Billie Burke was a popular stage and screen star, with a career that spanned an impressive 6 decades. She was the second wife of Florenz Ziegfeld of Follies fame. Today she is remembered by many as Glinda from "The Wizard of Oz" (1939).
I was initially skeptical of the ad's claim that these pennants were created "exclusively for the Tacoma Times," but all of my research indicates that this is actually true. Why they were created for distribution in Tacoma is a mystery. A few of these pennants still exist and have sold at auction. Who wouldn't want to decorate their home with Billie's lovely face & figure?
images courtesy of the Library of Congress - chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
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