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Photograph

Flipping Pancakes

Date: 06 11 1989
Description: Man flipping pancakes at "farm breakfast" as part of "June is Dairy Month" promotion in Washington County.
Photograph

Catalog Shopper

Date: 11 20 1988
Description: Mail-order shopper with too many choices ponders her next purchase.
Print

Earhart Endorsement

Date: 1928
Description: A newspaper advertisement prepared by the Foote, Cone and Belding agency for the American Tobacco Co. The ad features a product endorsement for Lucky Stri...
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...
Photograph

"McCarthyism is Treason"

Date: 
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, laughing for the camera, displays a newspaper advertisement that proclaims: "McCarthyism is Treason to America."
Photograph

Havana Parade, Cuban Revolution

Date: 
Description: Parade celebrating Fidel Casto's arrival in Havana at the end of the Cuban Revolution. 26th of July Movement soldiers are riding on top of a military vehic...
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 ...
Print

"If It's Brewdated-It's Blatz," Beer Label

Date: 04 10 1934
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. Brew-Date label for a bottle of Blatz beer. The label features two cartoon gnomes hol...
Photograph

"The Crime of Doctor Hallet" Theater Exhibit

Date: 1938
Description: Extensive promotional exhibit in front of an unidentified New York theater for the 1938 Universal film "The Crime of Doctor Hallet" starring Ralph Bellamy....
Book or Pamphlet

The Cradle Will Rock

Date: 1938
Description: Page five of the playbill for performances of The Cradle Will Rock at the Windsor Theatre. The page credits Blitzstein, Orson Welles, and three of the cast...
Book or Pamphlet

The Cradle Will Rock

Date: 1938
Description: Page eleven of the playbill for the performances of The Cradle Will Rock at the Windsor Theatre. Page eleven includes more of the cast list and an advertis...
Print

Pressbook for the Movie Film "Black Like Me"

Date: 1964
Description: A page from the pressbook for the movie "Black Like Me" depicting a one-sheet poster that could be ordered to publicize the film. The poster reads: "I chan...
Print

BETTY BOOP Title Card for Animated Cartoon

Date: 1935
Description: A photograph of a title card for a BETTY BOOP cartoon, showing Betty Boop sitting on the palm of a hand, surrounded by silhouettes of cheering men throwing...
Book or Pamphlet

"Riot in Cell Block 11" Italian Program

Date: 
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...
Photograph

Long Voyage Home Marquee

Date: 1940
Description: View down sidewalk towards people standing in a line outside a movie theater showing the film The Long Voyage Home. Many people are holding umbrella...
Photograph

Great for Business

Date: 10 09 1965
Description: Three men are putting up a billboard sign. Two of the men are wearing suits and the third is wearing an overcoat. Caption reads: "A billboard promoting Mil...
Painting

Wienermobile Airbrush Rendering

Date: 02 16 1956
Description: Airbrush rendering of Brooks Stevens' vision for a redesign of the Oscar Mayer promotional wiener vehicle. The view is an elevated, three-quarter view from...
Photograph

The Nautical Look

Date: 02 15 1989
Description: Three children are posing together on a wicker bench. Caption reads: "The nautical look is an important spring theme in children's wear, and it could mean ...
Photograph

Floral Print Dresses

Date: 02 15 1989
Description: Three girls are sitting on a wicker chair, and wearing floral print dresses. The middle girl is holding a parasol over the three of them. Caption reads: "F...
Photograph

"The Great Dictator" poster design element.

Date: 1940
Description: In this poster design element for Charlie Chaplin's "The Great Dictator," Chaplin's character Hynkel stands in uniform with his arms crossed on the right a...

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