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Men and Women (1925) — Lobby Card

Name: Men and Women (1925) — Lobby Card
Brand: The Picture Palace
SKU: PA-00844

Unknown, 1925

The Picture PalacePA-00844Tear sheet

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No print size passed the check for this piece: at 10 x 8 in, 114 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.

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A four-card lobby set for the Paramount silent drama Men and Women. Each card teased a different dramatic beat to draw the passing crowd inside. Every card is a Commons-verified 1925 original, safely public domain. Melodrama in painted color

Maker: Unknown
Date: 1925
Medium of the original: Lobby card
Original held by: Wikimedia Commons
Credit: Wikimedia Commons · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Cleared for print
Catalogue number: PA-00844

Before a size goes on sale, the file is measured against it: pixels per inch at that size, how much of the picture a crop would lose, tone and sharpness. A size that fails is not offered, so there is nothing to choose wrong.

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Sizes withheld
Size	Why
10 x 8 in	114 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
12 x 8 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
14 x 11 in	83 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
16 x 12 in	76 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
18 x 12 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
20 x 16 in	57 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 16 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
24 x 18 in	50 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 20 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
30 x 24 in	38 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
36 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop
40 x 30 in	30 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
48 x 36 in	25 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
60 x 40 in	Wrong shape: a 12% crop