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*ELLIS ISLAND (1984) Russian Immigrant Songwriter Peter Riegert & Ann Jillian
*ELLIS ISLAND (1984) Russian Immigrant Songwriter Peter Riegert & Ann Jillian
*ELLIS ISLAND (1984) Russian Immigrant Songwriter Peter Riegert & Ann Jillian

*ELLIS ISLAND (1984) Russian Immigrant Songwriter Peter Riegert & Ann Jillian

$ 13.2

Availability: 71 in stock
  • Actors: Peter Riegert, Ann Jillian
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Modified Item: No
  • TV Movie Title: Ellis Island
  • Item Number: CS-ELLIS-S02
  • Size: 8 x 10 inches
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Style: Black & White
  • Object Type: Photograph
  • Year: 1980-89
  • Industry: Television
  • Condition: In very fine condition

    Description

    Vintage original 8 x 10 in. US single-weight glossy photograph from the 1980s immigrant-themed made-for-television drama,
    ELLIS ISLAND
    , originally broadcast in November 1984, which reveals the lives and struggles of some of the countless immigrants who arrived on Ellis Island during the 19th century in search of the American Dream.
    The image depicts a close shot of Russian immigrant turned Tin Pan Alley songwriter Jacob Rubinstein (Peter Riegert) who falls in love with a beautiful singer, Nellie Byfield (Ann Jillian). This photo was used for publication in a newspaper affixed to the bottom of the verso is the original paper snipe (which describes the image) that folds over to the front. It is in very fine condition as shown.
    Provenance:
    The Hearst Herald Examiner newspaper archive
    .