Real photo postcard close studio portrait of ventriloquist identified by reverse notation as Shirley Burns, depicted alongside a dummy figure in a high contrast black and white composition. The performer and dummy are shown in close proximity with the dummy's boldly painted features and bow tie prominent in the frame. The card bears a handwritten ink signature on the front. The reverse bears a pencil notation reading Ventriloquist Shirley Burns confirming the subject identification. This card is one of a matched pair in this grouping, both presenting the same performer and dummy in nearly identical close portrait compositions with slight variations, produced as a coordinated promotional series. The front bears an ink signature. The reverse reads: Blank reverse with pencil notation reading Ventriloquist Shirley Burns. Handwritten inscriptions read: Ink signature on front, pencil notation on reverse.