Sepia-toned 8 by 10 press photograph of ventriloquist identified by caption as Jimmy Faye, depicted in close portrait with a dummy figure dressed in a boldly checked suit and hat. The warm sepia tone of the print distinguishes this photograph from the cooler silver gelatin press prints in this grouping and suggests either an earlier production date or a stylistic printing choice. Both performer and dummy are shown in an animated close interaction.
A typed caption label is partially visible on the verso with agency or publication details. The boldly checked costuming of the dummy is a visually distinctive feature of this card and the sepia tonal quality gives the image a warmer character than the more clinical studio press prints of the mid-twentieth century.
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