HALF SHEET LOBBY CARDS
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Scope and Contents
The Ralph M. Junkin Collection contains a number of silent motion picture film lobby cards and some photographs including portrait stills of Clara Bow, Clark Gable, Buster Keaton, and others. In the miscellaneous section are window cards for such movies as Ben Hur and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; display posters, a large number of press books advertising motion pictures including Babes in Toyland, Ben Hur, Elmer Gantry, Gone with the Wind, Operation Petticoat and South Pacific; commercial advertisements for Baby Ruth, Gilette Blades, and others as well as motion picture theatre lighting catalogues and motion picture projector manuals.
Lobby cards are boxed and on shelves; oversize loose materials are in the Map Cases.
Dates
- Creation: 1914-1966
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1955-1965
Creator
- From the Collection: Junkin, Ralph (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 9.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5921
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-spec@uiowa.edu