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Bab's Diary

A girl at a desk, hands clasped.

What

A 1917 Paramount one-sheet for Bab's Diary, a romantic comedy presented by Adolph Zukor.

Why

J. Searle Dawley directed it from a Mary Roberts Rinehart story, the first of three Bab films starring Marguerite Clark.

Notice

Her caption reads "What rhymes with marry?" and the sheet calls it "ONE OF THE FAMOUS 'SUB-DEB' STORIES."

“A girl's diary, read aloud”

Format

The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.

Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 24x36" cleanly.

Size

$29.00

Provenance

Film
Bab's Diary (1917), dir. J. Searle Dawley
Country / studio
United States · Paramount Pictures
Format
One-sheet (27 × 41 in.)
Poster published
U.S. one-sheet, colour lithograph, 1917
Source
Wikimedia Commons
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Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18. Star-portrait piece: sold as the artifact, the film named, the star incidental.

The Double Bill

Two one-sheets, hung as a pair — a double feature for your wall, at a pairing price of $270.00 for the two. Build one from any two one-sheets in the gallery.

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