1939 Wizard of Oz debut... opening day...
Item # 715187
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TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., Sept. 29, 1939
- "The Wizard of Oz" premiere
- Opening week advertisement
- Judy Garland and more
- World War II beginning
Page 21 has a advertisement in early film history. See images for a 4 x 4 inch ad for the opening week of "The Wizard of Oz" in Taunton, Massachusetts. (see images) This film opened in Taunton just 2 days earlier.
Nice front page headline near the beginning of World War II.
Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, a little spine wear, generally good.
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$42
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.
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