Original 1915 souvenir program for D.W. Griffith’s silent film The Birth of a Nation, with handwritten notation “Colonial January 5, 1918” at the top front cover, indicating a later exhibition. Issued under the Epoch Producing Corporation (H.E. Aitken, President).

• Year: 1915 printing (film’s release year), with 1918 handwritten exhibition notation

• Item: Original souvenir program/booklet for The Birth of a Nation

• Director: D.W. Griffith

• Contents: Includes front cover with U.S. Capitol illustration, portrait of Griffith, cast photos (Lillian Gish, Henry Walthall, Mae Marsh, Ralph Lewis, Miriam Cooper, Walter Long, Joseph Henaberry, Mary Alden, Spottiswoode Aitken), text praising Griffith’s innovations, and scene illustrations (including Petersburg battlefield).

• Publisher: Epoch Producing Corporation

• Size: approx. 9” x 12” (when closed)

• Condition: Age-related wear including creasing, staining, and toning. Notation in ink “Colonial January 5, 1918” on cover. Back cover shows illustration. Binding intact, pages complete. Please review all photos.