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Morris Levine, 212 Park Street. 11 years old and sells papers every da...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Under four flags / from group by Martiny.

Movie poster showing four soldiers, one from each allied country. Public domain photograph - United States during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

See real warfare - "over there" cantonment - made possible by blood-no...

Poster showing a tank climbing across a trench. Opens March 30th, moving pictures, music, world's greatest orators.

Movie theatre, Washington, D.C.

Public domain photograph - city, downtown, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

First love, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Motion picture poster for "First love" shows a head-and-shoulder portrait of Deanna Durbin and in the background a scene from the movie of her attending a fancy dress ball.

Children in front of movie theatre, Alpine, Texas

Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

This movie tent opened with great expectations but closed down three d...

Public domain photograph of Alabama in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washington, D.C. Sergeant George Camblair taking his girlfriend to the...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Greenbelt, Maryland. Federal housing project. View across plaza of the...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Middle River, a small crossroads in the vicinity of Baltimore, Marylan...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Teenage girls add to grafitti on bottom of Elvis movie poster] / Worl...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection.

State Theater, angle front, Washington Street, Bay City, Michigan

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Movie theaters; Main Street. Purchase; John Margolies 2008 (DLC/PP-2008:109-2). Credit line: John Margolies Road... More

The kid auto race, featuring Charlie Chaplin

Motion picture poster for "The Kid Auto Race" showing Charlie Chaplin standing, leaning against a post, holding cigar. Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga an... More

Van Nuys Drive-In Theater, Roscoe Boulevard, Van Nuys, California (LOC...

Margolies, John,, photographer...Van Nuys Drive-In Theater, Roscoe Boulevard, Van Nuys, California..1981...1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format)...Notes:. Title, date and keywords based on in... More

Forging the weapons of war, official United States war film / Ioseph P...

Poster showing cranes in a shipyard. Produced by Signal Corps, U.S.A. and Committee on Public Information.

Lyman H. Howe's new marvels in moving pictures / Courier Litho. Co., B...

Print shows people watching a motion picture in a theater of an infantry attack during the Spanish-American War; includes insert of head-and-shoulders portrait of Lyman H. Howe in upper left corner. Copyright ... More

Glen White in Gem's great instructive play, Absinthe--Reflective momen...

Motion picture poster for "Absinthe" shows a man seated, with hand on head, at table with three glasses of absinthe. Universal films trademark in lower left corner.

Poster - Saturday night, Movie Poster - Public domain lithograph

Motion picture poster for the film "Saturday Night" shows a flirtatious young woman and an older man seated at a restaurant or nightclub table. Behind the young woman stands a worried looking young man wearing a fez(?).

George Kleine presents, The Last Days of Pompeii, a spectacular photo-...

Motion picture poster for "The Last Days of Pompeii" shows erupting volcano.

Lyman H. Howe's high class moving pictures

[Harry Silverstein, Newsboy, 703 W. 6th St., 7 years old. Sells papers...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Kindly remain seated, Motion Picture Theaters

Photo shows children at beach. Positive paper print from lantern slide used in motion picture theaters as announcement. Each text superimposed on humorous photograph, and the whole shown in a fancy carved frame... More

The newsboy tenor A message of love.

Motion picture poster for "The Newsboy Tenor" shows a woman and a girl in an interior. "Selig drama."

On duty, George Kleine presents the uproarious melodramatic farce by A...

Motion picture poster for "Officer 666" shows a caricature of a policeman with arms raised as if directing traffic. "From the play by arrangement with Messrs. Geo. M. Cohan and Sam Harris."

The going of the white swan - Public domain movie poster

Motion picture poster for "The going of the white swan" shows a man holding the hand of a woman, wearing a fur coat, whose arm is around the shoulder of a boy wrapped in a blanket with bandages on both his head... More

Höllerkampf an d. Aisne / H.R. Erdt.

Poster shows a side view of a German soldier in battle. His rifle is slung over his shoulder and he has grenades in each hand; a bag of grenades also hangs from his shoulder. Flames(?) surround him. Text is tit... More

Sidney [...], West Virginia theater, Motion Picture Theaters

Photograph showing a movie theater playing The Crucible of Life; men are gathered in front of the theater viewing a captured German machine gun and another piece of equipment; signs on the theater display anti-... More

D. W. Griffith presents way down east

Motion picture poster for "Way Down East" shows a man carrying a woman through the snow.

