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| Date: | 1990 |
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| Description: | Actress Sherilyn Fenn being made up for her role as Billie Freschette during the filming for "Dillinger," a made-for-TV movie filmed at Old World Wisconsin... |
| Date: | 04 07 1949 |
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| Description: | East High School actors being made up for a preformance of "Tish." Left to right: Pat Runstrom, Virginia Henrickson, Connie Connor, Leslie West, Rita Cleas... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | A dramatic publicity still of Walter Long from the film Birth of a Nation. Long played Gus, a "renegrade negro," in blackface. |
| Date: | 01 30 1950 |
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| Description: | Three Central High School youths known as "Three Gobs" perform a comedy routine at the anniversary dance at the Loft Community Center, 16 East Doty Street.... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Director D.W. Griffith appears to be adjusting actor Robert Harron's moustache. Original caption: "Making up Bobbie." |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Broadway star Lenore Ulric, dressed and made-up for the stage, listens to an early portable radio receiver. |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | English Shakespearian and Broadway actress Constance Collier checks her makeup in a small mirror held by her maid. Collier holds a puppy. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Scene still with Marshall Neilan, in white shirt, and Ruth Roland in a room crowded with police officers from one of the many silent films they made for Ka... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A group portrait of boys and young men in oriental costume and make-up. Most are holding opened hand fans. |
| Date: | 10 26 1951 |
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| Description: | The "Old South" came to life as the Shorewood Hills Community League presented its minstrel show to Shorewood Hills residents and guests. Playing the roles... |
| Date: | 10 26 1951 |
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| Description: | The "Old South" came to life as the Shorewood Hills Community League presented its minstrel show to Shorewood Hills residents and guests. "End men" in blac... |
| Date: | 04 23 1952 |
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| Description: | Six members of Brownie Troop 110 at Our Lady Queen of Peace church dressed for the minstrel show they gave for their mothers. |
| Date: | 07 04 1952 |
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| Description: | A clown in the Fourth of July parade sponsored by the East Side Business Men's Association (ESBMA) helps a young girl open her package of candy. The girl i... |
| Date: | 08 06 1952 |
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| Description: | A youngster "sneaking in" to see the Knights of Columbus Shrine Softball Circus. A clowning police officer greets him and makes his "admittance" good. |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | A "Cameo Girl," saleswoman for the Cameo Retail Division of Bestline Incorporated, sitting in the cab and applying lipstick while looking in the driver-sid... |
| Date: | 11 16 1953 |
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| Description: | Members of the Edgewood High School drama guild make-up class practice the "tricks of the trade." Seated are Patricia Lynch and Mary Alt. Standing are Dian... |
| Date: | 08 04 1942 |
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| Description: | View of a woman as she was loaded into the agent's car after a raid at Rae's Blackhawk Bar. She is hiding her face in her coat. |
| Date: | 11 08 1947 |
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| Description: | "Arabian" group at the Harnishfeger Masquerade Ball wearing embroidered and sequined costumes, eye makeup, fake beards and moustaches. |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Refugees at a Red Cross aid station in Hue shortly after the Tet offensive left much of the city in ruins. This scene was witnessed by American journalist ... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Lobby card for the Walter Reade-Sterling film "Black Like Me," including a scene of James Whitmore (playing John Horton) and Lenka Peterson (playing Lucy H... |
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