Make way for a lady – Historic 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.)
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A window into the past: Make way for a lady, preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Few posters from this period are printed in color at this scale, and this one pairs two performers from the stage and screen: Herbert Marshall, the British-born actor, and Anne Shirley, then a teenager working in Hollywood. The title, *Make Way for a Lady*, matches the 1936 RKO comedy-drama in which the two appeared. Studios of the mid-1930s relied on colorful one-sheets like this to pull audiences into theaters, and the small, undated printing suggests it was issued for local exhibitors.
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color ; 28 x 35.5 cm. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [S.l. : s.n.], c1936. |
| Subjects | Marshall, Herbert,--1890-1966--Performances. Shirley, Anne,--1918-1993--Performances. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 6,100 × 4,852 px · prints to 20 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-225789 |
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