Mae West
Promotional Newspaper Items
Verycool pieces that came from a Floridanewspaper employee's collection.
Hereis what is included:
* 1promotional 7x9 black and white glossy photo (for Andee Beck column 4-21-76)
* 1promotional 6 1/2 x 8 black and white glossy photo (88th birthday celebration)
* 1UPI wire press photo copy approx. 8 x 11 with After Dark magazine Editor-inChief William Como and West's escort Tom Novak (receiving Ruby Award)
* 1promotional 8 x 10 black and white glossy photo
* 1UPI telephoto approx. 4 1/2" x 8 wire press photo copy (1959 file photo)
* 1wire press AP Laserphoto cut image (approx. 5 1/2 x 8) for Myra Breckinridge1970
* 1AP wirephoto press photo approx. 7 x 8 1/2 with George Raft (at "Cocktailsfor Two" Hollywood party)
Theseare very unique photo/images for the collector or fan that is looking forsomething different to add to their collection.
Pleasesee photos for condition as these images are vintage and were actually used inthe press world, so there may be marks, writing, cuts, folds, etc.
Feelfree to contact me with any questions and please see below for description ofwire press photos if you are not familiar with them.
WIRE PRESSPHOTOS
A wire pressphoto is an image transmitted electronically by news agencies (like theAssociated Press or Reuters) over telephone or radio lines to subscribingnewspapers.
Pioneered inthe 1930's this "early fax" technology allowed global newspapers toprint breaking news images on the same day an event occurred.
Because theywere generated to be quickly reproduced by printing presses, the photos areoften printed on thinner, lighter or slicker paper than typical studioportraits.
They usuallyfeature typed paper captions, dates or publishing stamps and can also bebrownish or sepia tone in color.
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