Lenore Bushman's personal collection of (15) vintage photos....

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Lenore Bushman's personal collection of (15) vintage photos. (ca. 1930) Assortment of (13) vintage gelatin silver double and single-weight, glossy and matte candid and studio prints, most being 6 x 8 in. or 8 x 10 in. and one at 9.25 x 9.25 in., all of Lenore Bushman's close personal friends Marion Davies and William Randolph Hearst. Majority depict an overseas excursion to Egypt, Amsterdam, Venice, and other tourist destinations, and are quite likely never before published. Also included are (2) special dinner-event menu/programs for evenings hosted by Hearst, one of which includes note to Miss Bushman from her secretary mentioning the invite. On the back, all the evening's celebrity attendees have been noted in pencil. Exceptional, scarce artifacts pertaining to Hearst's relationship with Davies. Overall fine to very fine.

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