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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Collection of German cigarette cards on famous dancers of the world
Creator:
Cigarettenfabrik Orami
Creator:
Garbáty Cigarettenfabrik
Creator:
Eckstein-Halpaus
Identifier/Call Number: 6214
Physical Description:
1.75 Linear Feet
2 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1930-1935
Abstract: Five albums of promotional sets of cigarette cards featuring pictures and text on famous dancers of the world, published by
German cigarette companies in the 1930s. The contents of these albums were issued as collector's cards and distributed with
cigarette packages from three companies: Orami and Eckstein-Halpaus--both in Dresden--and Garbáty in Berlin. Two of the albums
are part of a series: "Berühmte Tänzerinnen und Tänzer" (Famous Dancers), published by Cigarettenfabrik Orami with unspecified
creation dates. The other three albums in the collection were published in 1932 and 1933. The first two, titled "Der Künstlerische
Tanz" (The Art of Dance) and "Die Tanzbühnen der Welt" (The Dance Stages of the World), were both published in 1932 by Eckstein-Halpaus.
The other dated album in the collection is titled "Berühmte Tänzerinnen" -- published by Garbáty Cigarettenfabrik in 1933.
Language of Material:
German
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Five albums of promotional sets of cigarette cards featuring pictures and text on famous dancers of the world, published by
German cigarette companies in the 1930s. The contents of these albums were issued as collector's cards and distributed with
cigarette packages from three companies: Orami and Eckstein-Halpaus--both in Dresden--and Garbáty in Berlin. Two of the albums
are part of a series: "Berühmte Tänzerinnen und Tänzer" (Famous Dancers), published by Cigarettenfabrik Orami with unspecified
creation dates. The other three albums in the collection were published in 1932 and 1933. The first two, titled "Der Künstlerische
Tanz" (The Art of Dance) and "Die Tanzbühnen der Welt" (The Dance Stages of the World), were both published in 1932 by Eckstein-Halpaus.
The other dated album in the collection is titled "Berühmte Tänzerinnen" -- published by Garbáty Cigarettenfabrik in 1933.
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Collection of German cigarette cards on famous dancers of the world, Collection no. 6214, Special
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller, September 21, 2020.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ballet dancers -- Soviet Union -- Archival resources
Ballet dancers -- Soviet Union -- Photographs
Cigarette cards -- Collectors and collecting -- Germany -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Dance -- Stage-setting and scenery -- Pictorial works
Dancers -- Germany -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Dancers -- Pictorial works
Germany -- History -- 1918-1933 -- Archival resources
Advertising cards
Cigarette cards
Photograph albums
Cigarettenfabrik Orami -- Archives
Garbáty Cigarettenfabrik -- Archives
Eckstein-Halpaus -- Archives