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Houdini, Harry

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Description: Harry Houdini in chains and ropes. He is tied to a wheel on a locomotive.
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John Wayne Leaning on International Travelall Truck

Date: 1959
Description: Actor John Wayne chats with driver Jim De Shon in an International Travelall sound truck on the set of "The Horse Soldiers". Owned by Goldwyn Studios and h...
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John Wayne Looks under Hood of International Truck

Date: 1967
Description: Actor John Wayne looking under the hood of an International 1000B truck. He may be on the set of a production titled "Hellfighters".
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John Wayne Poses with International Truck

Date: 1967
Description: Actor John Wayne standing next to an International 1000B truck. He may be on the set of a production titled "Hellfighters."
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Men on the Movie Set of "Romance of the Reaper"

Date: 1929
Description: A group of eleven men (possibly cast and crew members) gather for a group portrait. The photograph was taken on the set at Walnut Grove of the Fox Hearst f...
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Niles Welch Working on a Hudson Automobile

Date: 09 1918
Description: Silent film actor Niles Welch on the ground underneath the front of a 1918 Hudson Super Six touring limousine. Apparently he is using a carpenter's brace d...
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Niles Welch Sawing a Hudson Automobile

Date: 09 1918
Description: Silent film actor Niles Welch is apparently using a wood saw on the engine of a 1918 Hudson Super Six touring limousine. Other carpenter's tools--a plane a...
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Danny Kaye

Date: 1960
Description: During a visit to Japan, Danny Kaye, then one of the best known comedians and actors, prompted a typical response from Martha Brown, the wife of Cecil Brow...
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Under Water Packing Crate Escape

Date: 1914
Description: Harry Houdini, born Erik Weisz in Hungary and raised as Erich Weiss in Appleton, Wisconsin, preparing to do one of his famous escapes, this time from a sub...
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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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Ethel Grandin and Francis Ford in "Across the Plains"

Date: 1912
Description: In the foreground Ethel Grandin and Francis Ford embrace at the foot of a grave. Behind them are three covered wagons, numerous men and women on horseback,...
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Spencer Tracy on Railroad Tracks

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Description: Spencer Tracy poses on railroad tracks holding a hat.
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Mv. Saturnia Farewell Dinner Menu

Date: 03 24 1950
Description: Front cover of a farewell dinner menu from the Italian Line ship Saturnia, with two Commedia dell' Arte characters: Tartaglia, a rotund figure who w...
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Mv. Saturnia Farewell Dinner Menu

Date: 03 24 1950
Description: Front cover of a farewell dinner menu from the Italian Line ship Saturnia, with two Commedia dell' Arte characters: Pantalone, a black masked figure...
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Mv. Saturnia Farewell Dinner Menu

Date: 03 24 1950
Description: Front cover of a farewell dinner menu from the Italian Line ship Saturnia, with three Commedia dell' Arte characters: Corallina, who wears a black m...

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