Picture No | 11806586 |
Date | 21st November 1928 |
Description | Famous folk in wax in the Sketch |
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Black and white photographs of famous faces made into waxworks by M Pierre Imans to adorn big shops and stores in Paris to boost sales. These included: Rudolph Valentino, Maurice Chevalier, boxer and screen star Georges Carpentier, Mr Ramon Novarro, Mlle Yvonne Printemps, lawn-tennis champion Helen Wills, American tennis player 'Big' Bill Tilden and Suzanne Lenglen.
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Source | photograph in the Sketch, 21st November 1928 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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