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Scrabble Game

Date: 04 11 1965
Description: A hospital patient plays a scrabble game with an occupational therapist.
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School Project

Date: 04 22 1967
Description: Two junior high students work on a project that requires making a vocal recording.
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Richard Barthelmess Writing

Date: 1917
Description: A water-damaged, thoroughly-retouched publicity still of Richard Barthelmess sitting at a writing desk. It apparently appeared in "Photoplay Magazine" some...
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Assembly Floor

Date: 1967
Description: Democratic leadership on the Wisconsin Assembly floor: left to right: Robert T. Huber, minority leader; David R. Obey, assistant minority leader, and Norma...
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John Gilbert in his Living Room

Date: 1925
Description: Actor John Gilbert sitting on a couch in the living room of his Beverly Hills mansion. He is staring at the fireplace which has a light fixture inside it.
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Charlie Herbert

Date: 06 10 1959
Description: Charlie Herbert, who played Pete McCauley on the television show Men Into Space, is seen sitting at a desk. He is holding a ball in one hand, a comi...
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Women at Table

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Description: Five women are sitting at a table set for perhaps a Valentine's Day party. The setting was likely a Home Economics project for the women at the Northern Wi...
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President F.D. Roosevelt Signs the Social Security Measure

Date: 08 14 1935
Description: President Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act. Surrounding him are: Robert L. Doughton, Senator Barkley, Senator Wagner, Congressman John Dingell, Secr...
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Pat O'Brien and Ronald Reagan

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Description: Pat O'Brien, as Knute Rockne, standing behind Ronald Reagan who is playing George Gipp, in the film Knute Rockne All American. Reagan is sitting on ...
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"These Three" Production Still

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Description: Merle Oberon sitting next to an older woman at a table outdoors. Oberon is wearing a pointed clown hat with three pompoms on it. She is holding cards in he...
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Family Portrait

Date: 09 04 1967
Description: A family posing together indoors; the father is bouncing a young girl standing on his knees. Caption reads: "Mrs. Alan S. Smith and her two sons watched as...
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Adam Davis

Date: 06 28 1967
Description: View across desk towards a man talking on a telephone and writing in a notebook. Caption reads: "Adam Davis, who is an insurance salesman, represents the g...
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"Dial 999" Publicity Still

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Description: Publicity still for the TV show "Dial 999." A man is lying on the floor against the wall and filing cabinets. There is a gun lying in his right hand. A tel...
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Elaine May and Mike Nichols

Date: 1965
Description: Elaine May and Mike Nichols sitting on stools and performing during an appearance on the Jack Paar Program on NBC.
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Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Bradley

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Description: Harry Lynde Bradley, and his wife Margaret "Peg" Blankney Sullivan Bradley, relaxing at a gathering.
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Glynis Johns with Mermaid Tail

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Description: Two women are arranging a mermaid tail over actress Glynis Johns. The latter is in a special bed that is hiding her legs. They are preparing to shoot a sce...
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James Whale, Louis Hayward, and Joan Bennett

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Description: Director James Whale and actors Louis Hayward and Joan Bennett on a garden set of the 1939 film "The Man in the Iron Mask." They are on a sound stage, with...
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The Bates's with Reporters

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Description: The Bates's with reporters.
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Staff of Chicago Daily Socialist

Date: 1909
Description: Staff of Chicago Daily Socialist working at desks in a large, open room. Caption reads: "Staff of Chicago Daily Socialist. L to R.: A.M. Simons, W. Beyer(?...
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Scene from "The Ghosts of Yesterday"

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Description: In a scene from the 1918 film "The Ghosts of Yesterday", Norma Talmadge, as Jeanne La Fleur, tries to get away from Count Pascal de Fondras, played by Stua...

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