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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated May 14, 1962 reads, "Rhett Butler and Beauregard Holland are having a tough time convincing Vivien Leigh that 'th' wah'll be ovuh in two or three weeks, Scahlett, honey.' It seems 'Scahlett honey' read the book. Just in case you have trouble recognizing Clark Gable and Miss Leigh when you visit the museum, the museum people have placed a giant wind machine just to the left of this 'Gone With The Wind' scene. Their assumption, apparently, is that if the wind machine were turned on, it would blow the figures away and they would be - well, you know."; See images #00130711 through #00130716 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Leigh, Vivien,--1913-1967 Gable, Clark,--1901-1960 Movieland Wax Museum (Buena Park, Calif.) Gone with the wind (Motion picture : 1939) Museums--California--Buena Park Wax figures--California--Buena Park Waxworks--California--Buena Park Buena Park (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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