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Some stories behind the silent film signed photo collection of Bulgarian journalist Georges Kirkoff.
He acquired the autographs during a 1930 USA visit organized by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Among those touring with Kirkoff- Felix Salten, the author of Bambi.

Very Rough Google Translation of the German snipe/blurb above:
"By steamer "Berlin" of the North German
Lloyd embarked a group of 14 European
journalists to New York. They followed a
Invitation of the Carnegie Foundation on a visit of
the United States, beginning with the Eastern states,
then the Middle and over the South
heading west to California, then a
return journey to New York over
the northern states."

Among those mentioned in the English language blurb/snipe above:
NORA GREGOR- A star of Olympia (1930)
DR ALFRED HERMAN
FELIX SALTEN - Critic, and author of Bambi]
JULIA SERDA A star of Olympia (1930)
HANS JUNKERMANN A star of Olympia (1930)
OSCAR STRAUSS Composer
JACQUES FEYDER Director of Olympia (1930)
DR ERNEST FEDER Berliner Tageblat Assistant Chief Editor
YVES MIRANDE Screen Writer of Olympia (1930)
THEO. SHALL A star of Olympia (1930)
SVEN BLACKLUND
DR. GEORGES G. OTTLIK
GEORGES KIRKOFF

To read an ill-considered Salten and Feder interview conducted early on in their Carnegie-sponsored USA visit:

From The Yonkers Statesman May 19, 1930
Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Haskell of 156 Saratoga Avenue. Yonkers,
will hold a reception and tea on Wednesday afternoon in honor of
14 distinguished European Journalists who are visiting this country
as the guests of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
The newspapermen arrived in thls country Sunday on the S. S.
Berlin for a two months coast-to-coast tour, during which time they
will be entertained by educators, government officials and city leaders.
The visitors Include:
Felix Salten, Neue Freie Presse, Vienna;
Georges Kirkoff, La Bulgarle, Sofia;
Jaroslav Koudelka, Pravo Lidu, Prague;
Erik Moller, Berllngske Tidende, Copenhagen;
George Meri, head of the Estonian Press Burea, Tallinn;
Urho Tolvola, Turun Sanomat, Abo, Finland:
Herr Baberadt, Frankfurter Zeitung, Frankfurt;
Dr. Ernst Feder, BerlinerTageblatt, Berlin:
Herr von Eckhardt, Hamburger Fremdenbla'tt, Hamburg.
T. Cnossen, De Standaard, Rotterdam, Holland;
Georges Ottlik, editor 1'Annuaire de la Soclete des Nations, of Geneva, representing Hungary;
S. Konstadt, Morgenbladet, Oslo, Norway;
S. Backlund, My Tid,. Ooteborg, Sweden;
Dr. A. Oeri, Basler Nachrichten, Basle, Switzerland;
George .A. Finch of Washington and
James B. Wharton

On the Buster Keaton portrait is a fine example of that rather exacting and easy to read cursive from the hand of the man whom it was claimed couldn't read or write.


RICHARD M ROBERTS

The disparity in the winning bids is surprising. Louis Wolheim is one of then higher bids at almost $400. In the bargain basement is Lawrence Tibbett at $9.99. Edmund Lowe and Warner Baxter only did slightly better. Pickford and Fairbanks were middling and was nice for me to see some of my favorites such as Al Jolson and John Barrymore bring in some big bucks. The Lon Chaney photo is from his last session in a pose that I've never seen before.