The original Kid Globe Duo – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
The original Kid Globe Duo comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The original Kid Globe Duo
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Tommy Morrissey and Kittie Proctor, billed here as the original Kid Globe Duo, are presented as America's soft shoe double dancers, a label that placed them among the many act teams touring the vaudeville and variety circuits of their day. Both performers signed the image, a personal touch common on theatrical publicity pictures that were handed out to fans and theater managers. The print was made by photomechanical process, with the photogravure image produced by Russell-Morgan and the phototype supplied by the Art Publishing Co. of Boston, which shows how commercial printers turned studio portraits into inexpensive advertising for traveling performers.
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : photogravure b&w ; 72 x 57 cm. |
|---|---|
| Notes | Phototype from the Art Publishing Co. 132 Boylston Street Boston. Signed: Mrs. Kittie Morrissey Tommy Morrissey. Caption: Tommy Morrissy and Kittie Proctor : Americas soft shoe double dancers. · Russell-Morgan Print. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 2,183 × 2,763 px · prints to 7 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-273131 |
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