Lot 620
(Rogers, Will) (1879-1935) "Indian Cowboy," wit, columnist, and most popular male actor in Hollywood. An 18"x14" leather and gilt-edge memorial album (loosening at spine) put together by an unidentified admirer or possibly a family member, and containing 31 items, primarily photos representing Rogers' life (a couple of photos are of cartoons featuring Rogers); It begins with a photo of the home where Rogers was born in Indian Territory and of Rogers as a young boy. It includes composites of Rogers doing rope tricks and roping cows, formal portraits of Rogers and his wife, family photos, the Rogers house (inside and out) in Pacific Palisades, and Rogers in numerous poses, both active and pensive. It concludes with images of Rogers and aviator Wiley Post and the plane in which they died together.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
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