Silent Films Research at the Library for the Performing Arts: Photographs, Lobby Cards and Posters

Billy Rose Theatre Division
 

Film Stills scrapbooks, 1914-1956. MFLB (Film Stills scrapbooks)
132 scrapbooks in this collection include B&W photographic stills from silent films (1914-1930).

Photographic prints (small-format). *T-Pho A
These items can be identified in our research catalog by searching a film title or personal name. 

Photographic prints (8x10"). *T-Pho B
These items can be identified in our research catalog by searching a film title or personal name. 

Photographic prints (10x14"). *T-Pho C
These items can be identified in our research catalog by searching a film title or personal name. 

Lobby cards. *T-LC
More than 230 silent films are included in this collection of promotional lobby cards, many in color. 

Posters, MFL+++ and MWEZ+++
Most silent film posters are only described in the Theatre Division's onsite paper card catalog. For assistance, please email theatre@nypl.org or ask the 3rd floor Theatre/Film/Dance Reference Librarian for assistance.

Lobby card for Rudolph Valentino in Blood and Sand, 1922. *T-LC (Blood and sand (Motion picture)). Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Digital Collections ID: G98F816_006

Still image of Charlie Chaplin from the short film A Dog's Life, 1918. *T-Pho A (Chaplin, Charlie). Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Digital Collections ID: psnypl_the_4943

Photograph of film processing staff in joining room of Vitagraph Studio, circa 1900s-1910s. *T-Pho A (Cinema: Distribution: U.S.). Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Digital Collections ID: 5126695

Still image from an unidentified silent film, undated. *T-Pho A (Cinema - Shorts). Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Digital Collections ID: TH-02729

Still image of Theda Bara in the motion picture Cleopatra, 1917. *T-Pho A (Bara, Theda). Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Digital Collections ID: ps_the_2754