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Up for bid on eBay is this authentic movie poster from Underwater starring Jane Russell.
According to Wikipeadia, this adventure film also starred Richard Egan, the boat owner, who goes searching for sunken treasure with Russell in the Caribbean. Whilst on a dive, the party are menaced by a band of modern-day pirates who also have their eyes on treasure.
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Up for bid on eBay is an original paper advertisement for the Jazz Battle at the Boston Opera House circa 1948.
The seller says, "Jazz Battle held at the Boston Opera House featuring Art Hodes & His Back Room Boys with Sidney Bechet, Wild Bill, Pops Foster, Baby Dodds and others...against Frankie Newton Super Six with Buzz Drootin and others..lovely graphic illustrations of several of the musicians including Bechet."
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Up for bid on eBay is this photograph of Carroll Shelby, which is hand-signed by the automotive legend.
The seller says, "I am selling part from my own collection. Comes with Certificate of Authenticity. Autograph obtained at SEMA Show Las Vegas, NV 2011.
Carroll Shelby was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur. He was best known for his involvement with the AC Cobra and later the Mustang-based performance cars for Ford.
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Up for bid on eBay is this original Jurassic Park script.
The seller says, "I am the owner/director of the Asheville Mystery Museum in Asheville, North Carolina. This is a piece from our collection that doesn't quite fit our theme. It is, though, a wonderful piece of classic movie memorabilia! This was the working script used, each day, by an important member of the crew on the set of Jurassic Park. It includes working revisions and inter-office memos. The cover is embossed and each page is stamped with a watermark. It's easy to see that this was truly TOP SECRET during the production. What a gift this could make! It will only grow in value as the years pass and Spielberg's classic film proves its endurance."
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Up for bid on eBay is the Dark Shadows Cookbook, 1970. Ace books.
The seller says, "Barnaba's Beastly Beverages, Quentin's Ghoulish Goulash, plus more than 150 unusual reipies, and including 65 complete menus: exotic beverages: and a "how to in the kitchen" section... if you like Dark Shadows, you can eat like they did on the TV Show.
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Up for bid on eBay is this rare photograph of Dixie Dunbar along with a gaggle of Twentieth Century Fox starlets.
The seller says, "Starlets are shown as smiling cheerleaders in this custom, large-format still photograph for the 1936 musical Pigskin Parade, best remembered as Judy Garland's feature film debut. This 24" x 20" photograph was hand printed as a lobby photograph for the studio, and is a rare and coveted piece of Hollywood memorabilia as such."
Pigskin Parade is a 1936 film which tells the story of husband and wife coaches who convince a backwoods player to play for their team so they can go to the big Bowl Game. The cast includes Stuart Erwin, Dixie Dunbar, Betty Grable, Jack Haley, Patsy Kelly and, in her feature film debut, 14-year-old Judy Garland.
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Jumping Off The Page use ephemera as a portal to explore aspects of history and pop culture. Each of the
three essays in the eBook begins with a piece of ephemera. The reader is taken on a journey—entered
through the doorway of a single piece of paper—that brings the reader
into contact with eccentric characters, interesting objects, and amazing
places.
The topics selected for inclusion in the first volume of Jumping Off The
Page essays include:
Springsteen: The Record Promotion, the Album, and the Rock Photographer
This
essay explores the cultural impact of the album and the controversy
surrounding the title track of Born in the USA, which was misrepresented
by Ronald Reagan during the 1984 Presidential Campaign, as well as the
controversy surrounding the cover photograph (an alternative cover photo
was used on this rare promotional item). It also touches on the career
of legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz, who took these iconic
photographs of Springsteen.
The Catalog, the Gun Maker, & the Lincoln Park Traps
In
1914, The Charles William Store offered the most progressive mail-order
catalog in the country. This essay discusses how the catalog brought
the sophistication of New York to Middle America, while exploring the
history of the L.C. Smith guns and the unique sports facility on
Chicago’s lakefront, The Lincoln Park Traps, where they were used.
The ID Card, the Order of the Carabao, and the Two Hellers
An
identification card, hand-signed by Colonel Joseph M. Heller, who was
the 1929 Grand Lead and Wheel Carabao, entitled the holder—Rear Admiral
Norman M. Smith—to socialize and cajole with the elite in the U.S. Arms
Services. Smith was a member of The Military Order of the Carabao, one
of the most unique organizations associated with our nation's military
history. Originally conceived to satirize the pompous Order of the
Dragon, the lampoon organization quickly became a serious society of
military elites, which included a very unlikely leader in 1929. This
essay discusses the Order and Heller’s epic career from civilian doctor
to Jewish war hero to Grand Paramount Carabao. In an ironic case of two
important men who share the same name but have diametrically opposite
worldviews, the essay also showcase the Colonel’s famous namesake,
Joseph Heller, the authored one the 20th Century’s greatest satirical,
anti-war literary achievements.
The inspiration for this project
comes from Weil’s interactions with the thousands of individuals who
visit the ephemera blog.
To download your copy of Jumping Off The Page eBook, click here.
Up for bid on eBay is this Victoria's Secret Catalog from Christmas 1999.
The seller says, "Catolog is in mint/undread condition!"
Heidi Klum (born June 1, 1973), is a German model, television host, businesswoman, fashion designer, and an occasional actress. Daniela Peštová (born October 14, 1970) is a Czech model. She was discovered by the Madison Modeling Agency's Dominique Caffin. She had plans to attend college but after winning a modelling contest she moved to Paris to sign with Madison Modeling Agency. She moved to New York and from there her career took off.
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Up for bid on eBay is this signed George Easby illustration depicts the Democratic Donkey & The Republican Elephant.
The seller says, "The large pencil drawing, which has been accented with black & green watercolors. The small sketch in the corner reads, 'Both Parties Shake on the Fine Quality of Klearfect Paper.' This Polital Cartoon. Advertising Drawing is signed 'Easby' and comes mounted on its original cardboard backing.
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