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Thurston, the famous magician; (East Indian rope-trick : world's most famous illusion : first time-out-of-India.)
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English: Poster advertising
Thurston, the magician's reproduction of the (mythical)
East Indian rope-trick. It claims that it's the first time out of India, though the truth value of early twentieth-century theatrical posters isn't always 100%.
Date
circa 1927
date QS:P571,+1927-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Created by "The Otis Lithograph Co., Cleveland, O."; "Made in U.S.A."; Caption: Real Indian conjurors : the world's famous mystery.; No. 0 187. Forms part of the McManus-Young Collection. Transferred from; LC Rare Book and Special Collections Division; 1956. No known restrictions on publication.
This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Basic restoration - fix scratches, dirt and dust, clean borders, adjust colours.
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English: Poster advertising
Thurston, the magician's reproduction of the (mythical)
East Indian rope-trick. It claims that it's the first time out of India, though the truth value of early twentieth-century theatrical posters isn't always 100%. Today is
Halloween.
Other languages:
English: Poster advertising
Thurston, the magician's reproduction of the (mythical)
East Indian rope-trick. It claims that it's the first time out of India, though the truth value of early twentieth-century theatrical posters isn't always 100%. Today is
Halloween.
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