Advertising poster from “The War of Wealth”Advertising poster from “The War of Wealth,” a play staged in the mid-1890s based on events from the Panic of…
An Important Merger in the Amateur Motion Picture Field, DeVry Movie News“An Important Merger in the Amateur Motion Picture Field,” DeVry Movie News, April, 1929.
Erlanger, Abe to Marc KlawAbe Erlanger to Marc Klaw, letter, June 2, 1909. The letter is an example of the affectionate letters sent between…
Exhibitor advertisement for four Chaplin comedies in the British film trade publication The BioscopeExhibitor advertisement for four Chaplin comedies in the British film trade publication The Bioscope, July 9, 1914.
Five partners in the Ringling Bros. CircusThe Ringling brothers’ advertising posters often featured the five partners’ profiles. The posters conveyed a sense of family unity, arguably…
Front-page headline of the New York Times announcing eight White Sox players had been indicted for “fixing” the outcome of their World Series games against the Cincinnati RedsFront-page headline of the New York Times, Sep. 29, 1920, announcing eight White Sox players had been indicted for “fixing”…
General Lew Wallace to Klaw & Erlanger accepting terms for their production of Ben-HurAfter tense negotiations, General Lew Wallace finally reached an agreement with Klaw & Erlanger to produce Ben-Hur onstage, 1899.
Heurich Brewery Baseball Schedule OrderHeurich ordered 3,015 baseball schedules to give away. These may have been schedules that showed all the games for both…
Klaw & Erlanger respond to General Wallace’s acceptance of terms to produce Ben-HurKlaw & Erlanger respond to General Wallace’s acceptance of terms to produce Ben-Hur.
Klaw & Erlanger to employee Al Aarons regarding vaudeville bookingMarc Klaw or Abe Erlanger to employee Al Aarons regarding vaudeville booking, June 3, 1907. Klaw & Erlanger never got…
MGM ContractContract between Louis B. Mayer, Irving Thalberg, J. Robert Rubin, and Metro-Goldwyn Pictures.
Movie Fan Magazine Profile of ThalbergDorothy Herzog, “How to Be a Producer,” Photoplay 24:5 (April 1926): 66, 130-1.
New York Motion Picture Company advertisement in the trade publication Moving Picture WorldNew York Motion Picture Company advertisement in the trade publication Moving Picture World, March 21, 1914, pg. 1557.
New York Motion Picture Corp. trade advertisementNew York Motion Picture Corp. trade advertisement, Sep. 29, 1914. From: Reel Life, Sep. 29, 1914
Newspaper Ad for Universal CityAdvertisement for the opening of Universal Studios in California. The ad encourages people to visit the studios to "see how…
Poster for the Ziegfeld-produced play Mam’selle Napoleon, starring Anna HeldA 1903 poster for the Ziegfeld-produced play Mam’selle Napoleon, starring Anna Held.
