Real photo postcard studio photograph of a ventriloquist performer posed with a smaller dummy figure, the card bearing a bold ink signature across the front identifying this as a personally signed promotional piece. The performer is dressed in dark stage attire and the dummy, though smaller in scale than some examples in this grouping, displays the characteristic exaggerated features of a professional variety ventriloquist figure.


The ink signature sprawls across the lower portion of the image in a confident hand. The reverse bears the standard divided POST CARD format. Signed cards of this type were valued keepsakes distributed to fans and theatrical contacts alike, and examples retaining a clear signature in good condition are particularly sought after by collectors of variety entertainment ephemera.


The front bears a bold ink signature. Handwritten inscriptions read: Ink signature on front, pencil notation on reverse.