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"The Man Who Came to Dinner" Poster

Date: 07 1973
Description: Poster publicizing a performance of "The Man Who Came to Dinner," a comedy by Moss Hart and George Kaufman, held at the Robert Gard Theater in Spring Green...
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Using the 1831 Reaper Replica on Set

Date: 1929
Description: A production still from the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reap...
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"George Spelvin"

Date: 07 22 1950
Description: U.W. Ph.D student and actor, who wished to remain anonymous and so went by the name George Spelvin, in stage productions.
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Albert E. Smith, Antonio Moreno, and a Small Racing Car

Date: 1920
Description: Albert E. Smith, one of the founders of the Vitagraph motion picture company, stands with a cigar in his mouth looking down at the silent film star Antonio...
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Young Orson Welles

Date: 1946
Description: A dramatic, glamorous portrait of a young Orson Welles holding a cigar.
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"Citizen Kane" Production Still

Date: 1941
Description: Production still during the filming of "Citizen Kane." Orson Wells smokes a pipe and directs Dorothy Comingore (playing Susan Alexander Kane) from a wheel...
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George Peppard and Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany's"

Date: 1961
Description: George Peppard (playing Paul Varjak) leans over the back in which lies Audrey Hepburn (as Holly Golightly) in a publicity still for "Breakfast at Tiffany's...
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Actors and Director John Ford

Date: 1956
Description: Director John Ford (in glasses and a hat) on the set of the film "The Searchers," with actors including John Wayne (left) and Doris del Rio. Behind them st...
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Emil Jannings Publicity Portrait

Date: 1927
Description: Paramount Pictures studio portrait of Emil Jannings in coat and tie with a cigar in his mouth.
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Emil Jannings Publicity Portrait

Date: 1927
Description: Close-up, low-key publicity portrait of Emil Jannings in shirt and tie holding a cigar to his mouth.
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"The Kiss" Scene Still

Date: 1916
Description: Luise D'Auvergne (Marguerite Courtot) and Jean-Marie (Owen Moore) board a seaplane in a production still from the Famous Players film "The Kiss."
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"The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" Movie Still

Date: 1956
Description: Movie still from the Twentieth Century-Fox movie "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit," featuring Gregory Peck (playing Tom Rath). He is smoking a cigarette a...
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"Sherlock Holmes" Scene Still

Date: 1922
Description: Billy the pageboy (played by Jerry Devine) talks to Sherlock Holmes (John Barrymore), who is stretched out on a sofa smoking a pipe in a scene still from t...
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Film Still from "The Bride of Hate"

Date: 1917
Description: Film still of group of well-dressed men at a table playing a game of cards; money and drinks are on the table. The men are all wearing top hats.
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John Gilbert with Pipe

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of actor John Gilbert with a pipe in his mouth.
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Edward Everett Horton Publicity Still

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Description: Publicity still of actor Edward Everett Horton, posing with a cigarette.
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"Double Indemnity" Lobby Card

Date: 1944
Description: Lobby card for the Paramount film "Double Indemnity," featuring a tinted scene from the movie, with leads Barbara Stanwyck (as Phyllis Dietrichson), Fred M...
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"Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund"

Date: 1918
Description: Original caption: "Mary Pickford getting tobacco and cigarettes for the soldiers. In addition to supplying her own adopted contingents, Miss Pickford has s...
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Joel McCrea on Set

Date: 1940
Description: Joel McCrea is seen walking on the set of the film "Foreign Correspondent." His hair and shirt are wet but he is smiling. Two men walk beside and behind hi...
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"Riot in Cell Block 11" Production Still

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Description: Leo Gordon, Neville Brand and Joel Fluellen stand in front of Robert Osterloh, sitting, who is holding a pencil in one hand and a cigarette in the other. A...

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