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The Aitken brothers grew up on a Waukesha County farm and became successful Hollywood film pioneers in the early 20th century. |
Date: | 1930 |
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Description: | Cast members from the early 20th century film series "Little Rascals" pose in and around an International Harvester cream separator with their dog. |
Date: | 1947 |
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Description: | Two people driving a Farmall Cub through an urban area. They are towing a wagon with movie advertisement, announcing "The Farmer's Daughter," starring Lore... |
Date: | 1927 |
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Description: | A still from the film The Jazz Singer showing Eugenie Besserer, Al Jolson, and Warner Oland (Warner 1927). |
Date: | 1929 |
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Description: | State Street view looking toward the University of Wisconsin, with the 200 block in the foreground. The marquee for the Capitol Theatre reads "'Jealousy,' ... |
Date: | 04 21 1927 |
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Description: | The projection room in the Orpheum Theatre, with projectors and other equipment ready for movie viewing. |
Date: | 12 27 1929 |
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Description: | A crowd lined up on opening night at the Eastwood Theatre at 2090 Atwood Avenue. This view of the facade shows an unfinished dome on top of the building. |
Date: | 11 02 1930 |
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Description: | Group of people, including dwarfs and midgets, posing with "the worlds largest tire" in front of the RKO Orpheum Theatre as part of a promotion for Goodyea... |
Date: | 10 28 1947 |
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Description: | Several members of the screenwriters and directors known as the "Hollywood Ten," together with members of their families at a demonstration before their im... |
Date: | 1950 |
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Description: | Scene still from "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye." |
Date: | 1920 |
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Description: | Jack Carson at the age of ten posing on front steps wearing a hat and leaning on a walking cane. |
Date: | 02 05 1930 |
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Description: | View from across the street of the Capitol Theatre tower. "Love Parade" is advertised on the marquee. Three automobiles are in the street in front of Peopl... |
Date: | 1926 |
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Description: | Advertising poster for motion pictures [movies] shown "free to farmers and their families." Bears the text: "A Visit to a Modern Tractor Plant; The Making ... |
Date: | 1919 |
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Description: | Advertising poster for a film produced by the International Harvester Company about "how the American farmer throws off the shackles of Old Man Work by put... |
Date: | 1919 |
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Description: | Advertising poster for a film produced by International Harvester in which "the tractor's constructive influence is symbolized in typical scenes - plowing,... |
Date: | 1919 |
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Description: | Advertising poster for a film produced by International Harvester "showing in motion the dramatic events in the present-day Harvest Field." Includes the ti... |
Date: | 08 17 1933 |
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Description: | Crowd assembled outside the RKO Orpheum Theatre to watch "Tugboat Annie" on MGM's traveling theatre. Speths Clothing and other businesses in the 200 block ... |
Date: | 1953 |
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Description: | Virginia and Clinton Jencks on the set of "Salt of the Earth". |
Date: | 1953 |
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Description: | Henrietta Williams as Teresa Vidal addressing a Union meeting in "Salt of the Earth". |
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