Get Vendio Gallery – Now FREE! Lucille Ball Press Keybook Photo Sniped Stamped MGM 1943 Willinger VTG Original. LUCILLE BALL PRESS KEYBOOK MGM PUBLICITY PHOTO STAMPED 1943 PHOTOGRAPH BY LASZLO WILLINGER PHOTOGRAPH PROVENANCE MGM GELATIN SILVER BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPH VINTAGE AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL EXTREMELY RARE!! AUTHENTIC: This is an original vintage Gelatin Silver Black & White Double Weight Press Keybook Photograph. Not an unauthorized cheap photo copy or worthless digital reprint. Originals continue to increase in value while copies remain undesirable for investment purposes. PHOTOGRAPH: Lucille Ball Movie Portrait MGM Archive Number 2973 (Frontside lower right border). PRESS PHOTO: MGM Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, Inc. DATE: November 10th, 1943 Stamped Original PHOTOGRAPHED BY: Laszlo Willinger With MGM Photographer Stamp See photographer information below. PHOTOGRAPH PROVENANCE: MGM This is the actual vintage photograph produced by the movie studio to promote the film & it’s movie star(s) at the time of the movie’s release. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, some of the most talented photographers in the world worked for the Hollywood movie studios. The movie photographs from the time period represented by the photo are basically works of art. Because they were printed in limited quantities, fewer than 10 may exist today. Their investment value continues to increase as these vintage photos are taken off the marketplace by movie photograph collectors. Sometimes these vintage Golden Age photographs are never seen again. SNIPE: MGM Typed Promo Backside 11/10/43 – LUCILLE (a lot on the) BALL. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayor’s red haired dynamo poses for her latest portrait. Now she stars with Dick Powell in Moot The People. The star did just that – meet the folks – on the Hollywood Bond Calvalcade, touring sixteen cities in twenty one days and greeting millions of people. Now that husband, Corporal Desi Arnaz is in the United States Army, the tango red beauty has the responsibility of their five acre Chatsworth ranch on her slim shoulders. She’s a good gardener, can run a tractor, and is proud of the fact that she is able to sell ten dozen eggs weekly from her ranch to her friends on the MGM lot. Miss Ball will next star in Ziegfeld Follies her third Technicolor musical. This key book photo is EXTREMELY RARE!!! SIZE: 8″ x 10″ TYPE: B&W High Gloss Double Weight CONDITION: EXCELLENT PLEASE SEE: Cool Collectibles Condition Chart below for complete details… KEYBOOK PHOTOGRAPHS: Keybook photos are the rarest photos & often carry a heavy premium in price. These stills were used as the movie studio’s masters and have holes punched at the top of vertical poses or the left side of horizontal poses where they were inserted into the keybook. They usually have a stamp on reverse along with descriptive text in type printed directly onto the reverse of the photo. These photos are also often double-weight photos referring to the heavier stock on which they are printed. They often have photographer stamps, studio stamps, news agency stamps on reverse & the date of production or use by the press. GELATIN SILVER BLACK & WHITE PHOTOS: This photo is an original vintage Gelatin Silver B&W. The images on B&W photos are made by the oxidation of silver grains suspended in a gelatin mix that makes up the paper emulsion. Hence the name Gelatin Silver. Gelatin Silver printing was the dominant photographic process from the period of their introduction in the 1880s until the 1960s. If the photo is an original GS B&W then it’s a true VTG photograph. VINTAGE PHOTO HISTORICAL INFORMATION: Vintage original photographs may contain the following on the back of the photos: Written comments, attached newspaper snipes, dates used for promotional purposes, alteration notes used for publishing, stamps from old movie memorabilia dealers or collectors & handwritten names from previous owners. This historical information is desirable. No rights for reproduction or commercial use in any form whatsoever are given or implied. