. Schroeder of United Artists concerning his brother and his efforts to protect United Artists' interests in Iran and Iraq. ...
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Script Page for "The Threepenny Opera"

Date: 1954
Description: A page from the working script for "The Threepenny Opera" production at the Theatre de Lys in New York City in 1954. The page is from the start of the oper...
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Script Page for "The Threepenny Opera"

Date: 1954
Description: Reverse side of a script page for "The Threepenny Opera" with two possible alternate stanzas for the song Mack the Knife; one stanza is typewritten and the...
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Spartacus Memo

Date: 02 25 1959
Description: Two page memo dated February 25, 1959 from Eddie Lewis to Kirk Douglas concerning the "oysters and snails" scene in the film "Spartacus." Lewis shares his ...
Manuscript

Trumbo Testimony Note

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Description: One of the pages of notes Dalton Trumbo created in preparation for testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in October 1947.
Manuscript

"Twelve Angry Men" Script Page

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Description: Page 21 from the script for the CBS Studio One production of "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose. The page includes handwritten revisions done in pencil.
Photograph

Frank Borzage on Set

Date: 1937
Description: Film director Frank Borzage and camera operator Joseph Biroc, along with other members of the film crew, are seen in the reflection of mirrors on the set o...

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