Mary Pickford in Little Lord Fauntleroy Costume - Photos - 1921

Mary Pickford in Little Lord Fauntleroy costume. 1921. Photo, I'd imagine, would be by K.O. Rahmn? Charles Rosher? Strauss Peyton? Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford in Little Lord Fauntleroy costume. 1921. Photo, I'd imagine, would be by K.O. Rahmn? Charles Rosher? Strauss Peyton? From NZ.

Mary Pickford as Dearest in Little Lord Fauntleroy. Photo by K.O. Rahmn. 1921. Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford - Lindstedt / Walturdaw Photos

Alfred Lindstedt, born in Sweden in 1877, made his way to NY, then Kansas City, and then ultimately Los Angeles, CA. He initially received recognition for for his pictorialist style, with heavy modification in the negative making some of his photographs look more like drawings, but he eventually moved into a more typical portrait style. In the 1920s, he shot for Hoover Art Co. and started the Lindstedt-Phelan partnership, both of which took some wonderful Pickford portraits. Lindstedt died in 1958.

Mary Pickford portrait by Alfred Lindstedt. I do not know if the look of this photo is by mistake or if it was done for artistic effect. Of course, Lindstedt was initially known for his artistic negative modifications which he somewhat moved away from by this point, but this strange exposure very well could have been done on purpose. With that said, the print is consumed by peppering which leads me to believe it might not have been intentional. Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford portrait by Alfred Lindstedt. And again, I do not know if the look of this photo is by mistake or if it was done for artistic effect. Of course, Lindstedt was initially known for his artistic negative modifications which he somewhat moved away from by this point, but this strange exposure very well could have been done on purpose. With that said, the print is consumed by peppering which leads me to believe it might not have been intentional. Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford portrait by Alfred Lindstedt (Walturdaw Pictures photo.) This particular photo seems to have been used in a good number of places, including the Australian glass slide also in the collection. c. 1919. Part of NZ Photo Album.

This could almost pass for a photo by Evans, but it's another Mary Pickford portrait by Alfred Lindstedt for Walturdaw Pictures. Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford portrait by Alfred Lindstedt (Walturdaw Pictures photo.) Photo 1918 though this print is c. 1919. Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford portrait by Alfred Lindstedt (Walturdaw Pictures photo.) c. 1919. Part of NZ Photo Album.

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.

Mary Pickford / Famous Players / Stanley Theatre - Postcards

Mary Pickford / Famous Players Film Co. postcards published by Kraus Mfg. Co. N.Y.  with additional type on the reverse advertising what was the Stanley Theatre's Mary Pickford - Famous Players Week. Top card photo by White Studios, bottom photo by Otto Sarony Co.

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper, the event was held at the Stanley Theatre in Philadelphia during the week of June 22, 1914 and featured showings of such films as In the Bishop's Carriage, The Good Little Devil, Hearts Adrift, and Tess of the Storm Country. The original Stanley Teatre was located on Market Street above 16th and was essentially the theatre wing of the Stanley Mastbaum's Stanley Booking Company (which distributed Mary's titles to other theatres in the Philadelphia theatre circuit.) 

Mary Pickford / Famous Players - White Studio - Postcard

Mary Pickford / Famous Players Film Co. postcard published by Kraus Mfg. Co. N.Y. Photo by White. c. 1914. 

Mary Pickford Maxwell Cabriolet Automobile - Glass Slide - 1915

A "reel" star in a real car. Winsome Mary Pickford, the famous motion picture actress in her Maxwell Cabriolet. Magic lantern glass slide showing Mary in a Maxwell at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument on Riverside Dr. at W. 89th in NYC. Additional photos from this 1915 promotion were taken on W. 26th St. in front of the Famous Players Studio/Offices.

Mary Pickford postcards with portraits by Otto Sarony Co.

Mary Pickford postcard published by Kraus Mfg. Co. N.Y. Stamped for Coliseum Theatre. Photo by Otto Sarony Co. c. 1914

Mary Pickford postcard published by Kraus Mfg. Co. N.Y. Advertising "Mary Pickford Week" at the Stanley Theatre in Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Otto Sarony Co. ca. 1914

 

Mary Pickford postcard published by Kraus Mfg. Co. N.Y., interestingly with an unprinted back. Photo by Otto Sarony Co. ca. 1914

Mary Pickford postcard published by Kraus Mfg. Co. N.Y. Photo by Otto Sarony Co. ca. 1914 though the postcard is postmarked 1916.

