Black and white press or promotional photograph of smaller format depicting a ventriloquist performer with a dummy figure in an outdoor setting, the print showing significant age-related toning and surface wear consistent with an early to mid-twentieth century production date. The outdoor natural light setting is an unusual context for ventriloquist promotional photography, which more commonly employed studio backdrops. The verso is heavily aged and stained with minimal legible markings remaining. Despite the condition the image retains documentary interest as an early outdoor ventriloquist photograph and the aged character of the print distinguishes it from the cleaner mid-century studio press prints that make up the majority of this grouping.