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Period: 1940s
Place of Origin: American
"Night at the Follies" 1947 Original Linen Backed Theatrical Poster Evelyn West
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
"Night at the Follies" 1947 an original vintage linen backed one-sheet theatrical film movie poster. Size is 30 X 44 with the linen added.  A Night at the Follies, the 1947 W. Merle Connell burlesque documentary ("Daring!"; "Gorgeous Girls Great comedians Glamorous dancers"; "You've heard about it! You've read about it! Now see Big Time Burlesque Just as presented at the world famous follies theatre in Los Angeles"; "Something new in entertainment!"; "Evelyn West...
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"She's Ready, Too. Buy War Bonds" Vintage WWII Bonds Poster, 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage WWII War Bonds poster, printed in 1942. In the poster, a confident woman sets out with conviction to buy war bonds, her hand over her pocketbook. As the woman ...
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"Work on a farm... this Summer. Join the U.S. Crop Corps" Vintage WWII Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original WWII U.S. Crop Corps recruitment poster. Designed by Douglas, this poster was issued by the Office of War Information in Washington DC, in 1943. In the compo...
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Original Vintage Travel Poster Philippine Airlines PAL USA The Orient Europe
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - USA The Orient Europe by DC-6 sleeper PAL Philippine Airlines Speed Comfort Dependability - featuring a great desi...
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The Philadelphia Story
Located in London, GB
Original photographic production still for the classic 1940 comedy starring Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn and James Stewart. This piece is conservation framed with in a Tulip wood...
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Spellbound
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card for the 1945 Thriller was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and stars Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov and Leo G. Carroll. Dr. Edwardes (played by Gr...
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Original Vintage American WWII Recruitment Poster For Your Country's Sake Today
Located in London, GB
Original vintage American World War Two recruitment poster - For your country's sake today For your own sake tomorrow Go to the nearest recruiting station of the armed service of you...
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The Maltese Falcon
Located in London, GB
A rare original US lobby card number for the 1941 Film Noir The Maltese Falcon. The film Starred Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor and was was directed John Huston. The piece ...
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Original Vintage Skiing Sport Poster Dartmouth Winter Carnival 1942 Ski USA
Located in London, GB
Original vintage skiing sport poster for the Dartmouth Winter Carnival held on 6-7 February 1942 featuring a design by Dom Lupo depicting the bold title text...
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Original Vintage Travel Poster Matson Lines Cruise Hawaii Honolulu Surfer Beach
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Matson Lines Hawaii - featuring a colourful image of a smiling surfer in red and white swimming shorts riding the wave...
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"Arizona" Vintage Santa Fe Railroad Travel Poster by Don Perceval, circa 1940s
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a vintage Arizona travel poster for the Santa Fe Southern Railway, issued in the 1940s. A very collectible poster, the compositi...
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Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Careless Talk Snake WWII Albert Dorne
By Albert Dorne
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster - Less dangerous than careless talk Don't discuss Troop movements Ship sailings War equipment - featuring a great illustration of a r...
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King Kong
Located in London, GB
Original photographic production still used for a re-release of the film in the late 1930's or early 1940's King Kong is perfect blend of adventure, science fiction and horror, King ...
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Original Vintage War Home Front Production Poster Do It Right Make It Bite WWII
By C. C. Beall
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two home front production poster - Do It Right Make It Bite - featuring a dynamic image by the American illustrator and watercolour painter Cecil Calvert B...
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Original Vintage War Home Front Poster Fish Is A Fighting Food Rationing WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two home front poster - Fish is a fighting food We need more - featuring an image of a catch of fish being hauled in a bucket by fishermen working on a woo...
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Original Vintage Winter Ski Sports Travel Poster This Winter Sun Valley Idaho
Located in London, GB
Original vintage winter sports travel poster - This Winter Sun Valley - featuring a great image of a smiling lady in a yellow and blue ski suit skiing down a snowy slope at speed wit...
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"Buy War Bonds" Vintage WWII Poster by Newell Convers Wyeth, 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is an original World War II poster by Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945). The poster features bold lettering at bottom reading "Buy War Bonds," with a dynamic depiction of Uncl...
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Out of the Past
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card number 8 for the 1947 Film Noir Out of the Past. The film Starred Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas and was was directed Jacques Tourneur. The piece ...
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"Grand Canyon" Vintage Santa Fe Railroad Travel Poster by Oscar M. Bryn, 1949
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a vintage Grand Canyon travel poster for the Santa Fe Southern Railway, issued in 1949. The poster promotes railroad travel...
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"Ready. Join U.S. Marines" Vintage WWII Recruitment Poster by Haddon Sundblom
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original World War II Marines recruitment poster, issued in 1942. The poster depicts a uniformed Marine, standing strong and proud at attention. The persuasive text reads ...
