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A Japanese Nightingale Poster, 1903
A Japanese Nightingale Poster, 1903

A typical Klaw & Erlanger presentation

The Al Ringling Theater, Baraboo, Wisconsin, after 1933
Al Ringling Theater, Baraboo, Wisconsin, after 1933

The Al Ringling Theater, which was completed in 1915, originally seated 874 and was modeled after the opera house in…

All Quiet on the Western Front at the Central Theater
All Quiet on the Western Front at the Central Theater

Crowds in front of marquee showing "All Quiet on the Western Front" at the Central Theater in New York.

All Quiet on the Western Front Poster
All Quiet on the Western Front Poster

A poster from 1930 advertising the Universal Pictures film 'All Quiet on the Western front', directed by Lewis Milestone.

Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis at the Café Society, 1939
Ammons, Albert and Meade Lux Lewis at the Café Society, 1939

An anti-Syndicate cartoon published in a Shubert-controlled theatrical newspaper, 1909
Anti-Syndicate cartoon published in a Shubert-controlled theatrical newspaper, 1909

An anti-Syndicate cartoon published in a Shubert-controlled theatrical newspaper. Abe Erlanger and David Belasco Shake Hands "For Filthy Lucre," Cartoon,…

Art Blakey, A Night at Birdland Volume 1, Album Cover, 1954
Art Blakey, A Night at Birdland Volume 1, Album Cover, 1954

Album cover of Art Blakey, A Night at Birdland Volume 1, 1954 (Blue Note 5037)

The Backlot at Universal Studios
Backlot at Universal Studios

The backlot at Universal Studios, California, during the filming of Erich von Stroheim's 'Foolish Wives', 1922.

Sidney Bechet, 1939
Bechet, Sidney, 1939

Sidney Bechet, June 8, 1939

Ben-Hur Poster, Chicago, 1901
Ben-Hur Poster, Chicago, 1901

Poster for the first Ben-Hur road company, Chicago, 1901.

Ben-Hur publicity photo, 1899-1900
Ben-Hur publicity photo, 1899-1900

Publicity still from the first Ben-Hur production, in New York, 1899-1900.

Ben-Hur Race Mechanism Diagram, n.d.
Ben-Hur Race Mechanism Diagram, n.d.

Two (or more) chariots of four horses each were cranked forward or backward by windlasses under the stage. The machinery,…

Ben-Hur Souvenir Program, 1899
Ben-Hur Souvenir Program, 1899

Page from the Ben-Hur souvenir program sold at performances.

Berliner Gramophone Company
Berliner Gramophone Company

Berliner Gramophone Company, 10th & Lombard St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Berliner's Gramophone Shop
Berliner's Gramophone Shop

Berliner's Gram-o-phone shop, 2315-2316 St. Catherine Street, Montreal, Canada. n.d.

Paul Bern with his wife Jean Harlow
Bern, Paul with his wife Jean Harlow

MGM star Jean Harlow (Harlean Carpentier) with her second husband, Irving Thalberg's right hand man, producer Paul Bern (Paul Levy)…

Sarah Bernhardt, 1906
Bernhardt, Sarah, 1906

The great French actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) had been a sensation in America for three decades already, when she attempted…

Blue Note Records recording, Port of Harlem, 1939
Blue Note Records recording, Port of Harlem, 1939

Blue Note Records recording on June 8, 1939, Port of Harlem (from left: J.C. Higginbotham, trombone; Sidney Bechet, clarinet; Big…

Bostonians (Klaw & Erlanger Light Opera Company), Poster, 1899
Bostonians (Klaw & Erlanger Light Opera Company), Poster, 1899

A typical Klaw & Erlanger presentation

John Brush, owner of the Cincinnati Reds and later of the New York Giants
Brush, John, owner of the Cincinnati Reds and later of the New York Giants

John Brush, owner of the Cincinnati Reds and later of the New York Giants.

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