An original print; matte finish, on weight-and-a-half paper, depicting the star signing autographs at the August 3, 1952 party that took place at bandleader Ray Anthony's San Fernando Valley home, the function was arranged to plug Marilyn's recently completed film "Niagara" -- 20th Century Fox's 1953 film noir which co-starred Joseph Cotten (and which Julien's just screened at The Egyptian Theatre to honor her 100th birthday this past June, 2026); a handwritten annotation in both black fountain pen ink and in pencil on the verso reads in part "Photo by / William Woodruff / Hollywood 24 Calif."

10 x 8 x 1 in; 25.4 x 20.32 x 2.54 cm

10 x 8 inches

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