LILY PONS OPERATIC SOPRANO Original Vintage 1930s PORTRAIT Photo

Description

A 1930s Original / Vintage 8x10 photograph of LILY PONS.  The original "Southern California Symphony Association" stamp and the "Ruth Dennen Publicity Director" stamp can be found on the reverse of the photo.
Original vintage photograph on glossy single weight paper stock (the scans are taken with a black background to best view the condition of the photographs edges and corners).
FROM THE GEORGE SMOOTS COLLECTION.
The photo is in FINE condition, crease below the top border, scattered handling / storage wear. - Grading is subjective, please use the oversized scans included in the listing to best determine condition.
PLEASE SCROLL DOWN PAST THE OVERSIZED SCANS SHOWN BELOW FOR DETAILS OUTLINING THE PROVENANCE PERTAINING TO THIS PHOTO.
Description
GUARANTEED TO BE 100% VINTAGE AND ORIGINAL
Approximately 8 X 10 inches.
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Provenance
This photo is part of a collection originally amassed by George Smoots.  Mr. Smoots wa an oil company credit manager, who had a love for the movies and collected photos of Hollywood stars from the 1920s until his passing in 1951.  Mr. Smoots knew most of the studio photographers and through these connections was able to amass a sizeable collection.  This collection remained undisturbed from his death in 1951 until the early 1980s.  The majority of the collection was donated to the Margaret Herrick Library at the Acadamy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in 1992.  At that time the donation was the largest one-time donation of photographs ever made by a private party to the Library.  An article describing this donation can be found in the June, 1992 Academy Report (Volume 1, No. 2).  This photo is part of the remaining photographs that were not donated to AMPAS and represent the best of the best of the Smoots collection.
Please keep checking back, as many of the photos from this collection will be made available over the coming months.
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We only sell original vintage / antique collectible photographs.
The scanned images of both sides of the photo are oversized to exaggerate details, in order to provide as accurate a representation of the condition of the photograph as possible.
Images are scanned on a black background so you can accurately see the condition of the edges and corners of the photograph
All photographs are stored in acid free / PVC free plastic sleeves
All photographs are shipped in between two pieces of rigid cardboard to protect against damage during shipment.
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