During the early 20 th century, movie posters were generally printed by ... massive scrap paper drives claimed treasures from the silent era. Ambitious fire marshals demanded that theaters reduce ...

Dwight Cleveland, a major collector of movie posters and lobby cards ... but that film and a number of others she made during the silent era are lost. Cleveland, a real estate developer and historic ...

Now a cornucopia of film memorabilia, the building is crammed with vintage projectors, publicity posters and other ... these things," she added. The silent movie era is generally considered ...