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(Original text : *The photo has no copyright markings on it as can be seen in the links above.

• It can be dated by the earliest date stamp on the back as well as a look at Benny's radio show history. In 1933, he was on the air at NBC, having arrived there 17 March of that year. He did The Chevrolet Show from 1933 to 1934. Benny died in late 1974 at age 80; it can be seen that the photo is pre-1978.
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