The Crimson skull, Movie Poster

Motion picture poster showing a man and woman in western garb with a horse standing between them. The Norman Film M'f'g Co. presents "The Crimson Skull." Baffling western mystery photoplay co-starring Anita Bu... More

Boy Meets Girl - Public domain poster, Music division, Library of Cong...

Beginning… Tuesday Dec 14th for ten days thru Dec 23 The gayest holiday entertainment in Detroit on the stage The Federal Theatre In "Boy Meets Girl" sparkling New York Comedy evenings at 8:30 Sunday m... More

Entrance to movie theater. Southside of Chicago, Illinois

Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Campus Theater, vertical, Manhattan Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas

Hollywood Theater, Sandy Boulevard, Portland, Oregon

Photograph shows the Hollywood Theater located at 4122 NE Sandy Boulevard, Portland, Oregon. The theater opened on July 19, 1926. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. (Source: Flic... More

Brown McDowell 12 year old usher in Princess Theatre. Works from 10 A....

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 3793. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Under four flags Third United States official war picture.

Poster showing Allied soldiers storming over the crest of a hill, carrying bayonets. Presented by Division of Films, Committee on Public Information, George Creel, chairman. Taken by the official photographers... More

"The Bandit of Point Loma - a stirring western showing how the light-h...

Motion picture poster for "The bandit of Point Loma" shows a man and woman standing together on a cliff looking out at the ocean, a distant settlement, and a lighthouse; man has arm around woman's shoulder. Ca... More

Forging the weapons of war, official United States war film / Ioseph P...

Poster showing cranes in a shipyard. Produced by Signal Corps, U.S.A. and Committee on Public Information.

"Jimmie the Porter; True Love in Disguise"

Motion picture poster for "Jimmie the porter, true love in disguise" shows an African American man, possibly Sidney Smith, shining shoes. Copyright 1914 by Selig Studio. Motion Picture Poster Collection.

Lyman H. Howe's new marvels in moving pictures / Courier Litho. Co., B...

Prof. Haskell's moving picture entertainment

Motion picture poster for "Prof. Haskell's moving picture entertainment" shows advertisements. Gazette Press, Newark, N. Y.

An Unselfish love, Movie Poster

Motion picture poster for "An Unselfish Love" shows a man and a woman on a farm standing by a hog pen. An Edison film. No. 5851.

The Wedding march, Movie Poster

Motion picture poster for "The Wedding March" shows Eric von Stroheim as the character Prince Nicki von Wildeliebe-Rauffenburg. Purchase; 1975. A Paramount Pictures film. No. 2853.

Pershing's crusaders--Auspices of the United States government / The H...

Poster showing Pershing leading troops, with spirits of crusaders floating above.

Baltimore, Maryland. Thursday night shoppers in a line outside a movie...

Public domain photograph of a historic place in Maryland, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Blue Island, Illinois. The Senise family going to the movies

Public domain photograph - city, downtown, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Metropolis] / Klebrand., Art Deco Poster, Movie Poster

Poster for Fritz Lang's film "Metropolis" shows the character Maria in Rotwang's transformation machine. Exchange ; Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Poster - The Passion of Joan of Arc - Public domain lithograph

Motion picture poster for "The Passion of Joan of Arc" shows Renée Maria Falconetti as Joan of Arc. no. 1 a: Purchase; (DLC/PP-1975:115). no. 1 b: Purchase; (DLC/PP-1977:118). Caption: An immortal screen class... More

[Princess Theatre], Motion Picture Theaters

Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alexander the man who knows - Public domain print

At head of title: Pantages, Minneapolis; week com. Sun. Mar. 30. Transferred from; LC Rare Book and Special Collections Division; 1956. Forms part of: Magic poster collection (Library of Congress) Forms part of... More

Adjusting film. Show will continue in a few minutes

Paper print made from lantern slide used as announcemenet in motion picture theaters. Text appears with photo of girl hammering at a film projector. "No. C 6." Copyright claimant: The Electro Mechanical Co., Cl... More

If you expect to rate as a gentleman, you will not expectorate on the ...

