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| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | A still from the film The Jazz Singer showing Eugenie Besserer, Al Jolson, and Warner Oland (Warner 1927). |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | State Street view looking toward the University of Wisconsin, with the 200 block in the foreground. The marquee for the Capitol Theatre reads "'Jealousy,' ... |
| Date: | 04 21 1927 |
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| Description: | The projection room in the Orpheum Theatre, with projectors and other equipment ready for movie viewing. |
| Date: | 12 27 1929 |
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| Description: | A crowd lined up on opening night at the Eastwood Theatre at 2090 Atwood Avenue. This view of the facade shows an unfinished dome on top of the building. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Jack Carson at the age of ten posing on front steps wearing a hat and leaning on a walking cane. |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Advertising poster for motion pictures [movies] shown "free to farmers and their families." Bears the text: "A Visit to a Modern Tractor Plant; The Making ... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Man working on reels of 35mm film for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department. |
| Date: | 07 12 1929 |
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| Description: | Cameraman filming a farmer on a McCormick-Deering Farmall Regular tractor with attached cultivator as three men look on. |
| Date: | 09 20 1928 |
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| Description: | Camera crew from the Cloud County Farm Bureau filming farmers harvesting corn with a Farmall tractor. An International truck used by the crew is parked to ... |
| Date: | 04 17 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Capitol Theatre at night with sign and marquee, located at 209-211 State Street. On the left is the Fred W. Kruse Co., and on the righ... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view from street towards ushers posing in front of the Capitol Theatre. The marquee reads: "Maurice Chevalier in 'The Love Parade.'" |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Publicity shot for "Flying Fleet," an MGM motion picture release starring Ramon Navarro and Anita Paige. The Navy aircraft on which the actors are posed is... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | "Air Circus" (Fox 1928) is the story of two flight school cadets (only David Rollins is pictured) and an accomplished aviatrix, Sue Carol, who can fly ring... |
| Date: | 11 22 1929 |
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| Description: | Capitol Theatre lobby with a Harold Lloyd sign. Text on poster reads: "Harold Lloyd," "Welcome Danger," and "Hear him talk." |
| Date: | 11 22 1929 |
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| Description: | View from street of the facade of the Capitol Theatre with marquee advertising "Harold Lloyd," "Welcome Danger," and "His first all talking comedy thrille... |
| Date: | 09 17 1929 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the 200 block of State Street, with the Capitol Theatre tower and marquee at 209 State Street, Kessenich's at 201 State Street, Fred W. Kr... |
| Date: | 04 17 1928 |
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| Description: | Mr. Sutton and Fay directing a scene for the movie "American Girl." Three people are standing in front of an automobile parked next to an airplane at Pennc... |
| Date: | 04 17 1928 |
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| Description: | "American Girl" movie group with pilot in front of airplane at the Pennco Field (Royal Airport). |
| Date: | 06 1928 |
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| Description: | Man sitting in an exhibit of International Harvester films at an American Library Association Conference. The exhibit was titled: "Moving Pictures and the ... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Mr. Hyde and Miss Wigent filming a woman and child while the woman is filling pails with water from a hand-pump. The original caption reads: "Taking footag... |
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