King Cowboy lobby card

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Object Details

depicted

Mix, Tom

Description

Original lobby card for the FBO film, King Cowboy. Robert De Lacey directed this 1928 silent western starring Tom Mix, Sally Blane, and Lew Meehan. This card depicts Tex Rogers towering over a terrified Arabian man.

Lobby cards were once a popular form of advertisement for motion pictures. The publicity departments of Hollywood studios created cards featuring striking images of their latest films and delivered sets to theatres across the country. Lobby cards were created to entice future audiences and increase ticket sales

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1928

ID Number

2017.0298.09

accession number

2017.0298

catalog number

2017.0298.09

Object Name

Lobby Card

Poster

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 11 in x 14 in; 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm

place made

United States

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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-e60d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1871734