Moving Picture Sales Agency - Biograph Postcards - ca. 1910

Biograph Masterpiece “Ramona” postcard issued by UK’s Moving Pictures Sales Agency (AKA M.P. Sales Agency AKA MPSA.) This RPPC shows Mary and Henry Walthall as seen in the film directed by D.W. Griffith.  ca. 1910.

It can be assumed that the two postcards below, while not conclusively identified as being issued by MPSA,  were in all probability, likewise issued by the agency. While they are printed as opposed to being RPPC, the similarities in design, wording, etc. are undeniable and of course, the MPSA was the UK distributor of these Biograph titles.

Biograph Masterpiece “The Call to Arms” postcard presumably issued by UK’s Moving Pictures Sales Agency (AKA M.P. Sales Agency AKA MPSA.) This printed card shows Mary as seen in the film directed by D.W. Griffith. ca. 1910.

The Arcadian Maid (or An Arcadian Maid) postcard presumably issued by UK’s Moving Pictures Sales Agency (AKA M.P. Sales Agency AKA MPSA.) This printed card shows Mary and Mack Sennett  as seen in the film directed by D.W. Griffith. ca. 1910.

Postcard - Photo by White? - 1914

Postcard featuring a Mary Pickford portrait by what I believe to be White Studio but I can be wrong about that. (Or maybe Gould & Marsden? Apeda?) The reverse advertises a July 24, 1914 screening of Never Again (1910) and When We Were In Our Teens (1910) at Marcus Loews' Royal Theatre at Pearl and Willoughby in Brooklyn, NY. Incidentally, those two shorts are among my favorites of Mary Biographs as she truly excelled at comedy and played best alongside Billy Quirk. Gifted from the Pamela Short Collection.

Mary Pickford / Biograph - Postcard - 1913

3 manufacturers; 4 similar Mary Pickford / Biograph Players postcards. While the photograph, taken by an unknown photographer, is at least from 1910-1911 as evidenced by its appearance in the early-1911 IMP Artful Kate (incidentally, the dress she is wearing is worn in her first IMP, Their First Misunderstanding,) the postcards themselves are probably from around 1913. I am uncertain as to how / why the three manufacturers have what appears to be the same exact cutout/layout. Had it been several years later, I would have suggested the studio issued a generic design but I can't really see that being the case here. Furthermore, I can't see the photographer issuing prints with such shoddy modifications. Just another mystery.

Published by Kraus Mfg. Co. 14 E. 17th St., New York, NY. Blonde hair. Brown eyes. (It's worth noting that the Blonde hair notation is accurate, but Mary's eyes were reportedly hazel.)

Published by Kraus Mfg. Co. 14 E. 17th St., New York, NY.

Published by Photo-Play Advertising and Specialty Co., Inc., Pittsburg, PA.

Published by Ess and Ess Photo Co. 19 E. 17th St., New York, NY. (Curiously located across the street from Kraus Mfg. Co. at the time.) 

The Informer (1912) - Lobby Card - Aywon Re-Release (1921)

Nathan Hirsh’s Aywon Film Corporation obtained the rights to re-release a number of Pickford short subjects directed by D.W. Griffith in late-1920 / early-1921. One of which was the Biograph The Informer. This one, featuring Mary and Jack (peaking in at the top left,) is of the many lobby card designs produced for the film. Gifted from the Pamela Short Collection.

Mary Pickford / Biograph - Postcard

Mary Pickford / Biograph Players postcard (variety 1.) Photo by Marceau. c. 1913

Mary Pickford / Biograph Players postcard (variety 2.) Photo by Marceau. The Ess an Ess Co. c. 1913.