A 1940s Original / Vintage 8x10 photograph of RODDY MCDOWALL. Identified in handwritten notations on the reverse. A very early portrait of a young Roddy McDowall.
Original vintage photograph on glossy single weight paper stock (the scans are taken with a black background to best view the condition of the photographs edges and corners).
FROM THE GEORGE SMOOTS COLLECTION.
The photo is in EXCELLENT condition. - Grading is subjective, please use the oversized scans included in the listing to best determine condition.
Please Note - The "COLLECTORS SHELF ORIGINAL PHOTOS" protective watermark is not on the actual photo and is only on the scan attached to the listing, allowing you to BUY WITH CONFIDENCE. I've use a faint watermark in order to allow you to still view the detail contained within the photo, while still providing the protection of the watermark.
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Provenance
This photo is part of a collection originally amassed by George Smoots. Mr. Smoots wa an oil company credit manager, who had a love for the movies and collected photos of Hollywood stars from the 1920s until his passing in 1951. Mr. Smoots knew most of the studio photographers and through these connections was able to amass a sizable collection. This collection remained undisturbed from his death in 1951 until the early 1980s. The majority of the collection was donated to the Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in 1992. At that time the donation was the largest one-time donation of photographs ever made by a private party to the Library. An article describing this donation can be found in the June, 1992 Academy Report (Volume 1, No. 2). This photo is part of the remaining photographs that were not donated to AMPAS and represent the best of the best of the Smoots collection.
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