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Wed, May 28, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Lot 327

1920's Hollywood Stunt Girls Poster

Estimate: $150 - $300

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A Death Defying Hollywood Stunt Girls Poster, ca. 1920's.
An original card stock poster advertising Hollywood Stunt Girls performing at the Coles County Fair (Charleston, IL.)

Text reads: Death Defying Hollywood Stunt Girls -Featuring - Mary Wiggins And Her Movie Daredevils | Head-On Collision Of Two Automobiles And 10 Other Great Thrillers | One Afternoon Only Coles County Fair 2:30 P.M. Sat. Aug. 7

Mary Wiggins was an early Hollywood stunt woman known for diving, crashing cars, piloting a plane and parachuting.

L: 28 1/2 W: 22 in.

Proceeds to benefit the Summit County Humane Society and The American Cancer Society.

Condition

Wear and some losses to edges of poster. Nail holes near corners. Small rips along upper edge.

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From a private NE Ohio single-owner collection.