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Cast of a Play

Date: 1941
Description: Female cast members of the play “How the Story Grew” performed during the Milwaukee Turners Winterfest.
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"Black Like Me" Lobby Card

Date: 1964
Description: Lobby card for the Walter Reade-Sterling film "Black Like Me," including a scene of James Whitmore (playing John Horton) sitting at a table with two uniden...
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"The Shadow Returns" Lobby Card

Date: 1946
Description: Lobby card for the Monogram film "The Shadow Returns," featuring several characters on a patio investigating a body that has just fallen from the roof.
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"Spellbound" Movie Still

Date: 1945
Description: Movie still from the United Artists movie "Spellbound," featuring Ingrid Bergman (playing Dr. Constance Peterson) and Gregory Peck (playing John Ballantine...
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"Affinities" Scene Still

Date: 1922
Description: Still from the 1922 Hodkinson film "Affinities," featuring Pietro Sosso (as Professor Savage), John Bowers (as Day Illington), and Colleen Moore (as Fanny ...
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Obey and Audrey Hepburn

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Description: Actress Audrey Hepburn, then a representative of UNICEF, visiting Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey in his office. She was in Washington to testify on b...
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Preparing for a Performance

Date: 1938
Description: Make-up man preparing a girl for a performance during Farm and Home Week events.
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Edith Head and Janet Leigh

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Description: Janet Leigh and Edith Head standing next to a table with five Oscar statues. Edith is holding an Oscar statue in her hands. Janet is wearing a full-length ...
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"Husbands for Rent"

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Description: Herbert Willis (Owen Moore), Molly Devoe (Helene Costello), and Sir Reginald Knight (Claude Gillingwater) standing next to each other. Willis has a blank s...
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"Hashimura Togo"

Date: 1917
Description: Hashimura Togo (Sessue Hayakawa) is leaning towards Corinne Reynolds (Florence Vidor) who is sitting, in a scene from the 1917 film "Hashimura Togo." She i...
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"Diamond Handcuffs" Production Still

Date: 1928
Description: Director John McCarthy watching as Henry Sharp films Eleanor Boardman and Lawrence Gray in a scene from the 1928 film "Diamond Handcuffs."
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"Flower Drum Song" Publicity Shot

Date: 07 22 1965
Description: Several actors, all of whom are white and are wearing "yellowface" makeup to caricature Asians, are either dancing or looking on. Caption reads: "The Chine...
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Boat from "The African Queen"

Date: 1951
Description: Cast and crew of the 1951 film "The African Queen" on a boat, preparing to film a scene. They are floating on a body of water, with trees behind them. Acto...
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Linda Darnell and René Clair

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Description: Actress Linda Darnell and director Réne Clair (far left) during the production of the 1944 film "It Happened Tomorrow." Men are near a movie camera in the ...
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Faye Emerson and Eleanor Roosevelt

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Description: Faye Emerson sitting next to Eleanor Roosevelt. The two are both wearing nice, but casual dresses. Faye was married to Eleanor's son Elliott from 1944-1950...
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Laura La Plante and her mother Lydia

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Description: Actress Laura La Plante poses with her mother Lydia. The women both wear dark fur-trimmed coats and hats; Lydia's coat is lined with white fur and she is ...

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