Black and white 8 by 10 press photograph of a ventriloquist performer in close portrait with a dummy figure, the print bearing a bold handwritten ink signature and inscription reading Horace Dear Billy with additional personal dedication text. The signed and dedicated press print format indicates this was distributed as a personal keepsake or fan response piece rather than a purely commercial press distribution print. The personalised dedication to Billy adds a warm human dimension to this promotional photograph. Signed ventriloquist press prints with personal dedications to named recipients are among the more intimate examples of this genre of entertainment ephemera.