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Background imageFictional Character Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - sails made

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - sails made
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, It ceased; yet still the sails made on, a pleasant noise till noon

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Actors from The Magnificent Seven on Horseback

Actors from The Magnificent Seven on Horseback
A movie still from The Magnificent Seven features the seven principal characters on horseback

Background imageFictional Character Collection: The Sicilian coat of arms, Taormina, Sicily, Italy

The Sicilian coat of arms, Taormina, Sicily, Italy

Background imageFictional Character Collection: The Grapes Of Wrath

The Grapes Of Wrath
Henry Fonda as Tom Joad in The Grapes Of Wrath, directed by John Ford, 1940. The film is based on John Steinbeck's novel of the same name

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Scene from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Scene from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
(Original Caption) 1919- Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt and Lil Dagover in a scene from Robert Wiene's "Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, " 1919

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Lucy and Ethel on Roof Top

Lucy and Ethel on Roof Top
Lucy and Ethel, portrayed by Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance, cross roof tops on a wobbly plank during a scene on I Love Lucy

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab

Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab
(Original Caption) 1956-: The great moment comes for Gregory Peck (Ahab), the mad scarred and peg-legged commander of the whaler "Pequod

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Sean Connery with 007's Aston Martin

Sean Connery with 007's Aston Martin
Actor Sean Connery, the original James Bond, is pictured here on the set of Goldfinger with one of the fictional spy's cars, a 1964 Aston Martin DB5

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Actor William Shatner as James T. Kirk

Actor William Shatner as James T. Kirk
(Original Caption) USA: William Shatner as Captain James Kirk with a look of concern in close up of him seated in the Starship Enterprise during an episode of Star Trek

Background imageFictional Character Collection: John Travolta's Disco Pose in Saturday Night Fever

John Travolta's Disco Pose in Saturday Night Fever
John Travolta as Tony Manero in his famous disco-dancing pose in Saturday Night Fever (1977). His dance partner is actress Karen Lynn Gorney

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Dame Margot Fonteyn in Swan Lake

Dame Margot Fonteyn in Swan Lake
The Royal Ballet Company's Prima Ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn as Princess Odette in Swan Lake. Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Lon Chaney as the Phantom of the Opera

Lon Chaney as the Phantom of the Opera
(Original Caption) 1925-Lon Chaney is shown in "The Phantom of the Opera, " seated and playing at the organ. Movie still

Background imageFictional Character Collection: James Dean in Motion Picture Giant

James Dean in Motion Picture Giant
American actor James Dean reclines in the back of a car in the 1956 motion picture Giant, in which he plays petroleum worker Jett Rink

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Sean Connery as James Bond in Goldfinger

Sean Connery as James Bond in Goldfinger
Sean Connery, in a scene from Goldfinger, adjusts a cuff of his tuxedo while dining with M and the Prime Minister

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton as Martha and George in a production still from Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Version of: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee

Background imageFictional Character Collection: The vision of Death

The vision of Death. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Water Snakes

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Water Snakes
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Beyond the shadow of the ship, I watched the water snakes

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Game is done

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Game is done
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Game is done ! I ve won I ve won ! Quoth she, and whistles thrice

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Rebel Angels

Rebel Angels
" Rebel Angels summoned to the conclave. A scene from Miltons Paradise Lost. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker."

Background imageFictional Character Collection: St. George of merry England

St. George of merry England
Vintage engraving of a verse from Spensers Faerie Queene, with an image of Saint George and the Dragon. 1892

Background imageFictional Character Collection: The Sea Monster

The Sea Monster
Vintage engraving by Albrech Durer, showing The Sea Monster, 1498

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Actor John Astin As Gomez Addams

Actor John Astin As Gomez Addams
(Original Caption) Waist up photo of John Astin as Gomez from "The Addams Family."

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Dance of Death - The Fool

Dance of Death - The Fool
Antique copy of The Fool from the Dance of Death, Hieronymus Hess, c1845. The Dance of Death, or Danse Macabre is an artistic genre of late medieval allegory on the universality of death

Background imageFictional Character Collection: The mouth of Hell

The mouth of Hell
" The mouth of Hell, a scene from Miltons Paradise Lost. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker."

