Holders became a handy theatrical prop for business and political confrontations as much as a fashionable branding tool of social sophistication among celebrities and within elite circles. The books four chapters focus on tobaccos journey from the New World to the Old
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Thompson dressed as Uncle Sam, one of the most fascinating and unusual cards in all prewar card collecting, is being sold individually in this auction.) We have been privileged to offer near-complete sets on behalf of the estates of legendary collectors Joe Pelaez and Paul Pollard in past years, but typically, we will find only one card or a few cards in an old-time or type-card collection
On his second trip to New York to make a stab at Broadway, he landed a leading role that caught the eye of Hollywood agent Edith Van Cleve , who was eventually able to secure a contract for him with RKO when he returned to California
