SAMUEL F.B. MORSE One year before his first successful telegraph message, Morse signs an autograph letter to Treasury Secretary John Spencer, explaining that the cost of preparing the wire will be $10 more than his previous estimate. He'll still come in under budget! ALS: "Saml F.B. Morse", 1 page, 8x10. New York, 1843 May 1. To Secretary of the Treasury John C. Spencer. In full: "In my letter of the 29th ulto accompanying the contracts for the Telegraphic Wire, and the expenses of covering, I left a blank in the former which I observed was to be filled with a sum not exceeding 24 cents pr.lb. I have this moment heard from Paterson, and am enabled to fill the said blank with 22 cents. This varies the expense of Preparation of the Wire as given in my letter to the Department of 26th ulto from $1900 to $1910 - making the contracts for this part of the work of $690 less than the original estimates, instead of $700 - as therein stated." Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872), a portrait painter and a founder and first President of the National Academy of Design (1826-1845, 1861), interested himself in the possibilities of a magnetic telegraph in 1832. He developed the Morse Code for use in the telegraph instrument. read more...
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WILLIAM CAMPBELL Colorized 14x11 lobby card for the 1964 film Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte, signed by actor William Campbell in blue ink Lobby card signed: "William Campbell", Colorized 14x11. William Campbell (1923-2011) made his film debut in 1947 in Hi-De-Ho read more...
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JACK LEMMON. Lobby Card signed: "Jack Lemmon". Color, 14x11½. Captioned movie still from Save the Tiger. © 1972 Paramount Pictures. A private school-educated everyman who could play outrageous read more...
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Lobby card for the 1966 sleuth flick Harper, starring Oscar-winning actor Paul Newman as the titular private eye. Signed by Newman in black ink read more...
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ROY ROGERS Roy Rogers signs a lobby card for his movie Song of Texas. Lobby Card inscribed and signed: "To Jim/Happy Trails/Roy Rogers". Color, 14x11. Promotion for his 1943 Republic film, Song of Texas. Directed by Joseph Kane, this Western musical starred Rogers as a rodeo cowboy of the same name. read more...
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ROY ROGERS Roy Rogers signs a lobby card for his film The Ranger and the Lady. Lobby Card signed: "Roy Rogers". Color, 14x11. Promotion for his 1940 Republic film, The Ranger and the Lady, which starred Rogers as Captain Colt of the Texas Rangers. read more...
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ROY ROGERS Color lobby card of Roy Rogers' 1951 film In Old Amarillo Lobby Card signed: "Happy Trails/Roy Rogers". Color, 14x11card for Republic Picture's 1951 film In Old Amarillo read more...
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ROY ROGERS and DALE EVANS Roy Rogers and Dale Evans sign a lobby card for their movie Bells of Rosarita. Lobby Card signed: "Roy Rogers" and "Dale Evans". Color, 14x11. read more...
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ROY ROGERS and DALE EVANS Roy Rogers and Dale Evans sign a lobby card for their movie Song of Nevada. Lobby Card signed: "Dale Evans" and "Roy Rogers". Color, 14x11. Promotion for their 1944 Republic film, Song of Nevada read more...
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ROY ROGERS and DALE EVANS Roy Rogers and Dale Evans sign a lobby card for their movie Sunset in El Dorado. Lobby Card signed: "Roy Rogers" and "Dale Evans". Color, 14x11. Promotion for their 1945 Republic film, Sunset in El Dorado, directed by Frank McDonald. read more...
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JANE RUSSELL. Lobby Card inscribed and signed: "-for Mohamed/Jane Russell" . Color, 14x11 overall, image 10¾x7¾ (one surface). Russell and Marilyn Monroe pictured in publicity for film version of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. © 1953 20th Century-Fox Corp. read more...
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JANE RUSSELL. Lobby Card signed: "Jane Russell". ©1954 RKO Radio Pictures. Color, 14x11. Promoting The French Line. This Howard Hughes film shocked censors at the time, largely due to a bump and grind song routine by Russell in a skimpy costume. read more...
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JANE RUSSELL. Lobby Card signed: "Jane Russell". Color, 14x11 overall, image 13x9 (one surface). © 1946 United Artists Corporation. Russell is shown with co-star Jack Buetel (not signing). Filmed in 1941 but not released until 1946 because of producer Howard Hughes' battles with the censors, The Outlaw was Russell's screen debut and a big hit. read more...
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JANE RUSSELL Color lobby card for Jane Russell's film The Revolt of Mamie Stover 1955 Lobby Card signed: "Jane Russell". Color, 14x11, © 1955 2th Century-Fox Film Corp. read more...
Sale Price $315.00
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JANE RUSSELL Color lobby card for Jane Russell's film The Outlaw. Lobby Card signed: "Jane Russell". Color, 14x11 overall, image 13x9 (one surface). © 1946 United Artists Corporation. read more...
Sale Price $315.00
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JOHN SAXON Saxon confronts Audie Murphy on a 14x11 lobby card for Posse From Hell Lobby Card inscribed and signed: "To Jerry/Best Wishes/John Saxon". Color 14x11. Shown with Audie Murphy and others on a lobby card for Posse From Hell (1961). read more...
Sale Price $288.00
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