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Joseph Shildkraut and Louis Hayward

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Description: Actor Louis Hayward having makeup applied to his face by an unidentified man, next to actor Joseph Shildkraut. Both are in costume for the 1939 film "The M...
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Marcelaine Hobson

Date: 05 1945
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Marcelaine "Marcy" Hobson (1925-2010) looking to the right. Marcy is wearing a dark suit jacket and a white ruffled collar. Her ...
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Zor Shrine Tour of Hawaii

Date: 04 05 1958
Description: Shriner clowns Harley Moore, left, and Ray Wheeler waving goodbye to the Zor Shrine group leaving the Madison airport for a tour of Hawaii.
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Fourth of July Parade Wagon

Date: 1906
Description: A group of people on a horse-drawn wagon. They are holding or playing instruments, and appear to be wearing blackface makeup. Text written at bottom reads:...
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Zor Shrine 25th Anniversary Ceremonial

Date: 11 29 1958
Description: Two Zor clowns, Ray Wheeler (left) and Harley Moore attempt to give an impromptu shave to Shrine Oriental band director, Louis Pitzner, at the Zor Shrine's...
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Chach-scheb-nee-nick-ah (Young Eagle) Winnebago Indian

Date: 1904
Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man, Chach-scheb-nee-nick-ah (Young Eagle) looking off to the right. This photograph ...
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Myrna Loy in "Ham and Eggs at the Front"

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Description: Myrna Loy, who played the Sengalese spy Fifi in the 1927 film "Ham and Eggs at the Front", poses for a photograph. Loy is wearing a black curly wig and bla...
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Dane County Amateur Theatrical Group

Date: 1923
Description: Nine young people posing on stage. One person is in blackface. Caption reads: "Dane County Wis Amateur theatrical group 1923".

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