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Entertainment Memorabilia

Wed, Mar 7, 2018 05:30AM EST
Lot 459

Sally Rand Scrapbook of Photos and Ephemera, Some Signed.

Estimate: $700 - $1,000

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Sally Rand Scrapbook of Photos and Ephemera, Some Signed. California, bulk 1950s?70s. In an elephant folio scrapbook, most pieces loose, the others affixed with adhesive, or with corner mounts, including: 20 glossy black-and-white glamor photos (1950s?70s; 8 x 10?); 10 glamor photos (nine 11 x 14?, one 8 x 10?) depicting Fred Lalla and other actresses and dancers, one nude, most stamped by Romaine Studios (San Francisco, ca. 1930s); five birthday and other greeting cards signed ?Sally? to her adopted son, Sean, and two greeting cards from Sean; a group of telegrams and letters to and from Rand and her husband, Fred Lalla, regarding her performance itinerary, health, and insurance (and also with a signed life insurance policy [1957]), several signed ?Sally?; a meet-and-greet stage pass; business card from Rand?s restaurant; Flamingo Hotel (Las Vegas) jumbo postcard signed by Juliet Prowse; a page with original pencil sketches by Rand; architectural brochure to ?The Sally Rand Home?; and numerous clippings, news-magazines, and magazines with coverage on Rand, plus her own publicity releases, which were dubbed ?nudespapers.? Scrapbook covers detached; condition of internal pieces generally fine.