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Lobby card collection
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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Lobby card collection
Identifier/Call Number: 1999
Physical Description:
86.6 Linear Feet
77 boxes
Date (bulk): circa 1940s-1970s
Abstract: This collection contains lobby cards for approximately 7,000 film titles, with the bulk dating from the 1940s to the 1970s.
This artificial collection was compiled from various sources including film distributors, studios, and individual collectors.
Language of Material:
English.
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Arranged alphabetically by film title with unsorted cards at the end.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Lobby card collection, Collection no. 1999, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection contains lobby cards for approximately 7,000 film titles, with the bulk dating from the 1940s to the 1970s.
The lobby cards, which were displayed in movie theater lobbies, are usually 14 x 11 inches on card stock and contain photographs
and text to publicize the films. This artificial collection was compiled from various sources including film distributors,
studios, and individual collectors.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Advertising -- Motion pictures -- United States
Motion pictures -- Archival resources
Lobby cards