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Extraordinary archive relating to the Beatles’ appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show at the Deauville Hotel in Miami on February 16, 1964, from the collection of Jane Sollogub, who served as the president of the South Florida Chapter of the official National Beatles Fan Club at the young age of 15. One week after making their famous appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, broadcast from New York, the Beatles again joined Sullivan—this time at Miami’s Deauville Hotel—for a special live show. As an intern at Miami radio station WFUN, Sollogub was invited to the Deauville to attend the rehearsal and live broadcast; in the process, she obtained Lennon’s autograph in the hotel’s elevator, received a ticket for the rehearsal, and captured several photographs of the band.
Items in the archive directly related to the Deauville include:
A vintage ballpoint signature, “John Lennon,” on an off-white 4.25 x 5.5 sheet of Deauville Hotel memo paper, bearing a small ballpoint date notation of Sunday, February 16, 1964.
An original 3 x 1.75 ticket stub for the Beatles’ rehearsal for the Ed Sullivan Show at the Deauville Hotel, marked in red, “Rehearsal Only.” Notably, the ticket makes no mention of the Beatles: it simply lists the location, “The Deauville Hotel, Collins Avenue at 67th Street, Miami Beach, Florida,” date and time, “Feb. 16, 2:30 P.M.,” and event, “Lever Bros. and Kent Cigarettes Present The Ed Sullivan Show.” These rehearsal ticket stubs are rarely found in such a complete state; in this instance, the line along the far right edge which separated the stub from the ticket-taker’s portion is still entirely intact.
Three original black-and-white 3.5 x 3.5 candid photos of the Beatles outside the 12th floor elevator at the Deauville: one showing Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr in their suits, along with two security guards and their stylist; one showing McCartney and Harrison posing together; and one showing McCartney signing an autograph.
An original black-and-white 3.5 x 3.5 candid photo of the Beatles performing on stage at the Deauville Hotel for the Ed Sullivan Show.
In overall fine condition, with light soiling and creasing to Lennon's signature, and heavy creasing to the ticket stub. A spectacular archive chronicling the advent of 'Beatlemania' in the United States.
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