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NYC movie, pin-up collection slated for auction
Jul 30th, 2012
Movie Star News amassed a staggering amount of film stills, posters and negatives over the past 73 years - nearly 3 million, including 1,500 prints of Bettie Page, known as the queen of pin-ups. But last week, the once-lively store in lower Manhattan was lifeless. The classic movie posters that once covered its narrow 2,000-square-foot space were rolled up or covered in cellophane, its bins and racks empty. Everything was packed up in cardboard boxes that lined the floor. (Source: Associated Press) -
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