Promotional materials, 1900-1985, 1920-1929 and 1977-1985 (bulk)

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Promotional materials, 1900-1985, 1920-1929 and 1977-1985 (bulk)

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Collection encompasses various forms of promotional materials for films filmed at Astoria Studios and elsewhere. Large series of advertising posters for movies including WAY DOWN EAST (D.W. Griffith), THE WARRIORS, HAIR, AFRICAN SAFARI, TOM THUMB, SOUP FOR ONE, PARK ROW, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP, WOLFEN, and THE WIZ. A few posters are for foreign made movies. Other promotional materials include lobby cards for numerous movies, most not made at Astoria Studios; window cards, larger than lobby cards, for many American movies; and some posters which advertise record and radio equipment. Also newspapers and magazine advertisements, many appearing in SATURDAY EVENING POST, for many Paramount pictures, 1920-1928; numerous ads for Gloria Swanson in ZAZA; and ads which appeared in PARAMOUNT PRESS SHEET.

38.1 cubic ft.

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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SNAC Resource ID: 6872073

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American Museum of the Moving Image

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Project sponsored by American Museum of the Moving Image to gather information from people involved with motion picture industry in New York City, particularly as it relates to Astoria Studios. From the description of New York motion picture industry oral history project, 1963-1985, 1979-1985 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155452079 Collecting area: Documents relevant to the history, art, and technology of film and video; documents pertaining to the history of Astoria...

Astoria Studio

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Swanson, Gloria

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Actress. From the description of Reminiscences of Gloria Swanson : oral history, 1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122620278 American actress, motion-picture producer, and author. From the description of Papers. Series II. Career, ca. 1914-1983. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122419032 From the description of Papers. Series VI. After Death, 1983-19...

Paramount Pictures, inc.

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