Paper print made from lantern slide used as announcemenet in motion picture theaters. Text appears with a border design. "No. B 17." Copyright claimant: Electro Mechanical Co., Cleveland, Ohio.

Ladies kindly remove your hats, Motion Picture Theaters

Positive paper print from lantern slide used in motion picture theaters as announcement. Each text superimposed on humorous photograph, and the whole shown in a fancy carved frame. J170054 U.S. Copyright Office... More

Her victory eternal The jealousy of fate.

Motion picture poster for "Her Victory Eternal" shows a woman holding a bouquet surrounded by two men with another woman in the background.

Birth place of telephone, 109 Court St., Boston, Massachusetts ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Der Frieden mit der Ukraine. Neuester Film / HRE.

Poster shows a stylized map of Ukraine and part of a large ring(?). Text is title of film. Forms part of: Rehse-Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik. Dated in crayon on verso.

D. W. Griffith presents The greatest thing in life

Poster depicting a man and a woman cheek to cheek. "Jeanette realizes the greatest thing in life." Personally directed by D. W. Griffith, story by Capt. Victor Marier, photographed by G. W. Bitzer. An Artcraft Picture.

Viers Mill theater. Exterior of Viers Mill theater

Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

From headquarters - Vintage movie public domain poster

Motion picture poster for "From headquarters" shows George Brent pointing a gun through a partially opened door; George Brent with arm around waist of Margaret Lindsay.

Mexican boys looking at movie poster, San Antonio, Texas

Public domain photograph of advertising campaign, billboard, street signs, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Entrance to a movie house, Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee

Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Children at a movie house on Saturday afternoon in Beaver Falls, Penns...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty during the Great Depression, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Crowd coming out of Regal movie theater. Southside of Chicago, Illinoi...

Public domain image of a historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Chicago Theater neon marquee, Chicago, Illinois

Title and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Date based on release date of the movie "El Condor" on September 23, 1970. Margolies categories: Movie theaters; Main Street. Purchase; Joh... More

Loyola Theater, tower detail, Manchester & Sepulveda Boulevard, Westch...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Margolies categories: Movie theaters; Main Street. Purchase; John Margolies 2007 (DLC/PP-2007:125). Credit line: John Margolies Roadsi... More

Senator Theater, York Road, Baltimore, Maryland

Houdini in The master mystery a super-serial in fifteen episodes.

"B.A. Rolfe Productions, Octagon Films, Inc." "Episode twelve, The death noose." Transferred from; LC Rare Book and Special Collections Division; 1956. Forms part of: Magic poster collection (Library of Congres... More

Forging the weapons of war, official United States war film / Ioseph P...

Poster showing cranes in a shipyard. Produced by Signal Corps, U.S.A. and Committee on Public Information.

Lyman H. Howe's high class moving pictures - new magic pictures / Cour...

Motion picture poster for "Lyman H. Howe's high class moving pictures - new magic pictures" shows people watching motion picture in theater, includes insert of head-and-shoulders portrait of Lyman H. Howe. Cop... More

Edison's greatest marvel--The Vitascope, Motion Picture Theaters

Motion picture poster for "Edison's greatest marvel--The Vitascope" show movie audience watching large screen with woman dancing on screen and others in background watching. 29057B U.S. Copyright Office. Copyr... More

Jack Gardner in Open Places, Movie Poster

Motion picture poster for "Open places" shows a man and woman, possibly Jack Gardner and Ruth King, facing each other. Controlled by the Essanay Film Co., Chicago, Ill. Trademark logos: Essanay.

Lyman H. Howe's new marvels in moving pictures / Courier Litho. Co., B...

Motion picture poster for "Lyman H. Howe's new marvels in moving pictures" shows people watching a motion picture in a theater of a battle at sea during the Spanish-American War; includes insert of head-and-sho... More

Poster - The Passion of Joan of Arc - Public domain lithograph

Mary Pickford in Through the back door / The H.C. Miner Litho. Co. N.Y...

Motion picture poster for "Through the back door" showing Mary Pickford pulling on harness of mule.

