In the closing minutes of this advertisement, mannequins and live models appear in Berlei’s figure-hugging foundation garments, the ‘basis for all frocking’.

This is one of the Sydney recordings by touring Hawaiian artists David and Queenie Kaili, also known as The Hawaiian Entertainers.

This silent documentary shows the landscape and townships along the Murray River and is from a series made in the 1920s called See Australia First.

Julia Balog in Melodie des Herzens (AKA Melody of the Heart, Germany, Hans Schwarz, 1929). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Elsa Wagner in Das Cabinet des Dr Caligari (AKA The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Germany, Robert Wiene, 1920). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Mary Pickford in Sparrows (USA, William Beaudine, 1926). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Harold Lloyd in a scene from Safety Last! (USA, Fred C Neymeyer, Sam Taylor, 1923). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Rudolph Valentino in The Eagle (USA, Clarence Brown, 1925). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Josephine Baker in La Sirene des Tropiques (France, Mario Nalpas, Henri Étiévant, 1927). From the Taussig film stills collection.

Ruth Weyher in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Germany, Hans Neumann, 1925). From the Taussig film stills collection.