Favorite photos of silent stars

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I love your early film stars! Here is one of my favorites of Florence Lawrence. This was published in Motion Picture Story Magazine, February 1911.
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I love Florence! Her eyes are gorgeous here.

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She was extremely photogenic.
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Just found this one of Olive Thomas that I've never seen before.

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BettyLouSpence wrote:
Sat Mar 24, 2018 7:24 pm
Just found this one of Olive Thomas that I've never seen before.

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Wow!! That one is striking.
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You already recognize this as my avatar, but I just wanted to share this anyway because it's my absolute favorite picture of Helen Holmes.
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Cute! I didn't know who it was.
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Thanks - glad to clear up who it was for anyone else who didn't know!
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That's a wonderful photo—good choice for an avatar.

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May McAvoy looks so gorgeous here.

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