Vintage Black and White Portraits of The Gish Sisters When They Were Young

Lillian (1893-1993) and Dorothy Gish (1898-1968) were film legends in their own time; actresses who changed the perception of what screen acting could be at a time when films were thought to be "low art" at best. Though the sisters achieved global stardom on the silver screen, they never forgot their Ohio roots.

Dorothy and Lillian Gish with actress Helen Ray, their leading lady in 'Her First False Step', 1903.

Lillian and Dorothy Gish in 'An Unseen Enemy', 1912.

Lillian and Dorothy Gish in 'Orphans of the Storm', 1921.

Lillian and Dorothy Gish, 1924. Publicity photo for 'Romola'.

Lillian and Dorothy Gish, publicity photo for 'Orphans of the Storm', 1921.

Lillian and Dorothy Gish with actor Richard Barthelmess.

Dorothy and Lillian Gish with D.W. Griffith, 1922.