Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes. The wax figure is Cooper as character Marshal Will Kane from the 1952 film "High Noon."; Movieland Wax Museum operated from May 4, 1962 until October 31, 2005. Photograph caption dated April 30, 1962 reads, "Paige Sutherland, 7, and sister Lynn, 5, of Edmonton, Canada, gaze speculatively at the figure of movie star Gary Cooper during a sneak preview of Movieland Wax Museum, which opens next Friday, May 4, in Buena Park. Proceeds from the museum premiere will go to Motion Picture Relief Fund."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Cooper, Gary,--1901-1961 Movieland Wax Museum (Buena Park, Calif.) Motion Picture Relief Fund, inc High noon (Motion picture) Wax figures--California--Buena Park Girls--California--Buena Park Children--California--Buena Park Sisters--California--Buena Park Waxworks--California--Buena Park Museums--California--Buena Park Western films Buena Park (Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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