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Madison Woman's Club Birthday Party

Date: 04 19 1954
Description: One of a series of scenes from a dramatic production: "Down Memory Lane," presented in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Madison W...
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Women on Stage

Date: 1916
Description: Seven women on stage, apparently in a scene from an amateur theatrical performance, wearing conventional street clothes.
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Singer Examining a Sewing Machine

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Description: Actors portray I.M. Singer and George Zieber examining an early sewing machine.
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Portrait of a Standing Man

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Description: Studio portrait of a European American man with a moustache posed standing with his right arm resting on a tree stump that also holds a hat, and his left h...
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"Riot in Cell Block 11" Production Still

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Description: Actor Neville Brand, on the left, and another actor in the center with a knife in his belt, talk with director Don Siegel, far right. They are on the set o...
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"Riot on Cell Block 11" Stage Set

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Description: Elevated view of the set for the film "Riot on Cell Block 11." There is a large group of men in the center back, and movie cameras, lighting equipment, and...
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"Riot in Cell Block 11" Publicity Photo

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Description: Group publicity photo for the film "Riot in Cell Block 11." There are six men standing behind an unknown seated woman. Left to right: Dabs Greer, Emile Mey...
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"Riot in Cell Block 11" Production Still

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Description: Long shot of a scene from the film "Riot in Cell Block 11." In the background, Neville Brand holds a knife to the throat of Whit Bissell. Two guards and a ...
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Studio Group Portrait of European American Children

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Description: Studio portrait of three European American children. The boy is posing sitting on the left on a stone wall, with his left arm resting on the wall, and is w...
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Studio Portrait of Two European American Women

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a woman posing standing on the left, and a woman posing standing on the right.
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Citizen Kane Set

Date: 1941
Description: Orson Welles directs Agnes Moorehead in a scene from the film Citizen Kane. Welles is sitting on the camera crane behind the camera operator. The ca...
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Margaret McGuire Promoting Cheese

Date: 1952
Description: Margaret McGuire, the 1948 Alice in Dairyland, on WAFM-TV, Channel 13, with another woman promoting Wisconsin Cheese.
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A Scene from the Film "The Cool World"

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Description: Still photograph from the film "The Cool World" showing five African American teenage boys in a rundown apartment or house. Two boys are sitting on a couch...
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Publicity Still from "The Cool World"

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Description: A publicity still from the film "The Cool World" showing six African American teenage boys in a rundown house or apartment. Two of the boys are holding a d...
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"Blondie of the Follies"

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Description: Marion Davies standing between Paal and Leif Rock, also known at the Rocky Twins, in a still from the film "Blondie of the Follies." The three are dressed ...
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Crew Filming "The African Queen"

Date: 1951
Description: Film crew for the 1951 film "The African Queen," including John Huston, Ted Moore, and Edward Scaife, surrounding a movie camera. They are all partially su...
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William Dieterle and Madline Carroll

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Description: Director William Dieterle, actress Madeline Carroll and other unidentified cast and crew during the production of the 1938 film "Blockade" on a sound stage...
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William Dieterle

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Description: Director William Dieterle is sitting on a camera dolly on tracks with unidentified crew. They are filming a scene from the 1938 film "Blockade."
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Dock Scene from "Blockade"

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Description: Cast and crew preparing to film a scene from the 1938 film "Blockade" on a sound stage. The set is made to look like a dock, with a group of actors in a bo...
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Cafe Scene from "Blockade"

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Description: The crew for the 1938 film "Blockade" are filming a scene in a cafe set. The movie camera is on a crane over a crowd of extras.

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