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Cinema & TV• Notable Names

★ Astaire in ‘Daddy Long Legs’ (1955)

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Fine Art• Paint & Pen

★ ‘La Comtesse de Cambacérès’ by Bouguereau (1895)

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Moments in Time

★ Astronaut Alan Shepard Meets Pres. John F. Kennedy (1961)

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Historical Fashion

★ Court Presentation Ensemble (1896)

<img width="660" height="502" src="https://i1.wp.com/velvetlimelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/orson_welles_war_of_the_worlds_1938.jpg?fit=660%2C502&ssl=1" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/velvetlimelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/orson_welles_war_of_the_worlds_1938.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i1.wp.com/velvetlimelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/orson_welles_war_of_the_worlds_1938.jpg?resize=300%2C228&ssl=1 300w, https://i1.wp.com/velvetlimelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/orson_welles_war_of_the_worlds_1938.jpg?resize=768%2C584&ssl=1 768w, https://i1.wp.com/velvetlimelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/orson_welles_war_of_the_worlds_1938.jpg?resize=500%2C380&ssl=1 500w, https://i1.wp.com/velvetlimelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/orson_welles_war_of_the_worlds_1938.jpg?resize=600%2C456&ssl=1 600w" sizes="(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px" data-attachment-id="2881" data-permalink="https://velvetlimelight.com/2017/05/06/press-talk-to-orson-welles-about-the-war-of-the-worlds-1938/orson_welles_war_of_the_worlds_1938/" data-orig-file="https://i1.wp.com/velvetlimelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/orson_welles_war_of_the_worlds_1938.jpg?fit=900%2C684&ssl=1" data-orig-size="900,684" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Orson Welles ‘The War of the Worlds’ (1938)" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i1.wp.com/velvetlimelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/orson_welles_war_of_the_worlds_1938.jpg?fit=300%2C228&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i1.wp.com/velvetlimelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/orson_welles_war_of_the_worlds_1938.jpg?fit=660%2C502&ssl=1" />

Moments in Time• Music & Sound

★ Press Talk to Orson Welles About ‘The War of the Worlds’ (1938)

<img width="400" height="400" src="https://i1.wp.com/velvetlimelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/adams_gum_shadowland_sep_1919_icon.jpg?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/velvetlimelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/adams_gum_shadowland_sep_1919_icon.jpg?w=400&ssl=1 400w, https://i1.wp.com/velvetlimelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/adams_gum_shadowland_sep_1919_icon.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i1.wp.com/velvetlimelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/adams_gum_shadowland_sep_1919_icon.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i1.wp.com/velvetlimelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/adams_gum_shadowland_sep_1919_icon.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" data-attachment-id="2878" data-permalink="https://velvetlimelight.com/2017/05/05/ad-for-adams-fruit-chewing-gum-1919/adams_gum_shadowland_sep_1919_icon/" data-orig-file="https://i1.wp.com/velvetlimelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/adams_gum_shadowland_sep_1919_icon.jpg?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1" data-orig-size="400,400" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Adams Gum Advert in Shadowland (Sep 1919) Icon" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://i1.wp.com/velvetlimelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/adams_gum_shadowland_sep_1919_icon.jpg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i1.wp.com/velvetlimelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/adams_gum_shadowland_sep_1919_icon.jpg?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1" />

Ads & Ephemera• Paint & Pen

★ Ad for Adams Fruit Chewing Gum (1919)