rood68,
thank you so much for this description of R.H. Rood.
I know it wasn't easy, especially with the way the seller kept adding Rood's photographs to eBay piecemeal (over a period of several months).
The following photographs were lost due to technical difficulties at IMAGESHACK. I'll try to replace them.
Here are some of the photographs R.H. Rood took while he was a guard at the Hollywood Bowl for an actor's benefit in 1922.
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The list of silent film stars participating in this event is simply amazing!
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29 tents set up for 29 stars!
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The two tents below are more elaborate than the plain white tents in the photograph above. (entry gate maybe?)
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I'm also curious about that house in the background.
Mr. Rood, "Guard Duty"
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A view backstage. -note the Metro Pictures Corporation sign.
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more actors....
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night photo
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I honestly believe these rare photographs belong in a museum. It's frustrating that the eBay seller sold them off individually.
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