Vintage Black and White Performance Photographs of Mary Ford and Les Paul

This item consists of two original black and white candid performance photographs featuring the legendary musical duo Les Paul and Mary Ford. The top photograph depicts a wide stage shot with the marquee 'SHOWER OF STARS' in the background, featuring Mary Ford playing an acoustic archtop guitar and Les Paul playing what appears to be a double-neck Gibson guitar. The bottom photograph is a vertical medium shot capturing Les Paul playing a Gibson Les Paul Goldtop or Custom model guitar alongside Mary Ford, who is singing into a microphone wearing a sequined evening gown. The photos appear to be printed on standard silver gelatin photographic paper with a semi-gloss finish. They exhibit slight curling at the edges and minor surface wear consistent with age, likely dating from the mid-to-late 1950s. The composition and lighting suggest these were taken by a professional or semi-professional stage photographer. There are no immediate visible maker's marks or stamps on the front faces. The subject matter is of high historical importance to music history, documenting the pioneers of multi-track recording and the solid-body electric guitar in a live performance setting. The photographs are contained within what appears to be a dark-textured scrapbook or photo album page.