Miniature Signed Portrait of Shirley Temple, Inscribed Brass Service Wings Shown in Portrait

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1 1/2" (4 cm.) 4" h. frame. An oval brass frame enclosing a portrait photograph of Shirley Temple with color-enhanced detail, signed M.S. Alberts. Maxwell Sergis Alberts was a Hollywood photographer of the stars during the 1930s and 1940s; a signed miniature color-enhanced photograph from him is quite rare. (Also see #72 this book.) Along with a vibrant brass service wings pin which is inscribed on the reverse side "To Shirley from Bill Miller"; the wings appear to be those depicted in the miniature portrait.