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John Huston on the Set of

John Huston on the Set of "Annie"

Photograph
1981 (printed 1983)
National Portrait Gallery
Garry Winogrand
George M. Cohan

George M. Cohan

Drawing
1935
National Portrait Gallery
William Henry Cotton
Lester Wallack

Lester Wallack

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
National Portrait Gallery
Mathew Brady Studio
George Michael Cohan-

George Michael Cohan- "The Little Millionaire"

Drawing
c. 1911
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred J. Frueh
George M. Cohan

George M. Cohan

Print
1915
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Alfred J. Frueh
Edgar Bergen

Edgar Bergen

Photograph
1948
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Harry Warnecke Robert F. Cranston Gus Schoenbaechler
Le Tumulte Noir/Figures with Grinning Face

Le Tumulte Noir/Figures with Grinning Face

Print
1927
National Portrait Gallery
Paul Colin
Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters

Photograph
October 28, 1938
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Carl Van Vechten
Lester Wallack

Lester Wallack

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
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Mathew Brady Studio
Oscars 1940

Oscars 1940

Drawing
1940
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Alfred Bendiner
Jimmy Stewart

Jimmy Stewart

Drawing
c. 1935-40
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Henry Major
Lester Wallack

Lester Wallack

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
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Mathew Brady Studio
John Gibbs Gilbert and Lester Wallack

John Gibbs Gilbert and Lester Wallack

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
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Mathew Brady Studio
Mural Study #4:

Mural Study #4:

Drawing
c. 1941
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John Decker
Samuel Goldwyn, Rupert Hughes, Jesse Louis Lasky, and William Fox

Samuel Goldwyn, Rupert Hughes, Jesse Louis Lasky, and William Fox

Drawing
c. 1923
National Portrait Gallery
Walter K. Kinstler

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