An interesting quirk of the press release collection is amount of photos with white-out editing. This process, called “early photoshopping” by...

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To close out our week of silent star press releases, we’ve made this gif of Al St. John having some classic...

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This doleful, Orientalist starlet is Juanita Hansen, an Iowa-born, Los Angeles-bred star of early Hollywood who worked for L. Frank...

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This 1925 press photo of a seemingly “wholesome” young actress making use of an innovative radio/dance floor gives an early look...

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Not all of Mack Sennett’s Bathing Beauties remained at the “knee-nudity” level of stardom. Mabel Normand continued her career at Sennett’s...

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In the earlier days of movie-going, short serialized story films, called serials, were a popular form of entertainment. These serials...

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Press photos show more than the celebrities of the day. They can also serve as gateways to moments in history...

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This week’s series explores the goofy, yet important world of relations through photos and press releases. Our collection of business...

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We will end our week celebrating National Jazz Appreciation Month, here is a sneak peak from the collection we’ll be...

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Preston Lautebach, author of The Chitlin Circuit and the Road to Rock n Roll and the upcoming Beal Street Dynasty:...

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