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"Let's Go. U.S. Marines" Vintage WWII Recruitment Poster by Dickson, 1941
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original World War II Marines recruitment poster, by Dickson and issued in 1941. The poster depicts a uniformed Marine beckoning at the viewer to follow him. The persuasive text "Let’s Go!” is printed in large red italics at top. At center, the text “on LAND, at SEA, in the AIR” is a reference to the first stanza of the Marines Hymn, the oldest official song in the U.S. Armed Forces. At the bottom of the poster are two overprinted addresses for local recruitment offices, "356 U.S. Court House, 225 South Clark Street...
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"The U.S. Marines Want You" Vintage WWII Recruitment Poster, 1940
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original World War II Marines recruitment poster, issued in 1940. The poster depicts a no-nonsense Marine drill instructor, pointing directly at the viewer, in front of a ...
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Original Vintage War Recruitment Propaganda Poster US Navy Reserve Arise America
By McClelland Barclay 2
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two recruitment propaganda poster - Arise Americans Your Country and Your Liberty are in grave danger Protect them now by joining the United States Navy or...
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The Lost Weekend
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card number 6 for the 1944 Film Noir The Lost Weekend. This film was directed by Billy Wilder and starred Ray Milland, Jane Wyman and Phillip Terry. This piece woul...
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Original Vintage Advertising Poster Keep It Under Your Stetson Bring Him Home
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster issued by the John B. Stetson Company during World War Two with a propaganda warning - Let's bring him home quicker Loose talk lengthens the war K...
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Journey into Fear
Located in London, GB
Original American photographic production still. For the 1942 Film Noir Journey into Fear. The film starred Joseph Cotten, Dolores Del Rio, Orson Welles ...
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Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Quiet Stop Needless Noise WWII Soldier
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two warning poster - Quiet! Stop needless noise Noise wastes energy, dissipates manpower, slows war production - featuring a dynamic image of a man in a he...
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Original Vintage Travel Poster Britain Pan Am Airline Clipper Mark Von Arenburg
Located in London, GB
Original vintage PanAm travel poster - Fly to Britain by Clipper Pan American World Airways The System of the Flying Clippers - featuring colourful artwork depicting a Royal Coldstre...
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Original Vintage War Propaganda Poster Share Sugar WWII Modernism US Rationing
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two Propaganda poster Share Sugar - It's war-scarce its war-necessary - Design features a box of sugar on a yellow background with bold black lettering. Is...
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Original Vintage Skiing Poster Dartmouth College Winter Carnival 1941 Ski USA
Located in London, GB
Original vintage skiing poster for the Dartmouth Winter Carnival held on 7-8 February 1941 featuring a dynamic design by Stanley Samuelson Pratt Institute depicting a skier wearing a...
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1941 Dumbo (French) Original Vintage Poster
By Walt Disney
Located in Winchester, GB
Beautiful poster of the classic Disney film Dumbo from the French release of the film. Released in 1941 by Walt Disney Productions & released by RKO Radio Pi...
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Original Vintage Pan Am Travel Map Poster South America Continent Of Contrasts
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Pan Am travel advertising map poster - South America Continent of Contrasts served by Pan American World Airways and Pan American Grace ...
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Spellbound
Located in London, GB
Original candid photographic production still for Alfred Hitchcock's 1945 thriller Spellbound. This Hitchcock masterpiece starred Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck. This piece is fra...
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Rope
Located in London, GB
Original gloss finish studio photographs, gloss for Alfred Hitchcock's 1948 thriller Rope. This classic Hitchcock film starred James Stewart, J. Dall and Farley Granger. This piece...
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1945 Viceroy Cigarettes Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Introduced in 1936, this poster for American cigarette brand Viceroy was created in 1945. Depicting a pack of cigarettes in front of the American flag...
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"'Keep 'Em Flying' Is Our Battle Cry!" Vintage WWII Army Recruitment Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage WWII recruitment poster by the artist team Dan V. Smith and Albrow F. Downe. The poster features three Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses...
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"Meeting of the Chiefs" Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Poster, 1949
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage poster, titled “Meeting of the Chiefs.” This poster was designed in 1949 by Hernando Gonzalo Villa for the Atchinson, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway. The poster depicts a Native American chief on horseback, raising his spear to the passing train, drawn so as to align the Santa Fe railroad with a romanticized version of America's old west. The Santa Fe Southern Railway named several of their train models "Chief," including the San Francisco Chief, Texan Chief, Kansas City Chief...
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"Aviation Cadet Training, U.S. Army Air Force" Vintage WWII Recruitment Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage U.S. Army Air Forces recruitment poster from WWII. The poster was published in August of 1943 by the Recruiting Publicity Bureau....
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Original Vintage WWII Poster Great Americans Industrial War Work Military Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two home front propaganda poster - Great Americans don't take time off when our country needs so much so soon - featuring a man and a lady wearing goggles ...
