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Orson Welles

Date: 1975
Description: A classic Orson Welles publicity still showing him looking intensely into the camera while gesturing with his hands.
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Father Reading to Son

Date: 12 28 1981
Description: Father reading "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain to his son.
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President Manuel Urrutia Lleó Shaking Hands

Date: 01 1959
Description: President Manuel Urrutia Lleó shaking hands with men in suits in Havana, Cuba during the celebration of the success of the Cuban Revolution.
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Algerian FLN Meeting

Date: 08 1957
Description: Algerian National Liberation Front members gather for a meeting while sitting on the floor of a tent. Two men are wearing turbans, one of them holding pape...
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"The Trip" Movie Still

Date: 1967
Description: Scene still from the American International film "The Trip," featuring Bruce Dern (playing John) and Peter Fonda (playing Paul Groves). Dern's character (i...
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Paul Vanderbilt

Date: 1976
Description: Paul Vanderbilt posed against a dark background. He has his left hand on his hip, and in his right hand he holds his glasses at chest level. He is wearing ...
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Don Ameche in The Three Musketeers

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Description: Publicity photograph of Don Ameche in character as D'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers. He has long hair, a thin mustache and goatee. The costume inc...
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Group Portrait of Paul Soglin and Other Former Mayors

Date: 1983
Description: Paul Soglin posing with a group of five former mayors. Left to right: Former Mayor F. Halsey Kraege, 1943-1947, Former Mayor George Forster, 1950-1955, For...
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James Jesse Strang

Date: 1855
Description: Copy print of a quarter-length daguerreotype portrait of James Jesse Strang.
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"Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ" Prop

Date: 1925
Description: An artist posing with a large statue that was used in the film "Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ." The artist is standing on the top step of a wooden staircase a...
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Little Feat

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Description: Lowell George (left) gives five to guest musician Leslie West during a performance.
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Bob Seger

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Description: Musician Bob Seger singing during a performance.
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Larry and Sherry Hawkinson

Date: 06 21 1983
Description: Close-up head and shoulders portrait of a man and a woman. Caption at bottom reads: "Larry & Sherry Hawkinson," with Larry and Sherry circled.
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Jose Ortiz

Date: 05 26 1979
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of a man, identified as Jose Ortiz. This image accompanied a Milwaukee Journal article about the Milwaukee Archdiocese parishes...

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