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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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Gene Wilder

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Description: Gene Wilder looking through the lens of a movie camera.
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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.
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John Wayne Leaning on International Travelall Truck

Date: 1959
Description: Actor John Wayne chats with driver Jim De Shon in an International Travelall sound truck on the set of "The Horse Soldiers". Owned by Goldwyn Studios and h...
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Farmall 656 Tractor on the Set of "Mayberry RFD"

Date: 02 1969
Description: Actor Ken Berry and actress Marianna Hill with a Farmall 656 tractor on the set of the television show "Mayberry RFD". The tractor was a prop for the episo...
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Mussolini and Bust

Date: 1927
Description: Sculptor Jo Davidson stands with Benito Mussolini and his bust-in-progress of Mussolini.
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Rudy Vallee and SAE Group

Date: 02 07 1937
Description: Rudy Vallee with eleven members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity wearing hats and coats and posing in front of Chicago and Northwestern railroad passenger...
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Clyde Cook in Costume

Date: 11 27 1931
Description: Copy photograph of Actor Clyde Cook in costume, for the RKO Orpheum Theatre, with a signature that reads "Blosey, Chicago."
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Dane and Arthur in Lobby of Park Hotel

Date: 11 30 1930
Description: Karl Dane and George K. Arthur, Hollywood movie stars, standing in the lobby at the Park Hotel. Left to right: Harold S. Knudson, assistant manager of the ...
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John Wayne Looks under Hood of International Truck

Date: 1967
Description: Actor John Wayne looking under the hood of an International 1000B truck. He may be on the set of a production titled "Hellfighters".
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John Wayne Poses with International Truck

Date: 1967
Description: Actor John Wayne standing next to an International 1000B truck. He may be on the set of a production titled "Hellfighters."
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"Transtar Rose" on Truck Stop Tour

Date: 1975
Description: Bonnie Nelson (a.k.a. "Transtar Rose") singing country music with a band on a stage as part of her truck stop tour. The tour was sponsored by International...
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"Transtar Rose" on Truck Stop Tour

Date: 08 1975
Description: Bonnie Nelson (a.k.a. "Transtar Rose") singing country music with a band on her truck stop tour. The tour ran in the summer of 1975 from Omaha to Des Moine...
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Electric Cooking with Meinhardt Raabe

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Description: Meinhardt Raabe, dressed as Little Oscar, standing with two women on a television soundstage kitchen.
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Marge Bong and General Kenney at Bong Memorial

Date: 05 1946
Description: Marge Bong and General Kenney standing by a bust of Major Richard Ira Bong (1920-1945), at the Richard Bong Memorial dedication on Memorial Day.
Drawing

"To Catch a Thief" 22

Date: 1954
Description: Costume sketch of a black, masquerade suit with a purple and red cloak created for Cary Grant and John Williams in "To Catch a Thief".
Drawing

"To Catch a Thief" 23

Date: 1954
Description: Costume sketch of a black, masquerade suit with a purple and red cloak created for Cary Grant and John Williams in "To Catch a Thief".
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Hopalong Cassidy and Twins

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Description: Actor William Boyd, better known as Hopalong Cassidy, with two pairs of twins entered in the twin competition at the Wisconsin State Fair. None of the chil...
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Ice Cream Eating Contest

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Description: Actor Jack Carson and two boys competing in an ice cream eating contest at the State Fair. The boys are identified as John Schroeder of West Bend and Jacki...
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T.B. Walker Portrait Collection

Date: 01 10 1948
Description: Portrait painting of Kit Carson, a famous trapper and guide of the west. The painting is leaning on a wall, with part of another painting on the right. Par...

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