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Clara Kimball Young and Edwin August

Date: 1916
Description: Sonia Sokoloff (played by Clara Kimball Young) in a flowing white gown is seated while Adolph Rosenheimer (Edwin August) is on one knee hanging onto the ar...
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Man in Truck

Date: 1916
Description: A truck parked in front of an International Harvester Company building, possibly the Champion Works. The building has an archway, with lettering which read...
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Street Scene

Date: 1916
Description: View down middle of unpaved street towards six children standing in the middle. There is a storefront on the right, with an automobile and a horse and bugg...
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South Heart Prairie School Students

Date: 1916
Description: An outdoor group portrait of the students of South Heart Prairie School. Identified on the back of the portrait are Eda Papcke, Ella Koestler, Ruth Gutzmer...
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Howard Davies and Myrtle Stedman Scene Still

Date: 1916
Description: The dissolute Herbert Lorrimer (played by Howard Davies) leers at Ruth Cleave (Myrtle Steadman) as they are served champagne by an African servant wearing ...
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Posed Group of Young Adults

Date: 1916
Description: Posed group of eight young adults in an outdoor (woods or park?) setting.
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Sons of Conrad Schmitt

Date: 1916
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Sherwin Gillett's brothers-in-law. They are: Charles, Alfred, Louis, Gustav, Otto and Herbert.
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Ethel Barrymore scene still for "The Awakening of Helena Richie."

Date: 1916
Description: Ethel Barrymore, wearing a mid-19th century dress with basque waist and crinoline, stands by a window. She is costumed for the title role in the 1916 silen...
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The Gillett Children

Date: 1916
Description: Studio group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of the Gillett children, left to right: Sherry (b. 1913), Lorin (b. 1915), and Harry (b. 1910).
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Conrad Schmitt Family

Date: 1916
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Conrad Schmitt family. Sherwin and Emma (nee Schmitt) Gillett are standing on the far left. Sherwin is holding infant son, Lo...
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The Schmitt Brothers

Date: 1916
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the six Schmitt brothers, Sherwin Gillett's brothers-in-law. In birth order they are: Charles (b. 1868), Alfred (b. 1870), Louis ...
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Young Boy Dressed for First Communion

Date: 1916
Description: Young boy, standing in a wooded yard, dressed for his first communion with a boutonniere pinned to his lapel. He is holding a candle, rosary and prayer-boo...
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Young Woman on a Corner

Date: 1916
Description: Girl standing on a small town street corner.
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Four Generations

Date: 1916
Description: Four generations of members of the Glasier family on the porch.
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Madison Beekeeper and Child

Date: 1916
Description: A.C. Bunnill, a beekeeper from Madison, and his child.
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Henry Woodruff, Rhea Mitchell, and Tsuru Aoki in a scene still

Date: 1916
Description: In this scene still for the silent drama "The Beckoning Flame," the Indian colonial administrator Harry Dickson (played by Henry Woodruff) and his English ...
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H. B. Warner in a scene still

Date: 1916
Description: In a scene still for the silent drama "The Beggar of Crawnpore," H. B. Warner poses in character as Dr. Robert Lowndes, a British army doctor in India. He ...
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H. B. Warner and two other actors in a scene still

Date: 1916
Description: In a scene still for the silent drama "The Beggar of Crawnpore," H. B. Warner poses in character as Dr. Robert Lowndes, a British army doctor in India. He ...
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Man Posing as Orator

Date: 1916
Description: Unidentified man wearing medals, in studio pose apparently as orator, with raised hand.
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Dorothy Gish publicity still

Date: 1916
Description: Publicity still of Dorothy Gish costumed for the role of Betty Lockwood in the silent drama "Betty of Graystone." She wears a wide bonnet with roses undern...

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