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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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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...
Poster

"Los muchachos de mi barrio" (The Boys from My Hood) Film Poster

Date: 1970
Description: Argentine film poster. Illustrated image of a man standing with one foot raised and resting on a post. Behind him a young woman stands holding a book, and ...
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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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Daniel J. Travanti with Banner

Date: 1958
Description: A teenage Daniel J. Travanti stands next to a man, with the two men holding a banner that reads: "S. Wisconsin N.F.L., Dramatic Interpretation, First Place...
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Dr. Joseph Carpenter and Family

Date: 1973
Description: Dr. Joseph Carpenter, assistant professor of Afro-American Education & Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is seated with his family. His ...
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Buster Keaton and Natalie Talmadge

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Description: Buster Keaton sitting on the arm of an oversize chair looking down at his wife, Natalie, who is sitting in the chair looking up at him. She is holding a bo...
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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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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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Jacobsen Manufacturing Co. Stockholders' Meeting

Date: 12 18 1968
Description: A group of men in suits are sitting on folding chairs, looking off-camera. One man is taking notes. Some of the men have briefcases next to their chairs. C...
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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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Harry Lynde Bradley

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Description: Harry Lynde Bradley posing in a suit, outdoors. He is holding a hat in his right hand.
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Ida Lupino

Date: 1949
Description: Director Ida Lupino sitting next to unknown man while making the 1949 film "Never Fear." She is speaking into a megaphone and has papers, most likely a scr...
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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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Glynis Johns and Griffith Jones

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Description: Glynis Johns, Griffith Jones, and the film crew on the underwater cave set of the 1948 film "Miranda." The sound stage and a light are set up above a pool ...
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Jackie Robinson and Rachel Robinson

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Description: Jackie Robinson, his wife Rachel Robinson, and a child, probably their son Jackie Robinson Jr. They are sitting in chairs on a baseball field during the ma...
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Louis Hayward and James Whale

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Description: Actor Louis Hayward and director James Whale during the production of the 1939 film "The Man in the Iron Mask." Both men are sitting at a table on set, wit...
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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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Henry Fonda

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Description: Full-length publicity portrait of Henry Fonda. He is standing and leaning on a high-backed white sofa. He is wearing a dark suit and has a blank look on hi...

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