Impressive vintage hardcover autograph album 10 x 11, from the 1943 Hollywood Bond Cavalcade stop in St. Louis, Missouri, signed inside in fountain by 41 participants. Some signatures are single page, with some pages bearing multiple signatures. Signers include: Judy Garland; Harpo [Marx], who adds a nice harp sketch and self-portrait; James Cagney, adding a well-done profile self-portrait; Fred Astaire (2); Lucille Ball; Greer Garson; Paul Henreid; Mickey Rooney; Betty Hutton; Dick Powell; Kathryn Grayson; Ish Kabibble; Kenneth Thomson; Muriel Goodspeed; Doris Merrick; Georgia Carroll (Mrs. Kay Kyser); Margie Stewart; Rosemary LaPlanche; Ruthe Bardy; Dorothy Merritt; Diane Pendleton; Harry Babbitt; Sully Mason; Kay Kyser; Stuart Ross; Edward Buzzell; and Jose Iturbi, who adds a detailed two-bar AMQS. All signed pages have been carefully and professionally laminated, which does not detract from the overall appearance of the album. In fine condition, with a mild shade of toning to pages. The caravan arrived in St. Louis on September 18, leading a parade to the Hotel Jefferson which included members from every branch of the armed forces. Met with over 300 fans, some of whom went to extremes to obtain an autograph, most were removed from the lobby, making this collection of signatures quite uncommon. RR Auction COA.
