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"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Poster

Date: 04 1971
Description: Poster announcing a performance of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," at Broom Street Theater in Madison, Wisconsin. Performed by the Broom Street ...
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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...
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Poster for "Don't Lie to Your Wife"

Date: 1912
Description: Color lithograph. The top banner reads: "C.S. Primrose presents the musical comedy farce 'Don't Lie to Your Wife'." Below this, upper right, is the author'...
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Nixon's The One!

Date: 1968
Description: Political campaign poster that features a drawing of Richard Nixon surrounded by contemporary celebrities and politicians in the center. He is wearing a bu...
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Hidden Valley Poster

Date: 1916
Description: Poster for the film Hidden Valley featuring Valkyrien (Baroness Dewitz). Features an image of a woman with long curly blonde hair wearing a laurel w...
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The Shine Girl Poster

Date: 1916
Description: Poster for the film The Shine Girl starring Gladys Hulette. The poster shows a woman smiling and looking over her shoulder. Her hand is on her dress...
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"Das verflixte 7 Jahr" (The Seven Year Itch) Film Poster

Date: 1966
Description: German film poster for re-release of the American film. Image of Marilyn Monroe in a white dress, with her name, the title and other cast members names on ...
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"The Voice of Hollywood" Poster

Date: 1931
Description: Poster for the short "The Voice of Hollywood" starring Robert Montgomery, Lola Lane, and Jean Hersholt, among others. There is a woman's face and microphon...
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"The Lure of a Woman" Poster

Date: 1921
Description: Poster for the film "The Lure of a Woman." A man, woman, and a little girl are standing on the steps of a house. The little girl is reaching out to a woma...
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"Argentine Love" Lobby Card

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Description: Lobby card for the 1924 film "Argentine Love" starring Bebe Daniels and Ricardo Cortez. The woman in the center has a look of fear on her face as people ar...
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"The Ice Flood" Lobby Card

Date: 1926
Description: Lobby card for the film "The Ice Flood." The main image shows a man standing over another man in a makeshift boxing ring with a crowd all around them. The ...
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Imitation of Life lobby card

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Description: Lobby card for the 1959 film "Imitation of Life" starring Lana Turner, Sandra Dee, and Juanita Moore. The image on the card shows Lora Meredith (Lana Turn...
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Suddenly, Last Summer lobby card

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Description: Lobby card for the 1959 film "Suddenly, Last Summer" starring Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn and Montgomery Clift. The card shows Catherine Holly (El...
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Pillow Talk halfsheet poster

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Description: Halfsheet poster for the 1959 film "Pillow Talk" starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson. The poster shows Day and Hudson laying next to each other with their ...
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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...
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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...

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