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King Tarz, The Lion

Date: 11 06 1941
Description: King Tarz, The Seasonal Jungle Actor, (a lion) was brought to Madison to publicize "Tarzan's Secret Treasure" which stars Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sul...
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Old Timers Day at the Fair

Date: 1938
Description: The Old Timers Club of Milwaukee waves for a motion picture being made at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Keanu Reeves at the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1996
Description: Actor Keanu Reeves during a pause in the filming of the motion picture "Chain Reaction" on the capitol grounds. In the film, the Wisconsin State Capitol wa...
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Dillinger Actors in Milwaukee

Date: 1990
Description: Costumed actors on location in Milwaukee during the filming of the made-for-TV movie, Dillinger. Here, Milwaukee's historic Third Ward was being used to r...
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Governor Goodland with Handicapped Children

Date: 04 15 1944
Description: Governor Walter Goodland seated with handicapped children, probably in a movie theater. A large cutout of Dopey, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, is o...
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Jean Larson Operating Movie Projector

Date: 10 12 1944
Description: Jean Larson, at the time one of three women projectionists in the country, operating the movie projector at the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union Play...
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Evan M. Hughes, Capitol Theatre Doorman

Date: 05 17 1945
Description: Evan M. Hughes, 68, a war-time replacement as doorman at the Capitol Theatre. Mr. Hughes had a son, Pvt. Robert E. Hughes, who was a prisoner of war by the...
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Western Costume Design for "Hud"

Date: 1963
Description: Western ensemble of jeans, shirt, boots, and cowboy hat designed by Edith Head for Paul Newman in the film "Hud" (Paramount, 1963).
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Edith Head Costume Design

Date: 1958
Description: Black dress, fitted at the waist, designed by Edith Head for "Vertigo" (Paramount 1958).
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Edith Head Costume Design

Date: 1958
Description: Black two-piece suit with shawl and hat. Edith Head design for the film "Vertigo" (Paramount 1958).
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Edith Head Costume Design

Date: 1954
Description: Green wrap-around dress, fitted at the waist, shown with grey shoes. Edith Head design for Grace Kelly in "The Country Girl" (Paramount 1954).
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Black Slacks, Coat, and Blouse Design for "Sabrina."

Date: 09 16 1953
Description: Two costume design sketches (front and back of costume) for black high-waist slacks, black and white striped high-neck blouse, and long black coat with a h...
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Skirt and Blouse Designs for "Sabrina"

Date: 09 16 1953
Description: Six sketches in pencil, ink, and watercolor for a skirt, blouse, and apron designed by Edith Head for Audrey Hepburn in the film "Sabrina" (Paramount, 1954...
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Costume Design for "Sabrina"

Date: 09 1953
Description: Black hooded button-up midi-length jacket shown with samples of black silk and black and white striped fabric designed by Edith Head for Audrey Hepburn in ...
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Paper Drive

Date: 08 11 1945
Description: Members of the Junior Red Cross, Boy Scouts of Troops 20 and 30, and boys of Madison, sitting on the back of a Truax Field army truck loaded with waste pap...
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Herbert Biberman

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Description: Herbert Biberman, one of the blacklisted Hollywood Ten who were jailed for failure to testify to the House Un-American Activities Committee about Communist...
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Reaper Exhibit and Film Tent

Date: 1910
Description: A small crowd outside a large tent that adverstises "Reaper Motion Pictures." The tent is likely part of an International Harvester exhibit at a fair or ag...
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Four of the Hollywood Ten

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Description: Four members of the Hollywood Ten at an unidentified event concerning their defense. From left to right are: Herbert Biberman, Alvah Bessie, and Dalton Tr...
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Field Photographer

Date: 1921
Description: A photographer, likely an employee of International Harvester, and his hand-crank motion picture camera standing in a field in front of man on top of a wag...
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Photographer at Cotton Harvest

Date: 1921
Description: A cameraman films a man stooping to pick cotton while other people are looking on from the background.

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