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Liberace and Ed Sullivan

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Description: Ed Sullivan leans against a piano that Liberace is sitting near. There is a candelabra on the piano and stage lights are visible in the background.
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Dorothy Phillips and Rudolph Valentino, Scene Still

Date: 1920
Description: Dorothy Phillips, as Aurora Meredith, receives a bouquet of roses from Rudolph Valentino, playing Juliantino Visconti, from the 1920 Universal production <...
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Ogden Crane, Owen Moore, and Mary Pickford in "Caprice"

Date: 1913
Description: Pausing by the door of his mountain cabin, Jim Baxter (played by Ogden Crane) notices that his daughter Mercy (Mary Pickford) and the wealthy visitor from ...
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Marc Blitzstein Publicity Still

Date: 1943
Description: Marc Blitzstein in U.S. Army Air Corps uniform at a piano, singing into a BBC microphone. Caption on reverse of image reads "London, 1943".
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Jerry's Piano Girls

Date: 1924
Description: Jerry's Piano Girls, a Keith vaudeville circuit headliner act.
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Milwaukee Home for Aged Lutherans Piano Player

Date: 1967
Description: Miss Lydia Henie, 76 years old, playing the piano in the devotional room of the Home for Aged Lutherans, 7500 West North Avenue.
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Rudolph Valentino at the piano

Date: 1922
Description: Lord Hector Bracondale (played by Rudolph Valentino) sits in a reverie at a piano as a butler delivers a letter on a salver in a scene still for the silent...
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Wallace Reid and Kathlyn Williams at the piano, scene still

Date: 1917
Description: Jack Fyfe (played by Wallace Reid) and Stella Benton (Kathlyn Williams) share a romantic moment at the piano in a scene still for the silent drama "Big Tim...
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Ebenezer Church of God in Christ

Date: 08 15 1983
Description: Members of a choir singing, with microphones in front of them. Caption reads: "Members of the Ebenezer Church of God in Christ performed a gospel drama Sun...
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A Happy Tune

Date: 01 19 1969
Description: Several people are smiling and watching a woman playing a piano. Caption reads: "A HAPPY TUNE — Mrs. Earer Turner played spirituals and jazz for a group of...
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Irving Berlin

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Description: Portrait of Irving Berlin sitting at a piano and looking directly at the camera. He is wearing a suit and tie.
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George Gershwin at Piano

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Description: Portrait of George Gershwin sitting at a piano and working on a score.
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Shelley Winters

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Description: Shelley Winters sitting on top of a piano. She is wearing a long gown and long gloves, and a bracelet. She is smiling seductively at the camera.
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Elvis Costello

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Description: Slightly elevated view of Elvis Costello (Declan MacManus) playing his guitar during a performance. A band member is playing a keyboard behind him.
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Ray Charles

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Description: Ray Charles singing and playing piano during a performance.
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Set of "Congress Dances"

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Description: Elevated view of the set of the film "Congress Dances." Everyone, including many musicians wearing large brimmed hats, is gathered outside of a building.
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Liberace Christmas Card

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Description: Custom holiday card for the entertainer Liberace. There is text on the outside front that reads: "A Holiday Note to..." When the card is opened, a die cut ...
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Irving Berlin

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Description: Portrait from above of Irving Berlin sitting at a piano. Berlin has his hands on the keyboard, as if playing, and is looking up at the camera. The handwrit...

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