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Damsel in distress

Damsel in distress
Vintage engraving by Dore from 1879 showing a knight riding a Griffin saving a damsel from a sea monster

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Father Christmas and his List

Father Christmas and his List
Vintage colour lithograph from 1898 showing Father Christmas and his List of Good Children

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Wolf Accosting Little Red Riding Hood

Wolf Accosting Little Red Riding Hood
(Original Caption) Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Giant Lady Dressed Up As Brunhilde

Giant Lady Dressed Up As Brunhilde
(Original Caption) Giants: Rosita the Austrian giant lady dressed up as Brunhilde. Undated photograph. BPA2 #2175

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Edwin Booth in Costume as Hamlet

Edwin Booth in Costume as Hamlet
Stage actor Edwin Booth plays the title role in Hamlet

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Where the Blame Lies Cartoon by Grant Hamilton

Where the Blame Lies Cartoon by Grant Hamilton
IMMIGRATION CARTOON, 1891--WHERE THE BLAME LIES

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Profile Of E. Rostand, Author

Profile Of E. Rostand, Author
(Original Caption) Edmond Rostand (1868-1918), author of Cyrano de Bergerac. Undated photo

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Opera Diva Ernestine Schumann-Heink

Opera Diva Ernestine Schumann-Heink
(Original Caption) Schumann-Heink, Ernestine (1861-1936) as Waltraute, Ring des Nibellinger. (Wagner)

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Cartoon of Uncle Sam on Bicycle Illustrating Gold vs. Silver Standard by J.A. Wales

Cartoon of Uncle Sam on Bicycle Illustrating Gold vs. Silver Standard by J.A. Wales
(Original Caption) Silver Standard vs. Gold Standard controversy is seen here in this cartoon representing Uncle Sam as he is bicycling to national bankruptcy on an enormous silverite dollar

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Getting Troublesome Again Political Cartoon by Dalrymple

Getting Troublesome Again Political Cartoon by Dalrymple
CARTOON ON BUSINESS: "GETTING TROUBLESOME AGAIN.UNCLE SAM-I GUESS HE WON'T STOP HOWLING TILL I GIVE HIM ENOUGH PROTECTION SOOTHING SYRUP TO BURST HIM!"LITHOGRAPH 1896

Background imageFictional Character Collection: When McKinley is President Political Cartoon by J.S. Pughe

When McKinley is President Political Cartoon by J.S. Pughe
CARTOON ON MONOPOLIES: "WHEN MCKINLEY IS PRESIDENT."LITHOGRAPH 1896.SEE 627.26 FOR BLACK AND WHITE

Background imageFictional Character Collection: The Popular Craze Political Cartoon by Hamilton

The Popular Craze Political Cartoon by Hamilton
A politicial cartoon showing Uncle Sam too engrossed in baseball to bother with other news. Published in Judge magazine, May 14, 1887

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Susan B. Anthony Standing Stern

Susan B. Anthony Standing Stern

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Editorial Cartoon Drawing of Uncle Sam Looking at Haiti by Cuthbert Rigby

Editorial Cartoon Drawing of Uncle Sam Looking at Haiti by Cuthbert Rigby
(Original Caption) "WILL HE FIGHT?" - Uncle Sam sizes up puny Haitian Republic during Haitian troubles of 1888

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Movie Poster for Frankenstein Double Feature

Movie Poster for Frankenstein Double Feature

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Movie Poster for Frankenstein Double Feature

Movie Poster for Frankenstein Double Feature
Bride of Frankenstein Movie Poster

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Ebenezer Scrooge and the Spirit of Christmas Present

Ebenezer Scrooge and the Spirit of Christmas Present
(Original Caption) Reginald Owen, playing Scrooge, confronts the Ghost of Christmas Present, played by Lionel Braham, in the 1938 MGM production of "A Christmas Carol." Undated movie still

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Political Cartoon of Jefferson Davis Carrying a Lighthouse and Fort Sumpter

Political Cartoon of Jefferson Davis Carrying a Lighthouse and Fort Sumpter

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Woodcut of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

Woodcut of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
(Original Caption) King Arthur and his valiant Knights of the Round Table

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Charlton Heston as Judah Ben-Hur

Charlton Heston as Judah Ben-Hur
(Original Caption) Picture shows actor, Charlton Heston, posing in a ornate tunic. Undated photo circa 1950s

