United States / South Korea, Seoul, ca. 1954 CE. This is a collection of 12 original photographs of the famous starlet Marilyn Monroe preforming for American troops stationed in Seoul, all set in 10 protective sleeves. The photos are taken by a soldier in the crowd during her performance and as she arrived via jeep. Monroe and new husband, Joe DiMaggio, set off on February 1st, 1954, for their honeymoon in Tokyo, aboard their flight was American Major General Christenberry, who took the opportunity to ask Monroe if she would be willing to visit and entertain troops stationed in Seoul. She performed 10 shows over the course of 4 days to nearly 100,000 adoring soldiers. Size (largest photo): 4" L x 2.6" W (10.2 cm x 6.6 cm); (smallest): 1.5" L x 1.25" W (3.8 cm x 3.2 cm); (protective sleeves): 8" L x 4" W (20.3 cm x 10.2 cm) Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #162545