Original 1917 Kromo Gravure Photo Trading Card of Silent Flim Star Olga Petrova
by Kromo Gravure Photo Company
- Used
- Condition
- Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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North Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Detroit, MI: Kromo Gravure Photo Company. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1917. Photograph. This original vintage photo card is in near fine collectible condition with light edge wear and dust soiling to the back of the card A light crease in the outer background of the photo. 3 1/2 inches by 2 1/8 Inches. Photograph. See Photo; Olga Petrova (May 10, 1884 November 30, 1977) was an American actress, screenwriter and playwright. Born as Muriel Harding in England, she moved to the United States and became a star of vaudeville using the stage name Olga Petrova. Petrova starred in a number of films for Solax Studios and was Metro Pictures first diva, usually given the role of a femme fatale. During her seven years in film, Petrova appeared in more than two dozen films and wrote the script for several others. Most of her films are now lost. Petrova left the film industry in 1918 but continued to act in Broadway productions. During the 1920s, she wrote three plays and toured the country with a theater troupe. In 1942, she published her autobiography, Butter With My Bread. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Olga Petrova died in 1977 in Clearwater, Florida, aged 93. She had no children. These cards are believed to have been offered as premiums at local movie theaters and sold in 5 & 10 Cent stores.; Photograpgh .
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Details
- Seller
- biblioboy (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 632828
- Title
- Original 1917 Kromo Gravure Photo Trading Card of Silent Flim Star Olga Petrova
- Author
- Kromo Gravure Photo Company
- Format/Binding
- Photograph
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued
- Publisher
- Kromo Gravure Photo Company
- Place of Publication
- Detroit, MI
- Date Published
- 1917
- Bookseller catalogs
- Collectibles;
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About the Seller
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North Providence, Rhode Island
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We are biblioboybiblioboy dealers in Books, Stamps, Ephemera, Victorian Trade cards, Magazines, Postcards, Sheet Music, Engravings, and much more. I started out as a book collector and soon progressed to owning a book store with over 80,000 books and more than 10,000 pieces of ephemera, postcards, and other items. I exhibited my stock for years at book and paper shows around the eastern United States. As the book and paper business has changed over the years, I have changed the way I do business to evolve with the times. I now offer my items for sale on the web only, through my various listing services and web sites. Being a a collector, as well as a dealer, I understand the importance of condition, as well as rarity of an item, and the desire to own scarce and one of a kind items.
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