[OLD HOLLYWOOD]. A large group of publicity stills depicting various Old Hollywood-era starlets.

Average size 14 x 11 in. Approximately 143 gelatin silver and color prints (toning, occasional chipping along extremities, occasional stamps on versos, occasional editor's markings) of various film actresses from the Golden Age of Hollywood including Jean Arthur, Mary Astor, Edwina Booth, Fanny Brice, Claudette Colbert, Marion Davies, Ava Gardner, Judy Garland, Lillian Gish, Alla Nazimova, Lilli Palmer, Vivienne Segal, Sally Starr, Gene Tierney, Lana Turner, Mae West, and others, Provenance: Profiles in History Sale 65, 10/17-19/2014, Lot 395.

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[OLD HOLLYWOOD]. A large group of publicity stills depicting various Old Hollywood-era starlets.

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