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE PHOTOS.. LASZLO WILLINGER APRIL 6, 1909 – AUGUST 8, 1989. Laszlo Willinger was born in Budapest, Hungary & established photographic studios in Paris, Berlin & Hollywood, California. Willinger was most noted for his portrait photography of movie stars & celebrities during the Golden Era of the 1930s-1950s. He became a frequent contributor to magazines & periodicals with cover portraits of some of the most popular stars such as Marlene Dietrich, Clark Gable, Lucille Ball & Marilyn Monroe. Willinger was one of the first Hollywood photographers to experiment in the use of color in photos & lithographs. MINT MT: Like new, sharp B&W or Vivid Color, may have markings. NEAR MINT NM: Like new, sharp B&W or Vivid Color, may have markings, minor crease or bend. EXCELLENT EX: Appears like new, sharp B&W or Vivid Color, may have markings, minor creases or bends, edge wear, rubs and toning. VERY GOOD VG: May have markings, general creases or bends, edge wear, rubs, scuffs, chips, tears, toning, foxing, fading, soiling, tape and tack hole(s). GOOD G: Major markings, creases, bends, edge wear, rubs, scuffs, chips, tears, toning, foxing, fading, soiling, tape and tack hole(s). FAIR: Major everything with major markings, creases, bends, edge wear, rubs, scuffs, chips, tears, toning, foxing, fading, soiling, tape tack hole(s) and repairs. Lucille Désirée Ball August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989, was an American actress, comedian, model & film studio executive. She was the star of the sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, Here’s Lucy & Life with Lucy. Desilu Productions (Lucy & Desi’s Studio) produced many successful and popular television series, including Mission: Impossible, Star Trek & The Untouchables. Lucille Ball appeared on the cover of TV Guide more than any other person. She appeared on thirty-nine covers, including the very first cover in 1953 with her baby son, Desi Arnaz, Jr. ADULT ONLY REQUIRES VERIFICATION… RARE 1950s NUDE MARILYN MONROE NOVELTIES VINTAGE AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL EXTREMELY RARE!!! PACKING METHODS: All flat paper items are sent in poly sleeves with over sized backing boards. Fragile and larger items are bubble wrapped and sent in sturdy boxes with peanuts. MISCELLANEOUS SMOKE FREE ENVIRONMENT CONDITION: Grading conditions are subjective. Be your own judge when deciding the condition of items vintage or new. We do have thousands of Positive Feedbacks and Return Customers. We try to provide clear information with known historical background on all our auctions. We sell VINTAGE AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL COLLECTIBLES that are intelligent investments and will continue to increase in value. THANKS FOR LOOKING COME BACK SOON MORE AWESOME TREASURES ARE ADDED WEEKLY!! Tags: I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Desilu, Desilu Producions, The Lucy Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, Here’s Lucy, Life With Lucy, Stage Name Diane Belmont, RKO Radio Pictures, Cuban Bandleader Desi Arnaz, Children; Lucie Desiree Arnaz & Desiderio Alberto Arnaz, Emmy Award, Crystal Award, Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, MGM, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Paramount Pictures, My Favorite Husband, The Long, Long Trailer, Forever Darling, Willdcat, Hollywood Walk of Fame, First Cover of TV Guide 1953. _gsrx_vers_612 GS 6.9.5 (612). The item “Lucille Ball Press Keybook Photo 1943 Sniped Stamped MGM Willinger VTG Original” is in sale since Friday, November 13, 2015. This item is in the category “Entertainment Memorabilia\Movie Memorabilia\Photographs\1940-49\Black & White”. The seller is “thejackpot” and is located in Los Angeles. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Australia.
- Size: 8″ x 10″
- Photograph By: Laszlo Willinger
- B&W High Gloss: Double Weight
- Condition: Excellent
- Type: Type 1
- Stamped Date: November 10th 1943
- Original or Reproduction: Original
- Memorabilia: Lucille Ball
- Snipe: MGM Typed Promo
- Photograph Provenance: MGM ~ Stamped