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Shirley Jones and David Cassidy In The Partridge Family

Shirley Jones and David Cassidy In The Partridge Family
(Original Caption) Shirley Jones and David Cassidy have arrived bag and baggage and settled down with the rest of "The Partridge Family." Undated photograph. BPA2# 5226

Background imageFictional Character Collection: William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, and Leonard Nimoy

William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, and Leonard Nimoy
(Original Caption) William Shatner (L), DeFrost Kelley (C) and Leonard Nimoy went 200 years into the future each week on "Star Trek

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Uncle Sam with a Big Stick Political Cartoon by Louis Dalrymple

Uncle Sam with a Big Stick Political Cartoon by Louis Dalrymple
In this political cartoon about U.S. expansionism in the Pacific, Uncle Sam straddles the Americas while weilding a big stick inscribed with the words "Monroe Doctrine 1824-1905"

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Scene From Red Riding Hood and Her Sister Little Bo-Peep

Scene From Red Riding Hood and Her Sister Little Bo-Peep
(Original Caption) Scene from Red Riding Hood and her Sister Little Bo-Peep, at Convent-Garden Threatre

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Cast of The Sound of Music

Cast of The Sound of Music
Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer are flanked on all sides by their children, all members of the singing Von Trapp family

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Boris Karloff in Horror Movie Scene

Boris Karloff in Horror Movie Scene
(Original Caption) This scene shows Boris Karloff chained to his cell and Dwight Frye in a 1931 movie

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Scrooge Watching Tiny Tim Open Gifts

Scrooge Watching Tiny Tim Open Gifts
Scene from the 1938 motion picture A Christmas Carol

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Cratchit Family in A Christmas Carol

Cratchit Family in A Christmas Carol
Scene from the 1938 motion picture A Christmas Carol

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Scene from A Christmas Carol

Scene from A Christmas Carol
(Original Caption) Reginald Owen, playing Scrooge, gives Terry Kilburn, playing Tiny Tim

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Shirley Temple'S Movie 'Bright Eyess'

Shirley Temple'S Movie "Bright Eyess"
(Original Caption) Jane Withers objects to Shirley Temple's(right) dog "Rags, " but Shirley steadfastly defends the up in a scene from, "Bright Eyes

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Lee Majors In The Six Million Dollar Man Television Program

Lee Majors In The Six Million Dollar Man Television Program
(Original Caption) A photograph of Lee Majors in a scene from his television show "The Six Million Dollar Man." Filed in 1976

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy in Football Uniform

Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy in Football Uniform
(Original Caption) Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, wearing football uniform, enjoy a nice talk

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Portrait of Reverend Josiah Henson

Portrait of Reverend Josiah Henson
(Original Caption) The Rev. Josiah Henson - The original "Uncle Tom, " undated engraving

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Charlton Heston as Judah Ben-Hur

Charlton Heston as Judah Ben-Hur
(Original Caption) Hollywood, CA- Charlton Heston, who chauffeured his chariot to an Oscar in "Ben Hur" says it's about time he turned in his Biblical robes for a good comedy part

Background imageFictional Character Collection: George Reeves as Superman

George Reeves as Superman
(Original Caption) George Reeves, the television star in ABC TV's Superman, series is shown in this photograph

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Bert Lahr as The Cowardly Lion

Bert Lahr as The Cowardly Lion
Actor Bert Lahr wears the costume for his role as the Cowardly Lion in the 1939 motion picture The Wizard of Oz

Background imageFictional Character Collection: 'A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum'

"A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum"
Zero Mostel, right, is the lead performer in the Broadway musical "A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum", along with (left to right:) John Carradine and Jack Gifford

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Katharine Hepburn in Spitfire

Katharine Hepburn in Spitfire
Katharine Hepburn portrays Trigger Hicks, a country girl, in the 1934 film Spitfire

Background imageFictional Character Collection: William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy

William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy
(Original Caption) William Boyd (1898-1972) Cowboy actor, shown as Hopalong Cassidy. Undated photograph

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Help! The Marquis of Carabas is Drowning Engraving by Gustave Dore

Help! The Marquis of Carabas is Drowning Engraving by Gustave Dore
Puss in Boots. Undated engraving

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Clive Brooks as Sherlock Holmes

Clive Brooks as Sherlock Holmes
(Original Caption) Clive Brooks in the role of Sherlock Holmes with a pipe and hat. Movie still

Background imageFictional Character Collection: The Marx Brothers At The Piano

The Marx Brothers At The Piano
(Original Caption) Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo at the piano in a scene from "The Cocoanuts."

