Costumed Riders Advertising Film 'Carmen'
- Made:
- 1920s in South Africa
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LicenseSilver gelatin photograph showing four people (two on horses)
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Silver gelatin photograph showing four people (two on horses)
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Silver gelatin photograph shoulding four people (two on horses) in Spanish costume advertising the film 'Carmen' in a South African street.
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:
- 2019-312
- Materials:
- emulsion and paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
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overall: 65 mm x 107 mm
- type:
- photograph and silver gelatin print
