[AUTOGRAPHS] COLLECTION OF MAGICIANS'AUTOGRAPHS AND BU...[Autographs] Collection of magicians' autographs and business cards. Gathered in a souvenir autograph book by John Henry Grossman and including the signatures...
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BLACKSTONE, HARRY (HENRY BOUGHTON).BLACKSTONE. THE WOR...Erie, Pennsylvania: Erie Litho. Co., ca. 1917. Iconic color lithograph depicts a striking portrait of the Chicago-born magician in his earliest days...
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CSURI, FRANK. THE MAGIC OF DAI VERNON.Csuri,Frank. The Magic of Dai Vernon. Circa 1970. Over 400 pages, original typescript, in two 8vo comb bound volumes. Profusion of original sketched illustrations. Original pencil...
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DANCING HANDKERCHIEF (CASADAGA) CABINET.Blackstone,Harry Jr. Dancing Handkerchief (Casadaga) Cabinet. Bill Smith for Harry Blackstone Jr., ca. 1986. A borrowed handkerchief danced about the stage, first inside this cabinet,...
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DOLLAR BILL SIGNED BY MAGICIAN HARRYBLACKSTONE.Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Dollar Bill Signed by Magician Harry Blackstone. Series 1935 C US Dollar Bill signed boldly across the face by Harry Blackstone...
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BLACKSTONE THE WORLD’S MOST MYSTIFYINGMAGICIAN! ON-STA...Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Blackstone The World’s Most Mystifying Magician! On-Stage in Person. N.p., ca. 1930s. Pictorial broadside depicting...
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TO-NITE DON’T MISS FREDRIK THE GREATAND HIS ALL-STAR C...Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). To-Nite Don’t Miss Fredrik the Great and his All-Star Company. N.p., ca. 1920s. Letterpress handbill on orange paper,...
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BLACKSTONE, HARRY. IN PERSON. BLACKSTONEAND HIS STAGE ...Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). In Person. Blackstone and his Stage Show. Circa 1940. Silkscreened silk banner with fringe border bears a portrait of...
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BLACKSTONE. ORIENTAL NIGHTS.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Blackstone. Oriental Nights. Erie: Erie Litho., ca. 1925. A Hindu boy climbs a rope suspended in mid-air, a camel floats in the center of the image,...
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COLLECTION OF PETER BOUTON’S NECKTIES.Bouton,Peter. Collection of Peter Bouton’s Neckties. Fifteen ties of varying patterns and makes, worn by Peter Bouton, chief assistant and stage manager to his brother, Harry Blackstone...
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COLLECTION OF OVER 60 PHOTOGRAPHS OFBLACKSTONE ON STAG...Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Collection of Over 60 Photographs of Blackstone On Stage. All 8 x 10”, and including images both candid and posed...
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BLACKSTONE USO SHOW ARCHIVE.[USO Shows]Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Blackstone USO Show Archive. Collection of over 50 documents, including photos, letters, flyers, and printed notices related to Blackstone’s...
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PAIR OF PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHS OF BLACKSTONE.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Pair of Portrait Photographs of Blackstone. N.p., ca. 1950s. Heavyweight matte-finish prints, depicting the magician toward the end of his performing...
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TWO LOBBY PHOTOS OF BLACKSTONE AND ASSISTANTS.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Two Lobby Photos of Blackstone and Assistants. New York: Nasib, ca. 1920s. Sepia prints depicting the magician at center or side of stage, surrounded...
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LOBBY PHOTO OF A BLACKSTONE STAGE ILLUSION.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Lobby Photo of a Blackstone Stage Illusion. New York: Nasib, ca. 1920s. Sepia print depicting the magician on stage with six illusions and with various...
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LOBBY PHOTO OF BLACKSTONE’S BIRD CAGETRICK.Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Lobby Photo of Blackstone’s Bird Cage Trick. New York: Nasib, ca. 1920s. Silver print depicting the magician alone on stage with...
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ARCHIVE OF OVER 250 HARRY BLACKSTONEPHOTO NEGATIVES.Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Archive of Over 250 Harry Blackstone Photo Negatives. V.p., ca. 1960s—70s. Massive collection of black-and-white photo...
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FILE OF ORIGINAL MUSICAL SCORES ANDSHEET MUSIC FROM TH...Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). File of Original Musical Scores and Sheet Music from the Blackstone Magic Show. Circa 1930s—40s. Approximately...
