Lot 75 - 1971 WILBUR D. MILLS ROAST PORTRAIT WITH AUTOGRAPHS

A pencil portrait drawing of Wilbur D. Mills, printed as the centerpiece of a commemorative testimonial sheet. Titled in printed text below the portrait: FALL GUY, WILBUR D. MILLS, CIRCUS SAINTS & SINNERS, STATLER-HILTON, WASHINGTON, D.C., NOV. 23, 1971. The sheet is densely covered around the portrait with autograph signatures in ink and pencil from attendees of the event, framed under glass in a wood frame. Wilbur D. Mills, 1909 to 1992, was a long-serving U.S. Congressman from Arkansas and chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee for many years, making him one of the most influential legislators in mid-20th-century Washington. The Circus Saints and Sinners Club isa real fraternal organization, historically prominent in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere, known for hosting satirical roast-style testimonial dinners honoring public figures — the Fall Guy designation is the club's traditional term for the guest of honor being roasted at such an event. Collectibles, Papers And Documents, Historical Memorabilia, Americana, Autographs.

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