The Poor Little Rich Girl - Photographs - 1917

A peppered The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917) Artcraft publicity still from NZ.

The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917) Artcraft A4-47-A publicity still (not sure what the trailing "A" means.) from NZ.

The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917) Artcraft A4-9 publicity still from NZ.

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm - Photographs - 1917

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917) Artcraft A10-13 publicity still. Part of NZ Photo Album.

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917) Artcraft A10-19 publicity still from NZ.

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917) Artcraft A10-13 publicity still from NZ.

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917) Artcraft A10-10 publicity still from NZ.

Mary Pickford / Artcraft Pictures - Glass Slide - c. 1917

In 1917, the “Exhibitor’s Service Department” of Artcraft Pictures issued a series of 9 slides depicting their biggest names and sent them free-of-charge to exhibitors “after the acceptance of their star series contracts.” (Artcraft Advance, September 24, 1917.) The set included Mary Pickford, seen here in a photo by Campbell Studio, along with George M. Cohan, Cecil B. DeMille, Douglas Fairbanks, Geraldine Farrar, Elsie Ferguson, David Wark Griffith, William S. Hart, Thomas H. Ince. As would be expected, the promotional stunt was well-received, but if you're signing a contract to show Artcraft films--were they really free? 

Mary Pickford - Campbell Studios Photos

Campbell Studios was founded in the 1800s by photography pioneer and inventor Alfred S. Campbell in Elizabethtown, NJ, but it was essentially a whole different entity by the time of its stint on 5th Avenue in New York City. Under the management of Rudolf Eickemeyer in the early 1900s, the studio moved towards theatrical portraiture and photography which continued under Arthur Rice’s direction through the late 1920s. Many of the Mary Pickford’s Campbell Studio portraits are somewhat well-recognized, though the name doesn’t seem to be as easily recognized as some of the other studios like Hartsook.

Mary Pickford poses in Campbell Studios Photo. Embossed photographer stamp at lower left. c. 1920.

Mary Pickford portrait by Campbell Studios c. 1917. Gifted from the Pamela Short Collection.

Mary Pickford poses in Campbell Studios Photo. Embossed photographer stamp at lower left. c. 1920. Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford in Campbell Studios Photo. Stamped signature. Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford poses in Campbell Studios Photo. Embossed photographer stamp at lower left. c. 1920. Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford poses in Campbell Studios Photo. Embossed photographer stamp at lower left. c. 1920. Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford poses in Campbell Studios Photo. Embossed photographer stamp at lower left. 1920. Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford poses in a creased Campbell Studios Photo. Embossed photographer stamp at lower left. 1920. Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford in Campbell Studios portrait (Walturdaw Pictures photo.) c. 1917 (print c. 1919.) Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford in Campbell Studios portrait 2 (Walturdaw Pictures photo.) c. 1917 (print c. 1919.) Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford Campbell Studios portrait (Walturdaw Pictures photo.) c. 1917 (print c. 1919.) Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford in photo by Campbell Studios but printed and marked as Apeda Studios on thin glossy stock. This photo shows a somewhat shady practice (whether intentionally seedy or not, I don't know) by Apeda where, besides shooting their own photos, the studio would also obtain copies of non-copyrighted photos and print their own, but not before removing the original studio's trademark and adding their own. In fact, White Studio even sued them... and lost! With that said, portions of Campbell Studio remain visible at the lower right. "Mary Pickford appearing exclusively in Artcraft Pictures." "Mary Pickford in Artcraft Pictures" on back. c. 1917. There is also a glass magic lantern slide in the collection with the same shot. Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford Campbell Studios portrait (Walturdaw Pictures photo.) c. 1917 (print c. 1919.) Part of NZ Photo Album.

Less Than the Dust - Photo - 1916

Mary Pickford in Less Than the Dust photo. Cropped. 1916. Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford in Less Than the Dust photo. 1916. Artcraft photo from NZ.

Stella Maris - Photographs - 1918

Mary Pickford and Conway Tearle pose for a Stella Maris (1918) publicity still at the original Busch Gardens (lower garden) in Pasadena, CA. Photo presumably taken by W. S. Finn. Part of NZ Photo Album.

Stella Maris (1918) Artcraft A22-37 publicity still from NZ. Hand-signed on verso, however, I do not believe it to be a genuine due to the fact it clearly looks like someone trying to carefully -- that is very slowly -- imitate Mary's handwriting. Photo presumably taken by W. S. Finn.

A Little Princess - Photographs - 1917

A Little Princess (1917) Artcraft A17-24 publicity still from NZ.

A Little Princess (1917) Artcraft publicity still from NZ.

A Little Princess (1917) Artcraft A17-16 publicity still from NZ.

A Romance of the Redwoods - Photographs - 1917

A Romance of the Redwoods (1917) Artcraft publicity still from NZ.

A Romance of the Redwoods (1917) Artcraft  publicity still from NZ.

The Little American - Photographs - 1917

Mary Pickford as "The Little American" but an unknown photographer. 1917. On verso it is typewritten, "Courtesy Artcraft Pictures.  MARY PICKFORD IN HER NEWEST SUMMER FROCK. This photo shows one of the reasons why Mary Pickford purchased a round trip ticket from Los Angeles to New York and consumed ten days of her two weeks' vacation in behalf of her summer wardrobe. The picture also offers a striking contrast to the Mary Pickford of the days of '49 as will be disclosed on the screens shortly in her forthcoming Artcraft Picture, "A Romance of the Redwoods." Gifted from the Pamela Short Collection.

The Little American (1917) Artcraft A7-84 publicity still from NZ.

The Little American (1917) Artcraft publicity still from NZ.

Mary Pickford with a box of chocolates in The Little American (1917.) This graflex photo is hand-signed in ink, but was it Mary that did it? I do not believe so. Gifted from the Pamela Short Collection.

Mary Pickford in her victory garden - Photos - ca. 1917

Mary with a hose.

Mary inspecting limes.

These photos show, at least according to an article in the September 3, 1917 Artcraft Advance, Mary in the victory garden she created at her California bungalow in which she tended with the help of a "real farmer." In the article, Mary (or perhaps the Artcraft publicity department) stated "This is the first time I have ever given any personal attention to the nursing of a bean or a potato, and if I do not make a good Rebecca [of Sunnybrook Farm] it will not be because of lack of farm mannerisms." Photographer unknown. 1917. Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford - Paramount-Artcraft - Postcard - c. 1916

Mary Pickford Paramount-Artcraft Pictures postcard featuring a photo by Campbell Studio. ca. 1916.

Captain Kidd Jr. photographs - 1919

Captain Kidd Jr. (1919) Artcraft A46-6 publicity still from NZ.

Captain Kidd Jr. (1919) Artcraft A46-52 publicity still from NZ.

Captain Kidd Jr. (1919) Artcraft A46-7 publicity still from NZ.

Captain Kidd Jr. (1919) Artcraft A46-10 publicity still from NZ.

Captain Kidd Jr. (1919) Artcraft A46-41 publicity still from NZ.

Captain Kidd Jr. (1919) Artcraft A46-49 publicity still from NZ.
 

Captain Kidd Jr. (1919) publicity still. Gifted from the Pamela Short Collection.

Colonel Mary Pickford - Photograph - 1918

"Colonel Mary Pickford." While not specifically associated with Johanna Enlists (1918,) this popular publicity still is often paired with the film. Incidentally, the photo was taken outside of Mary's Famous Players-Lasky Studio bungalow. To set the record straight, there are several photos taken in the same general area of the studio that are often erroneously noted as being Camp Kearny. Artcraft still from NZ.