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Lot 455

Photo Postcard Edgar Bergen with Mortimer Snerd Dummy Decatur Montana Portrait

Estimate: $50 - $1,000
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Real photo postcard depicting Edgar Bergen with his dummy Mortimer Snerd, the caption printed along the lower edge of the image identifying both figures and noting a Decatur, Montana location. Mortimer Snerd was Bergen's second major dummy character, a slow-witted rural counterpoint to the urbane Charlie McCarthy, and cards featuring Snerd rather than McCarthy are less commonly encountered in Bergen promotional material. The image shows Bergen and Mortimer Snerd in close portrait with the dummy's characteristically gap-toothed bucolic expression clearly visible. The location reference to Decatur, Montana suggests this card was produced in connection with a specific personal appearance or touring engagement rather than a general studio promotional session. The front bears the printed text: Printed caption reading Mortimer Snerd and Edgar Bergen, Decatur, Montana along lower edge. The reverse reads: Blank divided reverse. Handwritten inscriptions read: Pencil catalog notation visible.

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