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"Marauders Always Attack!" Vintage Wwii Army Air Forces Poster, 1943
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage WWII U.S. Army poster of a Martin B-26 Marauder bomber plane. The poster was published by the Recruiting Publicity Bureau in 1943. The poster depicts a B-26 fr...
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Dead Reckoning
Located in London, GB
Original candid photographic production still for the 1947 Film Noir starring Humphrey Bogart and Lizabeth Scott. This film was directed by John Cromwell. This candid photographic p...
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The Outlaw
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card for the 1942 Western The Outlaw. This film was produced and directed by Howard Hughes, and stars Jack Buetel, Thomas Mitchell and Jane Russell. It tells the story of Pat Garrett, Doc Holliday...
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Double Indemnity
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card for the 1944 Film Noir double Indemnity. This film starred Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck. The film was directed by Billy Wilder. This lobby card is co...
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Original Vintage Travel Poster Pan Am Flying Clipper Ships South America Map
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Pan Am travel advertising map poster - On the routes of the Flying Clipper Ships - featuring a pictorial map by Kenneth W. Thompson (1907-1996) of Latin America with images of points of interest, cities, animals and people including ancient Maya ruins and Inca ruins, the Iguassu Falls, Amazon...
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House of Fear
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card for the 1945 Film Noir Mystery House of Fear. This film starred Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson. The film was directed by Roy William Neill. This lobby card is conservation framed with UV plexiglass in an Obeche wood frame with card mounts and UV plexiglass. The Size given is before framing. The piece would be shipped boxed...
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Go West
Located in London, GB
Original photographic production still for the American comedy Go West directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Groucho Marx, Chico Marx and Harpo Marx. Thi...
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Original Vintage Propaganda Poster Victory Farm Volunteer US Crop Corps WWII
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two home front propaganda poster - Be a Victory Farm Volunteer in the U.S. Crop Corps See Your Principal - featuring a photomontage design of people working on a field with horse drawn machinery and loading food into wooden barrels, an image of a young lady and man...
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Original Vintage WWII Poster Guide The Fighter Planes Army Air Force Recruitment
Located in London, GB
Original vintage world war two recruitment poster - Guide the fighter planes Join the Army Air Forces Ground Observer Corps Volunteer at your local Civilian D...
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Gaslight 1944 U.S. Silver Gelatin Double-Weight Photo
Located in New York, NY
Original 1944 U.S. silver gelatin double-weight photo for the film Gaslight directed by George Cukor with Charles Boyer / Ingrid Bergman / Joseph Cotten ...
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Somewhere in the Night 1946 U.S. Window Card Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1946 U.S. window card poster for the film Somewhere in the Night directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz with John Hodiak / Nancy Guild / Lloyd Nolan / Richard Conte...
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Maltese Falcon 1941 U.S. Insert Film Poster
Located in New York, NY
Original 1941 U.S. insert poster for the film The Maltese Falcon directed by John Huston with Humphrey Bogart / Mary Astor / Gladys George / Peter Lorre...
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Pursuit to Algiers
Located in London, GB
Original American film poster for the 1945 Sherlock Holmes film starring Basil Rathbone as Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. John Watson. This film was directed by Roy William...
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Original Vintage WWII Recruitment Poster SPARS Your Duty Ashore US Coast Guard
Located in London, GB
Original vintage World War Two recruitment poster for the USCG United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve (known as SPARS from the Latin USCG motto Semper Paratus / Always Ready): Your Duty Ashore ... His Afloat. Great design depicting a smartly dressed lady in a US Coast Guard...
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Dumbo
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese program cover for Walt Disney's 1941 classic Walt Disney animation film. The film had it's first release in Japan in 1954. Th...
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Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster World Fair 1940 New York Washington
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster - World's Fair of 1940 New York For Peace and Freedom - featuring a colourful illustration of people walking by a display of flags with two children holding American flags and the statue of the founding father and first President of the United States George Washington (1732-1799) by the sculptor James Earle Fraser...
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Dick Tracy
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1945 action detective film Dick Tracy. This film starred Morgan Conway, Anne Jeffreys and Mike Mazurki, and was directed by...
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Notorious
Located in London, GB
Original US trade advertisement from the first release of this Hitchcock Classic, 1946 thriller Notorious. The film starred Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine. Th...
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"Let 'Em Have It. Buy Extra Bonds" Vintage WWII 4th War Loan Poster, 1943
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original World War II poster, dating to 1943. The poster reads "Let 'Em Have It" and “Buy Extra Bonds” in bold yellow and white block letters. The poster's composition features a soldier throwing a grenade on the battlefield. Black and blue smoked filled skies and barbed wire are seen behind him. The 4th War Loan Shield is illustrated prominently at center left. The poster was illustrated by Bernard Perlin...
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