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Raquel Torres with DeSoto Automobile

Date: 08 12 1932
Description: Raquel Torres, actress, RKO star, is standing next to a DeSoto automobile.
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Youth Summer Theater Tryouts

Date: 06 16 1958
Description: Four teenagers are standing and holding scripts while trying out for roles in the 1958 summer season. From left to right are Gordon Taylor, Susan Kearl, Do...
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Youth Summer Theater Tryouts

Date: 06 16 1958
Description: The original caption reads: "Having fun around the piano; played by Tom Heine; are, left to right, Tara Auringer, Jane Ogden, and leaning in above the pian...
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Prof. Jerry McNeely & Actors

Date: 01 1962
Description: Debbie Holmes and Nick Plakies read from Prof. Jerry McNeely's script with Wally Ogden and Prof. McNeely, University of Wisconsin professor of radio and TV...
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John Garfield and Lili Palmer

Date: 1947
Description: Lili Palmer is resting her head on John Garfield's shoulder in a scene from the 1947 film "Body and Soul." A piece of equipment, possibly a microphone, is ...
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Filming a Scene for "The African Queen"

Date: 1951
Description: Crew, in foreground, filming a scene for the 1951 film "The African Queen." Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn are in a boat with a microphone over thei...
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Glynis Johns with Mermaid Tail

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Description: Two women are arranging a mermaid tail over actress Glynis Johns. The latter is in a special bed that is hiding her legs. They are preparing to shoot a sce...
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Glynis Johns

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Description: Glynis Johns wearing a mermaid costume is being carried by two unidentified male crew members. The location is probably a sound stage for the 1948 film "Mi...
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Jackie Robinson, Ruby Dee, and Roy Glenn

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Description: Elevated view of actors Jackie Robinson, Ruby Dee, and Roy Glenn filming a scene from the 1950 film "The Jackie Robinson Story." The trio are at a bus stop...
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Ruby Dee and Jackie Robinson

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Description: Actors Ruby Dee and Jackie Robinson filming a scene from the 1950 film "The Jackie Robinson Story." They are sitting on a bench outdoors. A reflector is on...
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Rachel Robinson and Ruby Dee

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Description: Rachel Robinson and actress Ruby Dee during the production of the 1950 film "The Jackie Robinson Story." They are in front of a fence at a baseball field. ...
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"Red Rust"

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Description: Herbert Biberman, as Terekhine, is sitting on a table and looking at an unidentified actress in a scene from the play "Red Rust." The actress has her hands...
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"The Dark at the Top of the Stairs" Cast and Crew

Date: 12 1957
Description: Three men and two women pose together on a stage. Caption reads: "l to r: William Inge, Teresa Wright, Pat Hingle, Eileen Heckart, Elia Kazan. Photographed...
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Alverno College Masquers at Rehearsal

Date: 02 14 1961
Description: Overhead view of a stage. Three women are reclining on the set to the upper left. A man is standing in the lower right, gesturing toward them. Caption read...
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Liv Ullmann and Max Von Sydow on Location for "The Emigrants"

Date: 09 1969
Description: Actors Liv Ullmann and Max von Sydow posing while seated on the grass with plates of food and drinks. They appear to be in costume. Caption reads: "Liv Ull...
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Still from Circe the Enchantress

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Description: Circe (Mae Murray), Ballard Barrett (Charles Gerrard), and William Craig (William Haines) stand/sit underneath a water feature in a still from the 1924 fil...
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Helen Ferguson at typewriter

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Description: Actress, now press agent, Helen Ferguson sits at a small folding table and types. A small telephone is next to the typewriter. Ferguson sits on a nice ch...
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Ethel Merman in Something for the Boys

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Description: Ethel Merman poses on stage for the play Something for the Boys. She wears a skirt and jacket, high heels, and a hat with a very large plume on the...
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Ethel Merman in Du Barry Was a Lady

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Description: Ethel Merman poses onstage for a publicity photograph for the musical Du Barry Was a Lady. She wears a blouse and skirt with a large belt and a hat...

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