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Groucho Marx as Wolf J. Flywheel

Groucho Marx as Wolf J. Flywheel
(Original Caption) Mustache, glasses and cigar never fail to identify Groucho Marx, youngest member of the Marx Brothers, who completed MGM's "The Bargain Basement

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Uncle Sam Supplying the World With Home Light Oil Lithograph

Uncle Sam Supplying the World With Home Light Oil Lithograph
Trade card for Home Light oil. Uncle Sam supplying the world with Home Light oil. Lithograph, 19th Century

Background imageFictional Character Collection: A Scene from Tarzan's New York Adventure

A Scene from Tarzan's New York Adventure
Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller), Jane (Maureen O'Sullivan), and Boy (Johnny Sheffield), with chimp, in a scene from the 1942 film Tarzan's New York Adventure

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Alice and the Cheshire Cat by John Tenniel

Alice and the Cheshire Cat by John Tenniel
(Original Caption) Engraving of Alice and the Cheshire Cat from Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Declasse Movie Poster

Declasse Movie Poster
(Original Caption) Movie poster advertising "Declasse", starring Corinne Griffith. Lithograph. BPA2# 3821

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Angelica and Medoro by Domenico Tiepolo

Angelica and Medoro by Domenico Tiepolo
Angelica and Medoro, characters from Ludovico Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso, " are seen here looking at their initials carved in a tree

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Engraving of Little Red Riding Hood with the Wolf

Engraving of Little Red Riding Hood with the Wolf
(Original Caption) Little Red Riding Hood, with the wolf. Undated engraving

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Communism: A Foreign and Poisonous Weed Cartoon by Thomas Nast

Communism: A Foreign and Poisonous Weed Cartoon by Thomas Nast
This political cartoon was published in Harper's Weekly on March 7th, 1874

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Lee Aaker and Rin Tin Tin

Lee Aaker and Rin Tin Tin
(Original Caption) Lee Aaker and Rin Tin Tin point to further exciting episodes in The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, (ABC TV, Fridays, 7:30 - 8:00 PM, EST). October 15, 1954 - August 28, 1959

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Nichelle Nichols as Uhura in Star Trek

Nichelle Nichols as Uhura in Star Trek
(Original Caption) Nichelle Nichols as Uhura. ca. 1966 to 1970s

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Suzanne Farrell and Richard Rapp in A Midsummer Night's Dream

Suzanne Farrell and Richard Rapp in A Midsummer Night's Dream
(Original Caption) Suzanne Farrell, as Titania, and Richard Rapp, as Bottom, are two of the stars in the new full-length ballet production A Midsummer Night's Dream

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Gloria Swanson and Fellow Actors on Set

Gloria Swanson and Fellow Actors on Set
Gloria Swanson, center, stars in the 1930 film What a Widow!

Background imageFictional Character Collection: John Gielgud in The Lady's Not for Burning

John Gielgud in The Lady's Not for Burning
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: John Gielgud in "The Lady's Not For Burning." Undated photograph

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Gazing into Crystal Ball

Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Gazing into Crystal Ball
(Original Caption) Black Magic.: Charlie Chan as portrayed by Sidney Toler

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Pacino, Brando and Caan In Godfather

Pacino, Brando and Caan In Godfather
Al Pacino (as younger son Michael Corleone), Marlon Brando (as father Vito Corleone) and James Caan (as eldest son Sonny Corleone), in costume for the opening scene of The Godfather

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Paul Newman and Katharine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Paul Newman and Katharine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(Original Caption) At the time of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, " the bicycle was a novel form of transportation. Butch latches on to one

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Gregory Peck in To Kill A Mockingbird

Gregory Peck in To Kill A Mockingbird
Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird. Peck won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the lawyer, from the novel by Harper Lee

Background imageFictional Character Collection: Burt Reynolds and Catherine Deneuve in Hustle

Burt Reynolds and Catherine Deneuve in Hustle
(Original Caption) Burt Reynolds and Catherine Deneuve in a scene from the movie: "Hustle." February 1975



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