1923 Famous Vintage Wedding Reception Photo 18x20” For Sale

Title “Overlook Hotel ballroom photo “This historic image shows a wedding reception for Mr. and Mrs. A. Menzon on December 8, 1928, at Ellamear. The product is a single vintage 1925 Merzon Wedding Reception photograph by Bobby S Gardner, featuring an "Ellsmere" subject. This is the photograph famously recognized as the final scene image from the 1980 horror film The Shining. The original photograph depicts a crowd at a 1920s party, which was superimposed to include the actor Jack Nicholson. While the movie portrays this as a July 4th, 1921 party at the fictional Overlook Hotel, film historians discovered the true origin of the unedited photograph. The original picture was captured by the Topical Press Agency during a St. Valentine's Day Ball on February 14, 1921, inside the Empress Rooms at the Royal Palace Hotel in Kensington, London. Kubrick’s production team sourced the image from a library archive and meticulously airbrushed Jack Nicholson’s face over the original central figure—who was actually a notable 1920s South African ballroom dancer named Santos Casani. This black and white poster size photograph measures 16 x 20 inches and is an original gelatin-silver print with a matte finish. The photograph captures a portrait of a wedding scene from the 1920s, making it a unique and collectible piece for those interested in vintage photographic images.