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Walter Long

Date: 1915
Description: A dramatic publicity still of Walter Long from the film Birth of a Nation. Long played Gus, a "renegrade negro," in blackface.
Photograph

Business District

Date: 1915
Description: Business signs read: "North Shore Hotel," "Elite Cafe," "Northwestern Book Store," and "Pink Shop." On right side of street, the Hoyburn theater has writte...
Photograph

International Harvester Motor Truck Advertisement

Date: 1915
Description: Large sheet poster used by International Harvester to promote the affordability and practicality for every business of the company's motor trucks. Depicted...
Photograph

Agricultural Window Display

Date: 1915
Description: Burlap bags, a cream separator, a stationary engine and posters are used in a window display at a store.
Photograph

Statue in Public Square

Date: 1915
Description: View of the Gottfried Tower, erected in 1895. A woman walks by the iron tower which features a white Statue of Liberty on top and a band platform ten feet ...
Photograph

Street Scene in the Business District

Date: 1915
Description: View down a street in a business district. A statue has a sign that reads: "If you can't fight, your dollars can," stands near an intersection. The First N...
Photograph

Dorothy Jardon

Date: 1915
Description: Half-length publicity photograph of Dorothy Jardon apparently wearing only a fur on one shoulder and many rings on her hand. Stamps on the back of the prin...
Postcard

"The Broken Coin" Promotional Postcard

Date: 1915
Description: Promotional postcard for the 1915 Universal serial "The Broken Coin," featuring cameo photographs of the stars Francis Ford (as Count Frederick) and Grace ...
Print

Parrett Kerosene Burner

Date: 1915
Description: Diagram of the kerosene burner used in Parrett tractors. The caption beneath the drawing reads: "This illustrates the way the kerosene is burned in the PAR...
Print

Lobby Card for "Zudora"

Date: 1915
Description: Printed lobby card with hand-coloring for the Thanhouser silent film serial "Zudora."
Photograph

Military Band at the Hustler Harvest Festival

Date: 1915
Description: An African American military band poses for the camera during the Hustler Harvest Festival. They are sitting in an open sided structure with a canvas roof ...

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