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The crew pushing Lillian Gish on cake of ice out into the flow of the river while shooting a scene from the silent motion picture Way Down East

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Lillian Gish papers

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Series X: Photographs

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Sub-series 2 - Films, Plays and Television

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Way down east (Motion picture)

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The crew pushing Lillian Gish on cake of ice out into the flow of the river while shooting a scene from the silent motion picture Way Down East

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Title
The crew pushing Lillian Gish on cake of ice out into the flow of the river while shooting a scene from the silent motion picture Way Down East
Names
Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993 (Creator)
D.W. Griffith Corp. (Production company)
Collection

Lillian Gish papers

Series X: Photographs

Sub-series 2 - Films, Plays and Television

Way down east (Motion picture)

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1909 - 1992
Date Created: 1920
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Mss 1996-011
Shelf locator: Sub series 2, box 87, folder 12
Topics
Way Down East
Genres
Photographs
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14558226
MSS Unit ID: 21463
Archives EAD ID: 571410
Digital Gallery Image ID: ps_the_cd80_1221
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a0a85a00-3839-0131-7f8f-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1893: Creator Born
  • 1920: Created
  • 1993: Creator Died
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "The crew pushing Lillian Gish on cake of ice out into the flow of the river while shooting a scene from the silent motion picture Way Down East" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1920. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ca511720-3839-0131-b5f2-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "The crew pushing Lillian Gish on cake of ice out into the flow of the river while shooting a scene from the silent motion picture Way Down East" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ca511720-3839-0131-b5f2-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1920). The crew pushing Lillian Gish on cake of ice out into the flow of the river while shooting a scene from the silent motion picture Way Down East Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ca511720-3839-0131-b5f2-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ca511720-3839-0131-b5f2-58d385a7b928 | title= (still image) The crew pushing Lillian Gish on cake of ice out into the flow of the river while shooting a scene from the silent motion picture Way Down East, (1920)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 17, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

The crew pushing Lillian Gish on cake of ice out into the flow of the river while shooting a scene from the silent motion picture Way Down East