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Tarzan of the Apes, Lobby Card

A hand-tinted jungle, thick with hanging moss.

What

A 1918 First National lobby card for Tarzan of the Apes, an American silent action and adventure film directed by Scott Sidney.

Why

It was the first Tarzan film ever made, taken from Edgar Rice Burroughs's 1912 novel, with Elmo Lincoln and Enid Markey.

Notice

The caption below the jungle reads "The monkey folk, with whom Tarzan had grown to young manhood and whom he ruled as a King." between two round emblems.

“The first Tarzan on film”

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
Tarzan of the Apes (1918), dir. Scott Sidney
Country / studio
United States · First National Pictures
Format
Lobby card
Poster published
U.S. lobby card, hand-coloured, 1918
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.

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