Original double-weight publicity photograph of Bela Lugosi by photographer Ray Jones, circa 1930

Universal City: Universal Pictures, Circa 1930. Vintage double-weight publicity photograph of Bela Lugosi by photographer Ray Jones, circa 1930. Photograph with a mimeo snipe, Jones' photographer's stamp, a publishing stamp, and a provenance stamp on 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.

The snipe on the verso of the photograph notes Lugosi as being a Universal Features player and appears to be Lugosi just prior to his groundbreaking performance in the 1931 classic "Dracula."

8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

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