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Gertrude Lawrence and Charles Rugges in "The Battle of Paris"

Date: 1929
Description: Georgie (played by Gertrude Lawrence), clutching sheet music, leans in close to Zisi who holds an accordion (Charles Ruggles) in a scene from the Paramount...
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Drummers at Pow Wow

Date: 08 07 1967
Description: Harry Funmaker (left) of Wisconsin Dells, and Ray Tahawah of Lawton, Oklahoma, drumming. A crowd of young people is in the background.
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Ike & Tina Turner Show Poster

Date: 06 1971
Description: Poster advertising for a concert by Ike and Tina Turner at the Dane County Coliseum, in Madison, Wisconsin, June 26th, 1971. Features a picture of Tina Tur...
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Mack Sennett Comedy scene still

Date: 1918
Description: Scene still on the set of a Mack Sennett Comedy, probably Those Athletic Girls of 1918. Louise Fazenda does a Russian dance. To the left of her is P...
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Rudolph Valentino and Nita Naldi in a Scene Still from Blood and Sand

Date: 1922
Description: Juan Gallardo (played by Rudolph Valentino) plays the lute for Doña Sol de Guevara (Nita Naldi) in the 1922 Famous Players-Lasky production Blood and Sa...
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Nita Naldi and Rudolph Valentino in a Scene Still from Blood and Sand

Date: 1922
Description: Doña Sol de Guevara (played by Nita Naldi) plays the harp for Juan Gallardo (Rudolph Valentino) in the 1922 Famous Players-Lasky production Blood and Sa...
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Nita Naldi in a Scene Still from Blood and Sand

Date: 1922
Description: Doña Sol de Guevara (played by Nita Naldi) relaxes smoking a cigarette on a divan as her male servant plays the lute in the 1922 Famous Players-Lasky produ...
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Mickey Moore, Mary Miles Minter, Chester Franklin, and a Cello Player

Date: 1921
Description: Publicity still for All Souls' Eve, a Realart silent film released in 1921. From left to right: the child actor Mickey Moore plays a harmonica, the ...
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"The Ox" Performing on Stage

Date: 1968
Description: Rock trio, "The Ox," performing on stage. The guitarist and bassist are on an elevated platform next to a stack of amplifiers, while the drummer is set up ...
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"The Ox" Performing on Stage

Date: 1968
Description: Rock trio, "The Ox," performing on stage. The guitarist and bassist are on an elevated platform next to a stack of amplifiers while the drummer is set up o...
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Three Piece Orchestra Aboard Freighter

Date: 06 1942
Description: Men in a three piece orchestra, consisting of a guitar, a violin, and a glass jug, posing for a photograph aboard the United Fruit Company's S.S. Santa ...
Poster

Generic Minstrel Show Poster

Date: 1907
Description: This color lithograph poster has a central circular image of a trombone player and a flute player which is surrounded by scenes with other musicians playin...
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"A Daughter of Caliente" Scene Still

Date: 1916
Description: Original caption on reverse of print reads: "Principals in Corsican drama, 'A Daughter of Caliente.' Douglas Gerrard, producer and actor and his leading l...
Poster

"Báječny Život" (Wonderful Life) Film Poster

Date: 1965
Description: Czechoslovakian film poster for the British film. At top right is a photographic waist-up image of a man hugging a woman from behind. Below them in the cen...
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Aaron Copeland production still for "The North Star"

Date: 1943
Description: Composer Aaron Copeland sits at a Steinway piano while watching the viewer of a Moviola editor in a production still for "The North Star."
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Aaron Copeland production still for "The North Star"

Date: 1943
Description: Composer Aaron Copeland sits at a Steinway piano while watching the viewer of a Moviola editor in a production still for "The North Star."
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Ukrainian villagers singing in a production still for "The North Star"

Date: 1943
Description: Scores of actors costumed as Ukrainian village men, women, and children clap and sing in a production still for "The North Star." Six musicians standing in...
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"Blockade" Publicity Still

Date: 1937
Description: Luis (Leo Carillo) sitting underneath a tree playing an instrument. He is surrounded by sheep in the film "Blockade." Mountains are in the background.
Poster

"The Silent Avenger" Lobby Card

Date: 1927
Description: Lobby card for the film "The Silent Avenger." A man in pajamas and wearing a top hat is sitting on a bed playing a trombone. Thunder the dog is sitting nex...
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Benny's Basement Band

Date: 07 24 1981
Description: A group of people are dancing as a band on a stage is playing in the background. Caption reads: "Rock fans dance to the music of Benny's Basement Band at F...

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