Date Span: | 1914-1966 |
Creator: | Junkin, Ralph (-1967) |
Extent: | 9.00 linear feet. |
Collection Number: | MSC0200 |
Repository: | University of Iowa Special Collections |
Summary: | Collection of motion picture stills, theater lobby posters and window cards, display posters, press book material, and technical manuals for projectors and stage lighting. Covers both silent and sound motion picture. |
Alternate Extent Statement: Photographs: Throughout the collection.
Access: This collection is open for research.
Use: Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.
Acquisition: This collection was purchased from Mrs. Ralph Junkin in 1969.
Preferred Citation: Ralph Junkin Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa.
Repository: | University of Iowa Special Collections |
Address: | Special Collections Department University of Iowa Libraries Iowa City, IA 52242 |
Phone: | 319-335-5921 |
Curator: | Greg Prickman |
Email: | lib-spec@uiowa.edu |
Website: | http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc |
Ralph M. Junkin operated a silent movie house in Vail, Iowa in the 1910's and 1920's. With the invention of 'talkies', Junkin was driven out of business. He became an electrician and he and his wife moved to Washington, Iowa. Junkin began his hobby of collecting motion picture memorabilia almost a decade before his death. He died in 1967.
Browse by Series:
Series 1: MOVIE STILLS
Series 2: HALF SHEET LOBBY CARDS
Series 3: LOBBY POSTERS/WINDOW CARDS
Series 4: ONE-SHEET DISPLAY POSTERS
Series 5: PRESS BOOK MATERIAL
Series 6: COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS
Series 7: DRAWINGS; TECHNICAL HANDBOOKS
Series 8: EPHEMERA
Series 9: POSTERS
This collection is indexed under the following subject terms.