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Photograph

Olsen and Johnson Posing with Streetcar

Date: 04 15 1932
Description: Comedians Ole Olsen and "Chic" Johnson, called "the mirth provokers of a nation," posing in front of a streetcar that displays an advertisement for their "...
Photograph

Buster Keaton and Seneca Grape Juice Executive

Date: 1965
Description: Buster Keaton (right) appraises a costume for a Seneca Grape Juice TV commercial with J. Wolcott, the company's Vice President.
Poster

"Easy Rider" Movie Poster

Date: 02 1971
Description: Poster advertising for a screening of "Easy Rider" at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin Union Theater, Tuesday, February 9, 1971, depicting Pet...
Poster

Under the Gaslight Poster

Date: 1867
Description: Lithograph poster for Augustin Daly's 1867 play Under the Gaslight, depicting Snorkey the one-armed Civil War veteran tied to the railroad tracks, w...
Print

John Emerson — Anita Loos: Productions for Paramount

Date: 1918
Description: Full page display ad for the husband and wife filmmaking team of John Emerson and Anita Loos in the 1918 edition of Wid's Yearbook, a motion picture trade ...
Photograph

Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in "Casablanca"

Date: 1942
Description: Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in a poster still for the Warner production "Casablanca" (Warner 1942).
Photograph

Vernon W. Thomson with Dennis Morgan

Date: 10 06 1956
Description: Atty. Gen. Vernon W. Thomson, GOP gubernatorial candidate, posing with his long-time friend, movie and television actor Dennis Morgan. Morgan was one of th...
Book or Pamphlet

"Riot in Cell Block 11" Italian Program

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Description: A color program for the film "Riot in Cell Block 11" in Italian (Rivolta al Blocco 11). The cover shows two men attacking another man. An oversized image o...
Poster

Operation Petticoat poster

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Description: One sheet poster for the 1959 film "Operation Petticoat" starring Cary Grant and Tony Curtis. The poster depicts Grant's and Curtis' characters with blank...
Poster

Some Like It Hot poster

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Description: British quad poster for the 1959 film "Some Like It Hot". The poster shows Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon holding up Marilyn Monroe. The men wear tuxedos an...
Historical Object

Harry Morey Pennant

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Description: Brown felt pennant featuring a photograph of silent film actor Harry Morey. The small photograph shows Morey wearing a hat and holding a cigar in his hand ...
Poster

Lobby Card for "The Street of Forgotten Men"

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Description: Lobby card for the 1925 film "The Street of Forgotten Men". An older woman, sitting and wearing a nice dress and hat, is grabbing the arm of a young man st...
Photograph

Jim Ameche

Date: 02 24 1943
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of radio actor Jim Ameche. The image was used for a newspaper advertisement. Caption reads: "Jim Ameche, The MANHATTAN STORY Te...

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