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Silent Film Dramatic Moments

Black and white stills from silent films depicting dramatic actions, including crime, romance, and musical performances.

1941 - In this musical, a woman dreams that she's a princess being wooed by a commoner (Jimmy Stewart).
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Hollywood, California: c. 1940. A woman calypso percussionist at her set of drums
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CATERINA VALENTE in BONJOUR KATHRIN (1956), directed by KARL ANTON.
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VERNA HILLIE in MAN OF THE FOREST (1933), directed by HENRY HATHAWAY.
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Anefo photo collection. The Corry chunks show for TV, as the main guest occurs on Josephine Baker (on the screen cloth) to the right corry chunks. September 16, 1964
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Sound of Music, Series C, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell
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Anefo photo collection. Action open the village. Presenter Mies Bouwman in the marathon broadcast 'Open the village'. November 26, 1962
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Photograph by Martin Imboden from around 1929 depicting the dancer Gertrud Kraus, printed on silver gelatin paper.
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Generous snowman (OV2019_675)
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Sound of Music, Series C, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell
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Sound of Music, Series C, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell
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NANCY KWAN in THE WORLD OF SUZIE WONG (1960), directed by RICHARD QUINE.
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"Backstage" at the "girlie" show at the Vermont state fair, Rutland, September 1941
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Sound of Music, Series C, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell
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Historic photo, Cupid with rifle, 1915
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