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Maypole Dancers on Bascom Hill

Date: 1916
Description: Maypole dancers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Bascom Hill (Main Hill). In the foreground is the Lincoln Monument. In the distance is the Wiscon...
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Valda Valkyrien

Date: 1916
Description: Publicity portrait of Valda Valkyrien, known as "The Movie Star of Denmark."
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Gus E. Bloomquist

Date: 1916
Description: Gus E. Bloomquist operating early radio installation, possibly for WHA.
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The Gem Theatre

Date: 1916
Description: Exterior view of entrance with displays of coming attractions and advertisements.
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Maypole Dance on Bascom Hill

Date: 1916
Description: Maypole Dance at the May Fete on Bascom Hill. Just visible at the top of the photograph is the new Wisconsin State Capitol, completed except for the north ...
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High School

Date: 1916
Description: Exterior view of the high school. Caption reads: "High School, Oakfield, Wis."
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"Haystacks and Steeples" Scene

Date: 1916
Description: Gloria Swanson and Bobby Vernon in a scene from "Haystacks and Steeples".
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Full-Length Portrait of Lenore Ulric in Character as Wetona

Date: 1916
Description: Publicity still of Lenore Ulric as Wetona in the Frohman-Belasco Broadway production The Heart of Wetona which opened at the Lyceum Theatre in Febru...
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Margarita Fischer and a Bulldog

Date: 1916
Description: Margarita Fischer, a Harry Pollard Picture Play star, and Pete, an English bulldog.
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Vivian Martin in a Cadillac Automobile

Date: 1916
Description: Silent film actress Vivian Martin sits behind the wheel of what appears to be a 1916 Cadillac two-door coupe.
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Robert Warwick and a Stutz Bearcat Automobile

Date: 1916
Description: Silent film star Robert Warwick in heavy fur coat and hat leaning over the engine of a Stutz Bearcat roadster. Original caption: "D--n that carburetor....
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Robert Warwick and a Stutz Bearcat Automobile

Date: 1916
Description: Silent film star Robert Warwick in heavy fur coat and hat sits in the driver's seat of a Stutz Bearcat roadster for a publicity photograph. Original cap...
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Fonthill Castle

Date: 1916
Description: A view of the rotunda at Fonthill Castle, with the floors decorated with parquetry. Two doorways lead to additional rooms while another in the center is op...
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Lorbieke-Onernek Wedding

Date: 1916
Description: Family and friends gathered in front of a home for the wedding of Joseph Lorbieki and Agnes Onernek. Three musicians can be seen near the center. A windmil...
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Film Still from "Dollars and Sense"

Date: 1916
Description: Film still depicting a young man handing a bouquet of flowers to a young woman; no scenery.
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Film Still from "Dollars and Sense"

Date: 1916
Description: Film still - exterior - depicting a young man and young woman looking at each other. The man is played by the actress playing the young woman shown in the ...
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Film Still from "The Girl and the Mummy"

Date: 1916
Description: Film still - interior - actress wrapped as a mummy.
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Film Still from "The Beckoning Flame"

Date: 1916
Description: Film still of interior scene, exotic atmosphere, with actor and two actresses, one in Indian costume with turban.
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Film Still from "The Beckoning Flame"

Date: 1916
Description: Film still of interior scene, exotic atmosphere, with actor and group of actresses, all in Indian costume with turban.
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Film Still from "The Beckoning Flame"

Date: 1916
Description: Film still of exterior garden with two actors in Indian costume with turbans in conversation.

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