Little Lord Fauntleroy - Glass Slide - c. 1921

Not the most vibrant or beautifully-colored Little Lord Fauntleroy magic lantern glass slide c. 1921. Apologies for the poor quality photo.

Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers Honeymoon - Press Photo - 1937

Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers Hawaiian honeymoon press photo by International News Photos. 1937.  Donated to MPF.

Heart o' the Hills - Glass Slide - 1919

Heart O' The Hills (directed by Joseph De Grasse & Sidney Franklin) magic lantern glass slide made by the Excelsior Illustrating Co. 1919.

Tess of the Storm County (1922) - Postcard - 1923

1923 Mary Pickford / Tess of the Storm Country '22 postcard advertising its showing at King's Cross Theatre in Darlinghurst, Australia. "Mary Pickford has made 'Tess of the Storm Country' all over again... and it's simply wonderful." Photo by Evans.

Daddy Long Legs - Glass Slide - 1919

Daddy Long Legs (1919, directed by Marshall Neilan) magic lantern glass slide made by the Norton Slide Co. 1919.

Hearts Adrift - Postcards - 1914

Hearts Adrift “Nina’s Last Sacrifice” Famous Players Postcard from 1914. 

Hearts Adrift “After years of solitude, Nina fears man” Famous Players Postcard from 1914. 

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

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

Mary Pickford Lindstedt-Phelan Photo & Negative - c. 1925

Mary Pickford Lindstedt-Phelan Photo - c. 1925. This photo originates from the Mary Pickford Estate and comes from her personal collection. 

Original negative with Lindstedt-Phelan Studio mark signed in ink.

Closeup of some of the interesting 1920s retouching (ie. "photoshopping") on the negative -- tweaking the shadows / fine lines / eyebrow, accentuating the eyelashes, etc.

File folder that contained the photograph and negative with labeling by Mary.

Mary Pickford Tinted Print - Photo by Apeda

 

5"x7" tinted Mary Pickford print, photographer seems to be Apeda. I would suspect the photo is roughly 1913 but this print is roughly 1915 (though I have no evidence to back that up.)

Mary Pickford - Photo by Apeda - Postcard c. 1915

A fairly common photo used on many early pieces, including this postcard. Photographer seems to be Apeda. I would suspect the photo is roughly 1913 but this print is roughly 1915 (though I have no evidence to back that up.) Gifted from the Pamela Short Collection.

Mary Pickford - Ross Verlag Postcard - Photo by Rahmn

Mary posing in a Jeanne Lanvin dress with Zoro the dog looking on. Photo by Rahmn. Postcard by Ross Verlag. c. 1921. Gifted from the Pamela Smart Collection.

Scrapbook - 1930s

This very nice scrapbook is predominantly from the 1930s and features a wealth of interesting articles, photos, news stories, and more with topics such as a Pickford Lasky Logo competition, Mary's short-lived Screen Stars' Shop, the filming of Secrets (1933,) her radio career, her favorite films, her marriage to Buddy Rogers, the death of Douglas Fairbanks, the short story Little Liar written by Mary, numerous ads for Mary Pickford Cosmetics, and also two pieces of sheet music for Daddy Long Legs (1919.) The clippings contain photos by K. O. Rahmn, George Hurrell, White, Campbell Studio, Lindstedt-Phelan, Preston Duncan, and beyond. It would be nice to comment on each page, but that would be quite a chore. 

Not to go off on a tangent, but because both pieces of Daddy Long Legs sheet music in this scrapbook are so abundant in the world, it's worth mentioning that they ultimately resulted in one of Mary's many, many lawsuits. In a nutshell, the Broadway Music Corporation version was agreed to by Mary; the Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co. by her mother Charlotte and her lawyer, Dennis F. O'Brien (some reports published at the time reverse this, but the court records show otherwise.) Broadway was promoting their music as Mary's official song to exhibitors which was stifling Waterson's sales. Mary, at the behest of her mother, told Broadway to stop as she preferred the Waterson version, but the damage was done. This was perceived as a breach of contract on Mary's part and so Waterson stopped paying royalties. Mary basically sued Waterson for said royalties and (bizarrely) won, but it seems the judgement was overturned on appeal.

This scrapbook was donated to the MPF.

There were also a number of loose articles / ads along with this scrapbook. Donated to MPF.