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Ralph Ince, Vitagraph Players

Creator:
Ess an Ess Photo Co.
Location:
New York, New York
Origin Date:
1908-1925
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 5 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in
Item ID:
71.2009.083.0825
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera

Description

This postcard features a head and shoulders portrait of Ralph Ince, a silent film actor, director, and screenwriter with Vitagraph Players from 1907 to 1937. Beginning in 1914, Ince became known for portraying President Abraham Lincoln.in several films which is noted by the circular inset portrait of the president in the lower right corner of the image. The caption is printed in the bottom margin. The postcard reverse is divided. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum