A variety of advertising materials were released relating to the Ross movie star cards, promoting the cards themselves, films and a range of other products. The materials reproduced below are only a sample. Images may be opened in a new browser to enlarge them.
Images, information and translation assistance provided by Werner Mohr, Hans Schnepper, Klaas Dierks, Klaus Wunderlich, and Tom Saunders. Thanks! |
Although Ross Verlag postcards were undoubtedly available in shops and cinemas, they could also be obtained through the mail and were advertised in German movie magazines such as Filmwoche and Film Im Bild. They could be ordered from the magazines or through Ross Verlag directly. The cards were published quarterly for most of their run, although they were not printed as often at the beginning. | |
Sample Lists | |
Filmwoche |
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1928 Die Film-Illustrierte |
Film im Bild |
Sale of Closeout Cards |
Color postcard advertisement |
Luxus song cards advertisement |
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Ross Business Advertising and Order Cards | |
Filmwoche magazine |
Filmwoche magazine |
Ross advertising postcard displaying an assortment of cards they had for sale. Some of the postcards are of flowers or nature scenes. |
Back of postcard announcing the next arrival of film articles in February 1936 |
Standard Ross Card Backs Printed With Sales Notices | |
Advertising high quality postcards Price List |
Selling cards at the cinema. Customer Instructions |
Early advertising card - 1915 Our Kaiser After the original painting by court painter Rob. Hahn |
Purchase instructions |
Dutch Advertising Card |
The card at the left notes that Tob Groen & Co., Amsterdam, was the sole agent for the distribution of Ross Verlag products in Holland, providing "Postcards of all sorts and designs -- World famous film postcards of the 'Ross' brand. Art-plates, printed matter, photographs and packing/wrapping articles." |
Film Advertising Cards | ||||
1. Semester (The Freshman) | ||||
Harold Lloyd |
Harold Lloyd |
Harold Lloyd |
Harold Lloyd |
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Harold Lloyd |
Announces line up of November 1926 films distributed by Parufamet (See notes re. Parufamet below) |
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Ben Hur | ||||
64/3 Ben Hur |
A Souvenir of the 100th Screening of Ben Hur at the Central-Kino, Vienna |
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Blitzzug der Liebe | ||||
Blitzzug der Liebe Ossi Oswalda |
Blitzzug der Liebe Willy Fritsch/Ossi Oswalda |
Blitzzug der Liebe Lillian Hall-Davis |
Blitzzug der Liebe Ossi Oswalda/Ernst Hofmann |
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Blitzzug der Liebe Nigel Barrie/Ossi Oswalda/Ernst Hofmann |
Serbian market advertising cards |
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Das brennende Herz | ||||
Advertising Card Mady Christians / Gustav Fröhlich Eine Scene aus dem neuen Berger-Christians-Film 'Das brennende Herz' Terra-Verleih |
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Boeddha. De roeping van een koningszoon (Buddha. The Calling of a King's Son) | ||||
36/1 |
36/2 |
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36/3 |
36/4 |
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36/5 |
36/6 |
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36/7 |
36/8 |
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36/9 |
36/10 |
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36/11 |
36/12 |
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Cleopatra | ||||
Claudette Colbert Reproduces photo from Ross 8725/1 |
Claudette Colbert/Henry Wilcoxon |
The great Cecil B. de Mille film Scenery and costumes surpass everything to-date In the leading roles: .... Paramount's ten-million-mark-film |
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Das Deutsche Lied (The German Song) | ||||
Max Roberti/Griti Ley/ Wilhelm Diegelmann/Harry Gondi |
Aus dem historischen Teil |
Harry Gondi/Gritta Ley |
Aus dem historischen Teil |
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Emil Rameau |
Aus dem historischen Teil |
Gritta Ley/Harry Gondi Wilhelm Diegelmann |
Aus dem historischen Teil |
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Friedrich Berger |
Aus dem historischen Teil |
Theodor Becker/Frida Richard |
Aus dem historischen Teil |
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Theodor Becker |
Aus dem historischen Teil |
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Hilde Jennings |
Aus dem Liederteil |
Hilde Jennings/Franz Baumann |
Aus dem Liederteil |
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Helmut Rudolph/Franz Baumann Maria Zelenka |
Aus dem Liederteil |
Helmut Rudolph/Maria Zelenka |
Aus dem Liederteil |
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Franz Baumann |
Aus dem Liederteil |
First performance in Vienna at the 10th German Choral Festival 19-23 July 1928 |
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Durch die Wüste (Across the Desert) | ||||
Packet Cover - 12 Film Scenes from the Karl May-Film "Durch die Wüste" |
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Fred Raupach als Kara Ben Nemsi |
Erich Haussmann als Abu Seif |
Gretl Wawra als Hanneh |
Katharina Berger als Senitza |
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Katharina Berger als Senitza |
Heinz Evelt als Hadschi Halef Omar |
Aruth Wartan als Scheich Malek |
Das Duell (Fred Raupach als Kara Ben Nemsi und Erich Haussmann als Abu Seif) |
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Am heiligen Brunnan |
Der Reiz des Geldes (Gretl Wawra in der Rolle der Hanneh und Heinz Evelt als Hadschi Halef Omar) |
Ein fröliches Kleeblatt (Heinz Evelt asl Hadschi Halef Omar, Katharina Berger als Senzita und Fred Raupach als Kara Ben Nemsi) |
Tanz der Eingeborenen |
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Der Erste Kuss (The First Kiss) | ||||
Anny Ondra |
Don't speak bad about my "First Kiss" and stay kind. Anny Ondra |
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Faust | ||||
Advertising Card Faust Hanna Ralph/Emil Jannings/Gösta Ekman |
Advertising Card Faust Gösta Ekman |
Advertising Card Faust |
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Fédora | ||||
Lee Parry in Fédora (Frauenliebe - Frauenhass) |
1926 German silent film based on play by Victorien Sardou | |||
Die Flammen lügen (The Flames Lie) | ||||
Henny Porten |
Henny Porten |
Henny Porten |
Henny Porten |
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Henny Porten |
Henny Porten |
Announces line up of November 1926 films distributed by Parufamet (See notes re. Parufamet below) |
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Die Försterchristl (The Bohemian Dancer) | ||||
1401/3 Lya Mara dans Christ'l |
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Das Geheimnis der alten Mamsell (The Secret of the Old Housekeeper) | ||||
Frieda Richard |
1925 FoxFilm "Das Geheimnis Der Alten Mamsell" Card stamped for the German-American Theater in Berlin |
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Hoe Henny Porten Filmt (How Henny Porten Films) | ||||
21/6 Henny Porten |
Dutch announcement of documentary on Henny Porten film making Interesting and intimate glimpses into the film studios! |
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Der Kampf um die Scholle | ||||
700/9 Aus dem Film Kampf um die Scholle Kulturabteilung der Ufa |
700/9 Verso |
989/2 Aus dem Film Kampf um die Scholle Kulturabteilung der Ufa Margarete Schön |
989/2 Verso |
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989/3 Aus dem Film Kampf um die Scholle Kulturabteilung der Ufa Oscar Marion |
989/3 Verso |
989/4 Aus dem Film Kampf um die Scholle Kulturabteilung der Ufa M. Parker |
989/4 Verso |
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Des Königs Befehl (The King's Command) | ||||
Des Königs Befehl Grete Reinwald/Leopold von Ledebour Hans Stüwe/Hans Brausewetter Hanni Reinwald/George Burghardt Fritz Alberti |
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Der Mann, der lacht (The Man Who Laughs) | ||||
21/6 Conrad Veidt/ Olga Baclanova |
German premiere - March 1, 1929 "Universum" Lehniner Platz |
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Der Meister von Nürnberg (The Master of Nuremberg) | ||||
Scenenbild aus dem Ludwig Berger-Film der Phoebus Maria Solveg |
Scenenbild aus dem Ludwig Berger-Film der Phoebus Maria Solveg/Rudolf Rittner |
Scenenbild aus dem Ludwig Berger-Film der Phoebus Maria Solveg/Gustav Fröhlich |
Scenenbild aus dem Ludwig Berger-Film der Phoebus Gustav Fröhlich/Maria Solveg Rudolf Rittner |
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Scenenbild aus dem Ludwig Berger-Film der Phoebus Maria Solveg |
Scenenbild aus dem Ludwig Berger-Film der Phoebus Maria Solveg |
Scenenbild aus dem Ludwig Berger-Film der Phoebus Rudolf Rittner |
Scenenbild aus dem Ludwig Berger-Film der Phoebus Rudolf Rittner |
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Scenenbild aus dem Ludwig Berger-Film der Phoebus Julius Falkenstein |
Scenenbild aus dem Ludwig Berger-Film der Phoebus Veit Harlan/Julius Falkenstein |
Scenenbild aus dem Ludwig Berger-Film der Phoebus Rudolf Rittner/Gustav Fröhlich/Maria Solveg |
Scenenbild aus dem Ludwig Berger-Film der Phoebus Veit Harlan/Rudolf Rittner |
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Scenenbild aus dem Ludwig Berger-Film der Phoebus Julius Falkenstein |
Scenenbild aus dem Ludwig Berger-Film der Phoebus Gustav Fröhlich/Maria Solveg |
Scenenbild aus dem Ludwig Berger-Film der Phoebus Maria Solveg |
Scenenbild aus dem Ludwig Berger-Film der Phoebus Rudolf Rittner/Maria Solveg |
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Scenenbild aus dem Ludwig Berger-Film der Phoebus Rudolf Rittner/Gustav Fröhlich |
Scenenbild aus dem Ludwig Berger-Film der Phoebus Veit Harlan |
Scenenbild aus dem Ludwig Berger-Film der Phoebus Maria Solveg/Gustav Fröhlich/Maria Solveg |
Scenenbild aus dem Ludwig Berger-Film der Phoebus |
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Mühle von Sanssouci, Die (The Sanssouci Mill) 1926 |
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Otto Gebühr als Fridericus Rex in dem neuen Deutschen Foxfilm "Die Mühle von Sanssouci" |
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Nixchen 1926 |
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Nixchen George Burghardt | Olga Limburg Harry Liedtke | Xenia Desni Heinrich Peer |
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Orient 1924 |
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Harry Liedtke |
Orient (1924) Burg Theater - Itzehoe January 13 to January 19, 1925 5 and 8 o'clock |
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Orlac's Hände (The Hands of Orlac) 1924 |
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Conrad Veidt |
Advertising card for Polish market | |||
Rosita 1923 |
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Back of Mary Pickford Card |
My film Rosita under the direction of Ernst Lutitsch has become a success! Mary Pickford |
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Scaramouche 1923 |
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Advertising Alice Terry in dem Film Scaramouche |
Advertising Scene aus dem Film Scaramouche |
Advertising Alice Terry und Ramon Novarro in dem Film Scaramouche |
Advertising Ramon Novarro und Lewis Stone dem Film Scaramouche |
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Advertising Lewis Stone dem Film Scaramouche |
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Die schönste Frau der Staate (American Venus) | ||||
Die schönste Frau der Staate Esther Ralston/Lawrence Gray |
Die schönste Frau der Staate |
Die schönste Frau der Staate Lawrence Gray/Esther Ralston |
Die schönste Frau der Staate |
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Announces line up of November 1926 films distributed by Parufamet (See notes re. Parufamet below) |
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Schöpferin Natur (Nature's Creator) 1926-27 |
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Auf der Wasserjagd |
Am Bohrapparat |
Auszug zu Jagd u. Fischfang |
Am Webstuhl |
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Ausschau nach den Heimkehrenden von der Jagd |
Beim Feueranmachen |
Wetterausschau am frühen Morgen |
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Pile dwelling village in Unteruhldingen on Lake Constance Property of the Association for Pile Dwelling and Local History. E.V. Scenes from the UFA Film "Nature's Creator" |
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Der Schrecken der Garnison (The Terror of the Garrison) | ||||
Felix Bressart |
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Der Schrei aus den Lüften (The Night Cry) | ||||
Don't miss Rin-Tin-Tin in his latest film! Actress is June Marlowe |
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Der Sohn der Hagar (Out of the Mist) | ||||
77/3 Mady Christians |
77/4 Werner Fuetterer |
Cards sent to theater owners announcing the release of Der Sohn der Hagar | ||
Soll und Haben (Debit and Credit) | ||||
684/3 Soll und Haben Bruno Kastner |
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Die Tänzerin des Zaren (The Midnight Sun) | ||||
Laura La Plante in Die Tänzerin des Zaren |
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Theaterfimmel (Stage Struck) | ||||
Gloria Swanson |
Gloria Swanson |
Gloria Swanson |
Gloria Swanson |
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Gloria Swanson |
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Cards announce line up of November 1926 films distributed by Parufamet, including "Ben-Hur." Parufamet came about from a distribution agreement between the UFA German Studio and the Hollywood Studios, Paramount and Metro Goldwyn. It lasted from the end of 1925 to the end of 1929, and had many problems. These cards seemed to have been sent out to promote booking films at non UFA owned theaters. Cards were unnumbered and generally seem to have displayed film scenes not shown in the regular numbered Ross film scene cards. They appear only to have been issued late in the year 1926. |
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Tragödie der Liebe (Tragedy of Love) | ||||
Mia May |
Advertising card for release in Czech market | |||
Der Trödler von Amsterdam (The Dealer from Amsterdam) | ||||
Unnumbered Werner Krauss |
Unnumbered Werner Krauss |
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Die ungekrönte Königin | ||||
Corinne Griffith / Victor Varconi in 'Die ungekrönte Königin' |
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Ungarische Rhapsodie | ||||
Ungarische Rhapsodie |
Advertising card for Hungarian market |
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Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen... | ||||
Advertising Card Henny Porten in der DoppelRolle "Wehe, wenn sie losgelassen..." |
Advertising card using series card 55/5 |
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Wenn Meer und Himmel sich berühren (The Sea Beast) | ||||
55/1 John Barrymore |
55/1 |
56/1 John Barrymore/Dolores Costello |
56/1 3 Million Dollar Production Schedule Immediately! |
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Das Wiegenlied | ||||
Advertising Card Szenenbild aus dem Trianon-Großfilm "Das Wiegenlied" Jane Novak/Robert Anderson |
Advertising Card Szenenbild aus dem Trianon-Großfilm "Das Wiegenlied" Jane Novak |
Cardboard quality advertising card |
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Other Products | ||||
Callifax Bath Solution | ||||
Harry Piel |
After training, I always use Callifax Harry Piel, one of the most prominent film stars in the world, regularly uses the Callifax Bath Solution, having discovered its wonderfully refreshing effect after strenuous training. | |||
Cloetta (Swedish Manufacturer of Sweets) | ||||
10 Willy Fritsch |
29 Maurice Chevalier |
31 Willy Fritsch |
Get it Right. Get Cloetta |
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DeFaKa (Deutsches Familien-Kaufhaus - Department Store) | ||||
Harry Gondi Zur Erinnerung an die Frühjahrs-Modenschau der Defaka-B.G. Zimmerstr. 16-18; Klosterstr. 21-24 März 1933 |
Verso |
Reminder of the Spring Fashion Show at DeFaKa Department Store March 1933 |
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Homocord Record Albums | ||||
Zinaida Jurjevskaja |
Zinaida Jurjevskaja sings on Homocord music records | |||
Jenny Dina Moden | ||||
Marilyn Miller Modelle des Hauses Jenny Dina Moden Kurfürstendamm 36 |
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Liköre Weinbrand | ||||
Arne Molander |
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Menaka Ballet | ||||
Menaka Ballet |
Menaka Ballet |
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Der Oceanflieger: Europe ~ Amerika | ||||
Hermann Köhl |
Berlin, 15 April 1928 To our valued wholesalers Card commemorating the first transatlantic flight by a fixed-wing aircraft from East to West |
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Odeon | ||||
Hans Albers |
Gitta Alpar |
Marta Eggerth |
Willi Forst |
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Willy Fritsch |
Lilian Harvey |
Lilian Harvey |
Max Hansen |
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Anny Ondra |
Magda Schneider |
Odeon was a record label founded in 1903 by Max Straus and Heinrich Zuntz in Berlin, Germany. The company's name and logo come from the Odéon-Théâtre in Paris. | ||
Parlophon | ||||
Hans Albers |
Willi Forst |
Willy Fritsch |
Max Hansen |
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Lilian Harvey |
Magda Schneider |
Marek Weber "Parlophon - die tonschöne Tanzplatte der eleganten Welt" |
Parlophone Records Limited is a German-British record label. It was founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. |
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Hört Schallfilm auf Teficord | ||||
Carola Höhn |
Paul Klinger |
Dorit Kreysler |
Rolf Moebius |
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Carl Raddatz |
Magda Schneider |
Maria v. Tasnady |
Anneliese Uhlig |
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Olga Tschechowa |
Listen to sound film on Teficord |
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Taky Perfume | ||||
Hanni Weise |
Taky, the new perfume for 1929 is a great delight for every lady |
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W und M | ||||
Mady Christians |
Marlene Dietrich |
Jeanette Mac Donald |
Rod La Rocque |
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The entire country's first choice for buying fabric is W & M (From Ross's 1931 Autumn collection) |