Three original publicity photographs of Sally Eilers, one SIGNED by Eilers, by photographer Ray Jones, circa mid-1930s

N.p. Fox Film Corporation / Universal, Circa mid-1930s. Three vintage publicity photographs of Sally Eilers, one SIGNED by Eilers, shot by photographer Ray Jones. The seated portrait is circa early 1930s, and includes a Fox Films stamp crediting photographer Ray Jones and a mimeo snipe on the verso. The other two photographs circa mid-1930s, include two Universal Pictures stamps on the versos, one crediting photographer Ray Jones, and one noting Eilers.

From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s.

A Mack Sennett "discovery," Sally Eilers was a popular actress in pre-Code comedies and crime melodramas, such as the 1931 film "Quick Millions," with Spencer Tracy and George Raft. By the 1940s Eilers' popularity had waned, and in 1950 she made her final film appearance in the Western "Stage to Tuscon."

One photo 7.75 x 9.75 inches, the other 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall.

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