Original publicity photograph of Joseph Valentine with Martha Raye and Carol Bruce, inscribed by Raye

Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1941. Vintage publicity photograph of cameraman Joseph Valentine receiving a "scroll of honor" from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, accompanied by actors Carol Bruce and Martha Raye. Photograph is INSCRIBED by Raye: "Bless you Robert / Martha Raye." Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso.

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.

8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.

[Book #165579]