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Rochester (Minn.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Atlantic City Convention, Football Game, 1931

 Item
Identifier: B229.01.0003.0015
Abstract

Black and white silent film depicting a theatrical poker game, an Atlantic City convention, scenes from the beach, Nebraska vs Pittsburg football game, the Mayo Clinic, and footage of Dick Robinson.

Dates: 1931

Willis Marks Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M036
Abstract Willis (Willie) Marks (1865-1952) was a screen actor in silent films and a stage actor. He directed his first plays in his hometown of Rochester, Minn. and by the 1888/1889 season he worked in St. Paul, Minn. During the early 1900's he moved to Los Angeles, Calif. and in 1910 played a minor part in the silent film, Over the Garden Wall. He was a member of the cast in the silent films: Mysterious Mrs. M (1917); The Unknown soldier (1917); The Jack-knife man (1920); Traveling on (1922); and...
Dates: 1841-1926