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BLACKSTONE THEATRICAL DOCUMENTS INCLUDINGCUE SHEET AND...Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Blackstone Theatrical Documents Including Cue Sheet and Stage Plot Blueprint. Five pieces, including a blueprint of the...
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ARCHIVE OF HARRY BLACKSTONE SCRIPTS.[Scripts]Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Archive of Harry Blackstone Scripts. 1940s. Including fascinating radio and television scripts for Blackstone, drawn from his personal...
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DECATUR THEATRE FIRE EPHEMERA.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Decatur Theatre Fire Ephemera. 1942. Including four vintage photographs, three later photographs, and two newspaper clippings related to Blackstone’s...
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, “HARRY”,TO LOU AND MARY [HARR...Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Autograph Letter Signed, “Harry”, to Lou and Mary [Harris]. January 21, 1949. On one sheet of Blackstone’s...
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HARRY BLACKSTONE’S 1920S–40S AGENTAND FAN CORRESPONDEN...Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone’s 1920s–40s Agent and Fan Correspondence Archive. Two large cartons filled with thousands of...
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EARLY SCRAPBOOK OF BLACKSTONE THE MAGICIANPHOTOGRAPHS....Kitchen, Inez (Inez Nourse). Early Scrapbook of Blackstone the Magician Photographs. Kept by Blackstone’s first wife, Inez Nourse (later Kitchen), and filled...
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BLACKSTONE ASSISTANT MARY HARRIS’SSCRAPBOOKS.Harris, Mary (Mary Martell). Blackstone Assistant Mary Harris’s Scrapbooks. Two albums kept by Mary Harris, assistant to Harry Blackstone Sr., and filled with...
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BLACKSTONE ASSISTANT LOU HARRIS’SSCRAPBOOK.Harris, Lou. Blackstone Assistant Lou Harris’s Scrapbook. Kept by magician and assistant to Blackstone Lou Harris, the scrapbook is filled with over 100 images,...
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HARRY BLACKSTONE’S OWN PHOTO SCRAPBOOK.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone’s Own Photo Scrapbook. Likely compiled in the 1940s, and filled with over 140 images, both studio shots and candid pictures of Blackstone,...
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HARRY BLACKSTONE’S 1926-27 SEASONSCRAPBOOK.Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone’s 1926-27 Season Scrapbook. Collecting hundreds of newspaper clippings, including complete pages and feature...
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GROUP OF SIX OF BLACKSTONE’S ASSISTANT’SSTAGE-WORN BLO...Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Group of Six of Blackstone’s Assistant’s Stage-Worn Blouses and Shorts. American, ca. 1940s. Including three snap-button...
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PAIR OF BLACKSTONE ASSISTANT’S MAGICCOSTUMES.Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Pair of Blackstone Assistant’s Magic Costumes. American, ca. 1940s. Two majorette’s short-sleeve zippered dresses with red-and-white...
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BLACKSTONE ASSISTANT’S MAGIC COSTUME.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Blackstone Assistant’s Magic Costume. American, ca. 1940s. Brown velour bodysuit with sewn-on costume jewelry, worn by assistants on stage in magic...
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BLACKSTONE ASSISTANT’S MAGIC COSTUME.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Blackstone Assistant’s Magic Costume. American, ca. 1940s. Colorful sequined zippered mesh dress with faux bird feather skirt, worn on stage by assistants...
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BLACKSTONE ASSISTANT’S MAGIC COSTUME.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Blackstone Assistant’s Magic Costume. American, ca. 1940s. Emerald green-sequined bodysuit with feather frill skirt, worn by assistants on stage...
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BLACKSTONE-STYLE PALANQUIN ILLUSION.Blackstone-StylePalanquin Illusion. Circa 1980. Modeled after the design of Blackstone’s original Palanquin. The cabinet is wheeled to center stage or carried in by four assistants. After...
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LEATHER TOP HAT FROM BLACKSTONE’SWHISKERS ILLUSION.Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Leather Top Hat from Blackstone’s Whiskers Illusion. Circa 1930. Oversize hand-stitched thick leather top hat worn...
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(VIEW) MASSACHUSETTS - COVERING BALDWINSVILLETHROUGH BLACKSTONE EARLY 20TH CENTURY THROUGH BLACKSTONE, Early 20th Century, Real photo: Boxboro Old Home Day, Boston Duck Co. Mill (Bondsville), Washington Square Beachmont....
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