Lon Chaney for Tell It To The Marines, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Ruth Harriet Louise, American, 1903 - 1940
1927, printed later
Black and white print
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.3294
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Verso: Upper left corner and middle, typed in black ink, "Lon Chaney in Tell it To The Marines (MGM 1927) Photo by Ruth Harriet Louise"/ Lower left corner, written in graphite, "by Ruth Harriet Louise"/ Lower middle, stamped in black ink, "John C. Kobal Kobal Collection Ltd. 212 W. 11th St. (#2) New York, N.Y. 10014"
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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