Research Catalog

Title

Gordon E. Wykes photograph album of early film stars and officers of the United States Navy.

Publication

1915-1949.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Carey, Harry, 1878-1947
• Gish, Dorothy
• Moore, Colleen, 1900-1988
• Beardall, John R. (John Reginald), 1887-1967
• Hart, Thomas C. (Thomas Charles), 1877-1971
• Hepburn, Arthur J. (Arthur Japy), 1877-1964
• King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956
• Summerall, Charles Pelot, 1867-1955
• Chamberlain, Clarence D., 1893-1976
• Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948

Description

1 box : 17 unnumbered leaves of photographs; .25 lf

Summary

Unbound portion of a 20th century photograph album (17 leaves in 17 folders) containing publicity stills of early film stars and publicity stills of officers of the United States Navy of the World War II era. The pages of the album have been roughly cut, presumably to excise them. As a result, handwritten annotations and captions accompanying the photographs have been mostly excised as well. Other military and war-themed events also receive some coverage.

Donor/Sponsor

In honor of George Freedley

Subject

• World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > France
• Guantánamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba)
• Meuse (France)

Genre/Form

• Autographs.
• Photograph albums.
• Photographic prints.

Note

• The photographs of Harry Carey, Dorothy Gish, Colleen Moore, Rear Admiral John R. Beardall, Admiral Thomas C. Hart, Admiral Arthur Japy Hepburn, Admiral Ernest J. King, General Charles P. Summerall, and the aviation pioneer Clarence D. Chamberlain are autographed.
• Folder 2 contains two photographs of General John J. Pershing. The first photograph, a sheared fragment that may be an official military or news media image, shows Pershing's arrival at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, February (?) 28, 1925. The second photograph, an undated candid snapshot, was likely taken in late 1918 during Pershing's command of the American Expeditionary Forces in the Meuse-Argonne offensive of World War I. Both photographs are captioned as inspections and show Pershing in uniform, reviewing troops at Guantánamo in the former and greeting officers on a road in Meuse in the latter.
• Folder 7 contains a sheared fragment, with an accompanying caption, of Llewellyn Pierce Spalding's posed photograph of the 24th Aero Squadron at the Vavincourt Aerodome, France, November 12, 1918.
• Folder 17 contains a fragment of the color poster for William DeMille's 1923 silent film, Grumpy.

Location of Other Archival Materials (note)

• This album fragment could be related to or separated from a larger collection of material given to the New York Public Library Mansuscripts and Archives Division by Mr. Wykes that was cataloged in MssCol 3099 (Miscellaneous Collections: United States: U.S. Navy), especially box 5, folder 8.

Call Number

MWEZ+ n.c. 7747

OCLC

1057798860

Title

Gordon E. Wykes photograph album of early film stars and officers of the United States Navy.

Publisher

1915-1949.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Location of Other Archival Materials

This album fragment could be related to or separated from a larger collection of material given to the New York Public Library Mansuscripts and Archives Division by Mr. Wykes that was cataloged in MssCol 3099 (Miscellaneous Collections: United States: U.S. Navy), especially box 5, folder 8.

Local Note

Fragile.

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Added Author

Carey, Harry, 1878-1947, actor, autographer.

Gish, Dorothy, actor, autographer.

Moore, Colleen, 1900-1988, actor, autographer.

Beardall, John R. (John Reginald), 1887-1967, autographer.

Hart, Thomas C. (Thomas Charles), 1877-1971, autographer.

Hepburn, Arthur J. (Arthur Japy), 1877-1964, autographer.

King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956, autographer.

Summerall, Charles Pelot, 1867-1955, autographer.

Chamberlain, Clarence D., 1893-1976, autographer.

Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948, depicted.

Research Call Number

MWEZ+ n.c. 7747