Publicity photo of actor William Frawley. This photo was taken about six months before he became Fred Mertz in <i>I Love Lucy</i>.
KTTV, Los Angeles.  This was a publicity photo for a local KTTV program.  In the 1950s and 1960s, television stations, networks, studios and program sponsors often used advertising or publicity agencies to distribute promotional material.  In this case, KTTV used advertising agency Young &amp; Rubicam to send out the photos and releases.
There is a 31 March date written on the press release and a 11 April 1951 date stamp.
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