First image is watermarked for this posting. Photograph does not have this watermark on it. Letter of Authenticity with photo just added to listing. Hand Written & Signed. (in black fountain pen ink). For Your Great Admiration. With Kindest Personal regards. Yomie was my mother’s uncle. (my grandmother’s brother). He was a dress designer. In the garment center of New York. And also designed costumes for. New York City Broadway shows. (from the 1920s through the mid 1950s). Mae West had observed the quality of his work. And requested that he design costumes. For her Broadway shows, including “Diamond Lil”. Given to my mother in 1953. Placed within her photograph scrapbook for safe keeping. And this is where it remained… BLACK & WHITE PHOTO. To show her appreciation to her costume designer. Mae West asked that a photograph be taken of her on set. Wearing a costume that Yomie had made personally for her. (and later, presented him with this photo). “A rare piece of theatrical history”. American actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol. Known for her bawdy double entendres. Establishing herself in Vaudeville and on the stage in New York. Before moving to Hollywood to become a comedienne. Actress and writer in the motion picture industry. “One of the more controversial movie stars of her day”. Handled gently and with care. Small ¼ crease bottom right corner. No rips, no tears, no tape marks. A couple of very minimal stains on the back. No real defects or faults. Most of our inventory consists of vintage items. We try our best to accurately describe the item listed. Together we will rectify any issue that may arise. We are just beginning so please bare with us as our store grows! Our inventory consists of items we’ve accumulated for our own home that stems from our passion for vintage merchandise familiar to us from our own childhood, or simply our interest and respect for items from a time past. After 20 some odd years of accumulation through estate, garage, antique and tag sales, we are now ready to let go of some of these treasures and share them with you. We will be adding inventory regularly, so keep checking back to see what we have uncovered in our basement, garage, attic. (well, you get the picture). We hope you enjoy browsing our store as much as we enjoy re-discovering our’finds’. Thank You For Visiting Our Store! Let’s keep it that way!