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Photograph of Hedy Lamarr and her mother Gertrude Kiesler

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unknown

Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind

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1967

Sumlock 324G Scientist Calculator

Computing & Data Processing

1970-1975

Photograph of actress Hedy Lamarr and husband John Loder

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1953

Photograph of actress Hedy Lamarr after her arrival in Hollywood

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1938

Scene from Gone With the Wind

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1967

Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind

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1967

Clark Gable in Gone With the Wind

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1967

Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind

Photographs

1967

Clark Gable and Leslie Howard in Gone With the Wind

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1967

Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind

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1967

Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind

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1967

Scene still from Gone With the Wind

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1967

Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind

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1967

Scene from Gone With the Wind

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1967

Gone With the Wind Press Booklet

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1967

Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind

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1967

Silver gelatin print, by Andre de Dienes. Dancer Shirley Levitt photographed at a Los Angeles beach. Photographer's stamp and Focal Press editorial markup on verso.

Shirley Levitt

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ca. 1950s

Craig Edit-Or Projecto Editor. Craig Movie Supply Company, Harrison & Harrison Optical Engineers, Los Angeles. Animated viewer for 16mm film; rear projection screen. Viewer only; no rewind arms etc. Serial no 161787.

Craig Projecto Editor

Cinematography

1930-1939

Silver gelatin print, by Andre de Dienes. Barbara Grimes and her trick horse, Lucky Boy, photographed at a Los Angeles beach. Photographer's stamp on verso.

Barbara Grimes and her horse Lucky Boy

Photographs

ca. 1960s

Planet News photograph titled 'Cake for Gable'. Caption on back reads: HOLLYWOOD : Clark Gable receives a cake and good wishes from lovely actress Susan Hayward, with whom he stars in "Soldier of Fortune", on the occasion of his 54th birthday. The single-candle cake indicates his first picture for 20th Century Fox, according to Gable.

Clark Gable with Susan Hayward on the set of 'Soldier of Fortune'

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4 February 1955

"Bullseye" 35mm film editor.Model C, serial no. 1657 manufactured by Moviola Company, California. This is a part object, with the spool reels missing and it probably sat atop a larger part to make the object complete.

Moviola film editor

Cinematography

Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of American film star Gary Cooper (1901-1961).

Gary Cooper

Photographs

1931

Keystone Press Agency photograph showing American actor Clark Gable on a date with actress Iris Bynum at Ciro's nightclub, Hollywood.

Clark Gable with Iris Bynum

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07 February 1949

Film still showing actors Clark Gable and Norma Shearer in "Idiot's Delight" (Clarence Brown, 1939).

Scene from the film 'Idiot's Delight'

Photographs

1939

Craig 16mm Film Splicer made by Craig Movie Supply Co., Los Angeles, USA, 1935-1945.

Craig 16mm Film Splicer

Cinematography

1935-1945

Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of American film star Joan Crawford (1905-1977).

Joan Crawford

Photographs

1931

Silver gelatin print, by Andre de Dienes.Tania Yatos holding a guitar. Photographer's stamp and Focal Press editorial markup on verso.

Tania Yatos

Photographs

ca. 1950s

Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of American actress Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003).

Katharine Hepburn

Photographs

1936

Silver gelatin print, by Andre de Dienes. Nude silhouette and Venitian blinds. Photographer's stamp and Focal Press editorial markup on verso.

Nude silhouette

Photographs

1961

Silver gelatin print, by Andre de Dienes. Bird's eye view photograph of a nude man and woman laying on a bed. Photographer's stamp on verso.

Nude man and woman on bed

Photographs

ca. 1960s

Keystone Press Agency photograph titled 'Stars at Hollywood premiere of "Gone With the Wind"'. Caption on back reads: Many film celebrities attend the long-awaited Hollywood premiere of "Gone With the Wind". Show here are: L-R - Jock Whitney; Mrs. David O. Selznick; Olivia deHavilland; David O. Selznick; Vivien Leigh, star of the film, and Laurence Olivier.

Hollywood premiere of "Gone With the Wind"

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17 January 1940

Keystone Press Agency photograph showing Clark Gable and his wife, actress Carole Lombard, at the Los Angeles premiere of "Gone With the Wind".

