A packet of "Turf" cigarette cards, containing 8 cyanotypes of movie stars.
Category
Photographs
Date
1949
Materials
Card
Measurements
70 x 15 x 12 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520763
Summary
A packet for "Turf" cigarettes, containing 8 cyanotype cigarette card photos of famous movie stars. The packet is made of light card.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986