About 1936 BAT Modern Beauties Tobacco Cards, Series 1
First series of 36 Extra-Large 2-5/8" X 3-3/4 inch tobacco cards.
Real photo cards issued by the British American Tobacco Co. Ltd. (B.A.T.).
From England.
All actresses including several recognizable names and just as many who would only appear in a film or two.
Highlights include Ida Lupino with Frances Drake, a couple of additional cards showing just Drake, Toby Wing, Patricia Ellis, Ann Harding, Ann Dvorak, Maureen O'Sullivan and Rochelle Hudson.
The batch of Series 1 Modern Beauties cards I acquired included a few color-toned variations. I've included them in the gallery, though both versions of card #2, Frances Drake, follow below:
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1936 BAT Modern Beauties Tobacco Cards, Series 1 Gallery
The following gallery includes images of tobacco cards from the 1936 BAT Modern Beauties first series of tobacco cards.
Just click on any image to open to full size and from there you can scroll through each card in the gallery. Text checklist follows below.
1936 BAT Modern Beauties Tobacco Cards, Series 1 Checklist
1 - Ida Lupino and Frances Drake
2 - Frances Drake
3 - Frances Drake
4 - Ida Lupino
5 - Anita Louise
6 - Helen Erickson
7 - Mary Carlisle
8 - Florine McKinney
9 - Toby Wing
10 - Muriel Evans
11 - Genevieve Tobin
12 - Patricia Ellis
13 - Heather Angel
14 - Ann Harding
15 - B. McConnell
16 - Ann Dvorak
17 - Harriett Haddon
18 - Alice Jans
19 - Sharon Lynne
20 - Marion Callahan
21 - Gladys Swarthout
22 - Maxine Doyle
23 - Miriam Jordan
24 - Dorothy Hall
25 - Ruth Channing
26 - Maureen O’Sullivan
27 - Tamara Desni
28 - June Brewster
29 - Wanda Perry
30 - Rochelle Hudson
31 - Elizabeth Young
32 - June Vlasek (June Lang)
33 - Dorothy Lee
34 - Mabel Marden
35 - Katherine De Mille
36 - Virginia Pine
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