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It's the 100th anniversary of the Overlook Hotel's July 4th Ball. Here are some real Fourth of July parties that were equally cursed.
Letterboxd on Instagram: "A century ago today. ⏳ Happy 100th anniversary to the Overlook Hotel #July4th Ball of 1921. 🎉 The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980) #FourthofJuly"
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![It's the 100th anniversary of the Overlook Hotel's July 4th Ball. Here are some real Fourth of July parties that were equally cursed. It's the 100th anniversary of the Overlook Hotel's July 4th Ball. Here are some real Fourth of July parties that were equally cursed.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Palm_Court_%28Alexandria_Hotel%29.jpg)
It's the 100th anniversary of the Overlook Hotel's July 4th Ball. Here are some real Fourth of July parties that were equally cursed.
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July 4th will mark the 100th anniversary of this photograph. Overlook Hotel July 4th Ball (1921) - 9GAG
Will McCrabb on X: "Overlook Hotel July 4th, Ball 1921 Forever and ever and...ever. http://t.co/92GncfqxoV" / X
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The original, unaltered period-photo into which Jack Nicholson was composited to create the Overlook Hotel's July 4th, 1921 b… | The shining, Jack nicholson, Actors
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