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| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | A boxing ring lobby display at the Empire Theatre for Battling Butler with Buster Keaton. The lobby cards read, "It's a knockout. Buster Keaton in '... |
| Date: | 07 21 1916 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of Mary MacLaren, Bluebird Photoplays star, in a formal dress leaning on a chair. |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Actress Florence Lawrence seated at the vanity mirror in her dressing room wearing a white satin dressing gown and night cap. |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Publicity portrait of Valda Valkyrien, known as "The Movie Star of Denmark." |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Head and shoulders studio portrait of Florence Lawrence from about the time she joined the Mutoscope and Biograph Company in 1908. She looks up to the left... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Gloria Swanson and Bobby Vernon in a scene from "Haystacks and Steeples". |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Undated studio portrait of Jesse Lasky, pioneer motion picture producer, with his autograph. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Original caption: "Mae Murray, who just recently completed 'Circe,' as she looked when she appeared on the stage. Miss Murray started her career as a dance... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Backlit publicity still of Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, and Dorothy Gish. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | A water-damaged, thoroughly-retouched publicity still of Richard Barthelmess sitting at a writing desk. It apparently appeared in "Photoplay Magazine" some... |
| Date: | 01 02 1923 |
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| Description: | Director D. W. Griffith greets actress Mae Marsh by tipping his hat. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Director D.W. Griffith appears to be adjusting actor Robert Harron's moustache. Original caption: "Making up Bobbie." |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Production still of D. W. Griffith in the editing room examining a piece of film. Original caption: "Mr. Griffith and his cutter at work on Hearts of ... |
| Date: | 05 07 1923 |
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| Description: | Original caption: "D.W. Griffith rehearses Mae Marsh and Ivor Novello for scene in his forthcoming production of The White Rose in spot near Miami,... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Publicity still of Louise Fazenda with broom and janitor's hat. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Original caption: "Ivor Novello (Griffith) who appeared as Ivor with Mm. Rejane in Gypsy Passion performed in France by Louis Mercanton under the t... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Undated color lithograph of the Vitagraph star John Bunny mounted on card stock. |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Billie Burke, Florenz Ziegfeld, and Kid Broad outside having a conversation. Burke has on athletic wear, bloomers and a sweater. This picture may have been... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Snapshot of J. Searle Dawley, Walter Hiers, and Billie Burke riding on top of a New York bus. Dawley is on the far left. Hiers sits next to Burke. An unkno... |
| Date: | 02 1919 |
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| Description: | Four of the founders of United Artists, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and D.W. Griffith. |
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