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1925 Borzoi Yachts Arlington Cemetery Gertrude Ederle - ORIGINAL RTO1

1925 Borzoi Yachts Arlington Cemetery Gertrude Ederle - ORIGINAL RTO1

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This is an original rotogravure picture section from the Los Angeles Sunday Times, June 25, 1925. This four-page, double-sided section includes images of: Anona M. Lemmon with two Borzoi dogs; images of yachts and yachtsmen including the Commodores and Vice-Commodores of the Catalina Island, California, Newport Harbor, and Los Angeles Yacht Clubs and the Southland Sailing Club; a model yacht race at the Balboa Island Yacht Club; the flagships "Rameses" and "Sinbad," and the sloop "Movie Star"; fashions posed and directed by Peggy Hamilton with models Betty Francisco, David Durand, Gloria Grey, and Gertrude Pedlar; sea lions off the coast of Peru; General Pershing at Arlington Cemetery; French colonial troops in Casablanca; English Channel swimmer, Gertrude Ederle; and a huge circus tambourine made for the Hgenbeck-Wallace Circus; plus various ads including Rengo Belt Reducing Corsets; Church Sani-White Toilet Seats; Dr. Scholl's Foot Appliances; Canada Dry Ginger Ale and a full page ad (16 x 22 inches) for Tuxedo Tobacco.

Period Paper is pleased to offer a scarce collection of original rotogravure pictorial sections from several major U. S. newspapers. These sections were highly popular in their day, and today they provide us with fascinating "snapshots," so to speak, of historical events, people and places--a virtual treasure trove for the collector of historical memorabilia. These items are extremely fragile and to reduce handling them we have taken a digital image of the first page only, and will provide a brief written description of the interior images. (Please note that the image contrast and resolution is of a higher quality than we were able to capture digitally.) Each item in this collection is protected by an oversized black acid-free 3-ply board and encapsulated in an archival resealable bag. Plus, we use special custom shipping materials to guarantee safe arrival, flat. Due to the large size of these sections, they will be shipped folded along the original crease.

About Rotogravure: Rotogravure is a printing method using a rotary press with intaglio cylinders which allows for very high quality halftone reproductions to be printed at high speed on inexpensive paper stock. Newspapers, beginning with The New York Times, were able to make effective use of this technology, and many published regular rotogravure pictorial sections in their publications during the early 20th century.

CONDITION

This 86+ year old Item is rated Fine. This fragile item has normal wear and tear from use--small tears, chips, and creases.

  • Product Type: Orig. Rotogravure Section; Sepia
  • Grade: Fine
  • Dimensions: Approximately 16 x 22 inches; 41 x 56 cm
  • Authentication: Serial-Numbered Certificate of Authenticity w/ Full Provenance
  • Protection: Packaged in a custom archival sleeve with an acid-free black board (great for display, gift-giving, and preservation)

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