The Salted mine (Carson), Movie Poster

Motion picture poster for "The salted mine" shows a man and woman in a forest. In the foreground, the man sits on a stool in front of his horse; in the background, the woman sits astride a horse. A Film Import... More

The Real thing in cowboys cupid in chaps.

Motion picture poster for "The Real thing in cowboys" shows one cowboy kneeling in front of another cowboy, possibly Tom Mix, and an alarmed woman standing alongside. Copyright 1914 by Selig Polyscope Co. A Se... More

The Real thing in cowboys cupid in chaps.

Takoma, Washington. Old movie theatre, Motion Picture Theaters

Photograph shows four men standing at the entrance of movie theater; signage in background "Edison's moving pictures, Entertainment for ladies and children"; man on far right points to sign "Moving pictures - A... More

[Entrances of moving picture theaters, (Chicago?), no. 6, Lyceum Theat...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Quo Vadis Vinitius makes love to Lygia.

Motion picture poster for "Quo Vadis" shows Vinitius and Lygia sitting on a bed of pillows; Vinitius, holds a goblet of wine as he looks at Lygia; party goers in the background.

Selig presents hearts and masks Galloping Dick's waterloo, a sensation...

Motion picture poster for "Hearts and Masks" shows a man and woman in costumes, each holding a ten of hearts playing card. "A drama in three reels." Featuring Kathlyn Williams

The man-hater How the biter was bitten.

Motion picture poster for "The Man-Hater" shows a woman helped off of a train by a conductor. She carries large bundles and two bird cages containing a cat and a parrot. "A farce comedy by James Oliver Curwood."

Coming Robert Warwick and Doris Kenyon in "A girl's folly" / KD.

Motion picture poster for "A Girl's Folly" showing a partially draped woman lying at the base of a large mask (tragedy?) which appears to be lamenting the girl's folly. Copyright by World Film Corp'n.

Poster - Footfalls, Movie Poster - Public domain lithograph

Motion picture poster for "Footfalls" shows six pairs of feet walking down the side of the main title with the silhouette of a man in the background; bottom image shows view of a city. No. 23234. Purchase; (DL... More

Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky present an Irvin Willat production, Th...

Poster depicts a woman in the cockpit of an airplane. "By Byron Morgan, screen play by James Shelley Hamilton." "A Paramount Picture produced by Famous Players - Lasky Corp." Country of origin U.S.A. This post... More

[Inset billboard at corner of Trans-lux Theatre, 58th St., and Madison...

J0 8761 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Trans-Lux Movies Corporation, New York City.

Movie theatre on Saint Charles Street. Liberty Theater, New Orleans, L...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a mural painting, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Children looking at posters in front of movie, Saturday, Steele, Misso...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street life, vendor, shop sign, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Schoolchildren waiting in line to go to the movies, San Augustine, Tex...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty, child labor, Great Depression, 1930s, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a bench, possibly related ...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

A black and white photo of a gas station, Great Depression. FSA/OWI Ph...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The movies are popular in the Negro section of Chicago, Illinois

Photo shows Regal Theater and Savoy Ballroom in the Southside neighborhood.

A black and white photo of a theater at night. Office of War Informati...

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Farm Security Administration (1937-1942). The photographs of the Farm S... More

Washington, D.C. Sergeant George Camblair taking his girlfriend to the...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of worker, marketplace, vendor, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Berkley Theater, horizontal, Robins, Berkley, Michigan

Lyman H. Howe's high class moving pictures - new magic pictures / Cour...

Elliot & Sherman Film Corp. ... present D.W. Griffith's 8th wonder of ...

Motion picture poster for "The birth of a nation" shows title of film inside large red circle.

Where the boys spend their money. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.

Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Uncle Tom's Cabin featuring Irving Cummings

Motion picture poster for "Uncle Tom's cabin" shows an old white woman waving finger at an African American child with a book.

The Rustler's reformation, Movie Poster

La veuve du marin / Faria., Movie Poster

Motion picture poster for a silent movie showing a widow with children standing by the sea observing a shipwreck as another woman prays before a crucifixion statue of Jesus Christ. Transfer; LC MBRS; 2001; (DL... More

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