I stumbled upon this website last night as I searched up information on Anetha Getwell, the 1919 National Fame and Fortune Contest winner.
https://theencyclopediaofobscuresilents ... dpress.com
There's a load of entries on silent performers I had never heard of. I think you guys would be interested in exploring this!
I took this snippet from the December 11, 1912 issue of Exhibitors Herald:
https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsh ... page/n1331
There's a bit of disparity between the info from the Encyclopedia, and the info from the magazine. The magazine declares Anetha the winner - the encyclopedia states that Blanche McGarrity was the winner, and that Anetha was the runner up.
Blanche McGarrity -
Encyclopedia of Obscure Silent Screen Performers
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Hmm, that's an odd discrepancy. I like the Rangeland title card.
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Omg! Thank you for sharing this.
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