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Frederic March on Fraternity House Steps

Date: 1920
Description: Frederic March as Freddy Bickel, photographed on the steps of his fraternity house when he was president of the 1920 senior class.
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Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, Alan Hale, and Arthur Kennedy in "Desperate Journey"

Date: 1942
Description: Actors Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, Alan Hale, and Arthur Kennedy in a scene from the Warner Brothers' film "Desperate Journey."
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Houdini in Chains

Date: 1922
Description: Harry Houdini, the well-known escape artist, was born in Budapest, Hungary and raised in Appleton, Wisconsin. At the time of his immigration his name was s...
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Elsie Janis and Three of her Gang

Date: 1919
Description: Elsie Janis, in military uniform, stands arm-in-arm with three soldiers in a publicity photograph for the musical revue "Elsie Janis and Her Gang." They we...
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John Gilbert as a Baby with His Mother

Date: 1898
Description: Actor John Gilbert as a baby with his mother. She is lying on the floor on her stomach, resting on her elbows with her head up. Her knees are bent and her ...
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John Gilbert and Jim Tully

Date: 1930
Description: Actor John Gilbert and boxer/author Jim Tully shake hands. Each is smiling and wearing a boxing glove on one hand. This publicity still may be a reference ...
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Ruth Chatterton in The Man With a Load of Mischief

Date: 1925
Description: Ruth Chatterton and Ralph Forbes posing in costumes from the play The Man With a Load of Mischief. Chatterton holds a riding crop and wears a long v...
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Cisco Kid and Pancho

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Description: Publicity photo of the Cisco Kid (Duncan Renaldo) and Pancho (Leo Carillo) standing next to their horses. They are both holding and pointing guns.
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Buster Keaton

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Description: Buster Keaton sitting outdoors and holding an oversize book and pencil. The book is for New Year Resolutions in 1929.
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Chaplin, Pickford and Fairbanks

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Description: Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks standing next to each other. Chaplin has his feet turned inward while Pickford and Fairbanks have thei...
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"Scarlet Days"

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Description: Still from the film "Scarlet Days." A group of men and women are standing on a street and pointing toward a woman who is leaning against a pole. A number o...
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"The Floor Below"

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Description: Tom Moore and Mabel Normand are sitting next to each other on a bench in a still from the film "The Floor Below." Normand is drying her eye with Moore's co...
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"His Wedding Night"

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Description: Fatty Arbuckle siting on a car fender holding Alice Mann in a still from the short film "His Wedding Night." Al St. John is lying on the ground under the c...
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Walter Hampden as Hamlet

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Description: Walter Hampden posing in costume as Hamlet. He is holding a sword pointing down to the floor in one hand. There is a dedication and autograph to Gareth Hug...
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Buster Keaton

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Description: Publicity photo of Buster Keaton sitting cross-legged on a stool and holding a book in front of a piano. He is looking off to the side.
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Buster Keaton

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Description: Publicity photograph of Buster Keaton. He is standing in front of a backdrop holding a flower up in one hand, with his other hand resting on his leg.
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Roscoe Arbuckle

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Description: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle sitting in a chair holding a dog in his lap. Women wearing bathing suits are sitting and standing around him.
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Roscoe Arbuckle and Buster Keaton in The Bell Boy

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Description: Scene still from the 1918 silent film The Bell Boy. Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle is standing at the center of a group, wearing a plaid suit. He is holdin...
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Al St. John

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Description: Al St. John and an actress sitting close together on a bench in a scene from, or a publicity still for, an unidentified silent film. Seven boys and girls a...
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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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