Image: Ernie Kovacs Private Eye 1961

Description: Photo of Ernie Kovacs getting into makeup and also in full makeup for three of the many characters he portrayed in the television program The U.S. Steel Hour. This presentation was called "Private Eye-Private Eye". Kovacs is shown as a butler (upper right), a skin diver (lower left), and Santa Claus (lower right).
Title: Ernie Kovacs Private Eye 1961
Credit: eBay item photo front with press release photo back
Author: U.S. Steel, who was the sponsor of the U.S. Steel Hour. In the 1950s and 1960s, it was not unusual for a network, studio, or sponsor to use an advertising agency or a public relations agency to distribute publicity material. U.S. Steel chose the firm of Advance Public Relations, Inc. to distribute these photos and press releases.
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License: Public domain
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