Window Display Advertising 'What Every Girl Should Know'

Made:
1920s in South Africa
Silver gelatin photograph of a widow display advertising the Silver gelatin photograph of a widow display advertising the

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Silver gelatin photograph of a widow display advertising the
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Silver gelatin photograph of a widow display advertising the
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Silver gelatin photograph of a widow display advertising the film 'What Every Girl Should Know', two men are reflected in the window.

Gerald Spencer Darrell was an officer in the British Army in the first world war. He was subsequently asked to open the first Moving Pictures Theatre at the Savoy in a yet unidentified South African town (most likely Cape Town), this collection of images shows the marketing tactics used by Mr Darrell to bring customers to his cinema.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Object Number:
2019-308
Materials:
paper (fibre product) and emulsion
Measurements:
overall: 90 mm x 60 mm
type:
photograph and gelatin silver print