Clark Gable and Carole Lombard

Photographs

17 January 1940

Associate Press photograph titled 'Time out for refreshment'. Caption on back reads: Sir Laurence Olivier, and his wife, Vivien Leigh, share an orange while rehearsing for their radio show "Rebecca" scheduled for Nov 6 over the LUX Radio Theatre from Hollywood. A few minutes after the rehearsal started Sir Laurence doffed his coat to try to get some relief from the heat, which had reached 92 degrees a few hours earlier. Both Olivier and Miss Leigh are making pictures in Hollywood, but at different studios. He is starring in "Carrie" and she in "A Streetcar Named Desire". They plan to return to England later in November.

Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in Hollywood

Photographs

07 November 1950

INP photograph showing actors Clark Gable and Carole Lombard at a luncheon, ca. 1939.

Clark Gable and Carole Lombard

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c. 1939

Planet News photograph titled 'Gable and wife home from honeymoon'. Caption on back reads: Screen actor Clark Gable and his wife, the former Kay Spreckles, pose for their first picture since their marriage. The couple returned to Gable's ranch here from their honeymoon.

Clark Gable and Kay Williams

Photographs

20 July 1955

Planet News photograph titled 'Clark Gable and Carole Lombard together at net matches'. Image shows actors Clark Gable and Carole Lombard attending a match at the Los Angeles Tennis Club.

Clark Gable with Carole Lombard

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28 September 1937

Associated Press photograph titled 'Gable and bride pose for first pictures'. Caption on back reads: Hollywood's Clark Gable and his fifth bride, the former Kay Williams Spreckles, pose at their ranch home in Encino, California, July 20, for the first pictures since their wedding at Minden, Nevada, July 11.

Clark Gable and Kay Williams

Photographs

20 July 1955

Wide World Photos photograph titled 'Film stars at the races'. Image shows actors Clark Gable and Carole Lombard watching a derby at the Los Angeles Turf Club in Santa Anita, California.

Clark Gable with Carole Lombard at Arcadia Turf Club

Photographs

08 March 1938

Publicity portrait by Bob Coburn showing Laurence Olivier in character as Horatio Nelson in the 1941 film, Lady Hamilton.

Laurence Olivier as Horatio Nelson

Photographs

1940

Paramount Pictures scene still from the film Carrie (1952). Image shows Sir Laurence Olivier and Jennifer Jones.

Laurence Olivier and Jennifer Jones

Photographs

1950

Scene still from 'A Streetcar Named Desire (film directed by Elia Kazan, 1951), showing Vivien Leigh as Blanche DuBois.

Vivien Leigh in film 'A Streetcar Named Desire'

Photographs

1 March 1952

Silver gelatin print by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Publicity still of actress Elizabeth Taylor as Maggie in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (1958).

"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"

Photographs

1958

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer photograph showing newly-married actors Clark Gable and Carole Lombard at Lombard's Bel-Air estate. They were married on 29 March 1939 in Kingman, Arizona.

Clark Gable with Carole Lombard

Photographs

1939

Camera Press photograph by Ivan Nagy titled 'Vivien does the Charleston'. Image shows actress Vivien Leigh dancing the Charleston in a scene from the film 'Ship of Fools' (Stanley Kramer, 1965).

Vivien Leigh dancing in 'Ship of Fools'

Photographs

22 October 1964

Photograph by Bob Coburn. Caption on back reads: Preparing for his difficult role of Heathcliff in Sam Goldwyn's "Wuthering Heights" in which he plays opposite Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier visits the make-up department where he is caught by Bob Coburn selecting his hair dress for the 1840 costume picture.

Laurence Olivier prepares for role of Heathcliff

Photographs

1938

Associated Press photograph showing film stars Clark Gable and Myrna Loy at a Hollywood party. Gable and Loy starred in four films together during the 1930s, including "Test Pilot" (1938) and "Wife vs Secretary" (1935).

Clark Gable and Myrna Loy at Hollywood party

Photographs

29 August 1958

Camera Press photograph by Ivan Nagy titled 'Vivien does the Charleston'. Image shows actress Vivien Leigh dancing the Charleston in a scene from the film 'Ship of Fools' (Stanley Kramer, 1965).

Vivien Leigh dancing in 'Ship of Fools'

Photographs

22 October 1964

Wide World Photos photograph showing actors Clark Gable and Carole Lombard watching a tennis match between Ellsworth Vines and Fred Perry in Hollywood, California.

Clark Gable with Carole Lombard at tennis match

Photographs

01 March 1937

Black and white photograph entitled 'A Black Chinned Hummingbird, Los Angeles, California, 1947' by Harold Edgerton. Gelatin Silver print.

A Black Chinned Hummingbird, Los Angeles, California, 1947

Photographs

1947