Harry Carey
Melbourne Spurr, American, 1888 - 1964
1925
Black and white vintage print
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The John Kobal Foundation Collection; Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund
2019.57.5090
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Photograph
Research Area
Photograph
Not on view
Inscriptions
Verso: Upper left corner, in graphite, "C3 Harry Carrey E4" / Upper right corner, in black ink, "203" / Upper right, stamped in purple ink, "Pleae make checks payable to New York representative Robert Irving Nesmith 245 West 47th St., N.Y.C." / Upper left, in graphite, "Harry Carey 4-17-25 well known in Western pictures" / Center, stamped in black ink, "Please return material to: Kobal Collection 38 Drayton Court London S.W.10." / Lower center, stamped in purple ink, "Credit Melbourne-Spurr Portrait Hollywood" / Lower center, stamped in black ink, "All accounts payable to Alex. Stewart, 9, Hart St., W.C.1. Tele. Museum 5294"
Provenance
John Kobal Foundation Limited, London, England; sold to present collection, 2019.
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