Vintage 8 x 10 in. US single-weight glossy copy photograph (not a vintage original photograph) from the 1920s animated and live-action silent film comedy, ALICE'S WONDERLAND, released in 1923 by Margaret J. Winkler and produced by Laugh-O-Gram Films.

The image depicts a live-action shot of young Alice (Virginia Davis) as she rides atop an animated elephant, with other animated characters around them, which was a great achievement at the time. This copy photograph was used for publicity purposes in 1973 and features a paper snipe on the verso which folds over to the front. It is in fine+ condition as shown.

Provenance: The Hearst Herald Examiner newspaper archive.

Alice visits an animation studio, where the animators show her various scenes on their drawing boards. A few of them: a cat dancing to a cat band; a mouse poking at a (live) cat until it moves; a couple mice boxing, while the animators crowd around cheering and acting as corner-men. That night, she dreams of taking a train to cartoon-land, where a red carpet reception awaits. She appears in live action. They have a welcoming parade, with Alice riding on an elephant. The cartoons dance for her, and she dances for them. Meanwhile, the lions break out of the zoo. The lions chase her into a hollow tree, then into a cave and down a rabbit hole. Finally, she jumps off a cliff and awakes back in her bed.