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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GROUP OF HARRY BLACKSTONE JR. MAGICKITS AND PROMO MATE...Blackstone, Harry Jr. Group of Harry Blackstone Jr. Magic Kits and Promo Material. American, 1980s. Including a complete run of nine sealed Blackstone...
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HARRY BLACKSTONE JR. DROP.Blackstone,Harry Jr. Harry Blackstone Jr. Drop. Hand painted with the Blackstone logo in white and black, the fabric burgundy with gold fringe. 91 ½ x 60 ½”. Accompanied by a letter...
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HARRY BLACKSTONE JR. VANISHING BIRDCAGE.Blackstone,Harry Jr. Harry Blackstone Jr. Vanishing Birdcage. Brass birdcage bound in red ribbon, manufactured by Pete Bouton, brother of Harry Blackstone Sr. Owned and used by Harry...
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BLACKSTONE.Blackstone, Harry (HenryBoughton). Blackstone. Brooklyn: Eldregde Co., 1943. Two-color window card features Blackstone and a Devil. Printed to promote Blackstone’s USO camp shows. Chipped, old...
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FILE OF 25 PHOTOS OF BLACKSTONE THEATERMARQUEES AND SI...Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). File of 25 Photos of Blackstone Theater Marquees and Signs. Circa 1920s—60s. Images include a photo of Blackstone outside...
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EIGHT PHOTOGRAPHS OF BLACKSTONE ESCAPESTUNTS.Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Eight Photographs of Blackstone Escape Stunts. Including an early image of Blackstone in a packing case before being dropped in...
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ARCHIVE OF HARRY BLACKSTONE RESEARCHINTERVIEW AND ENTE...Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Archive of Harry Blackstone Research Interview and Entertainment Footage. Many hours of footage, comprised largely...
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COLLECTION OF HARRY BLACKSTONE ARTIFACTSAND MEMORABILI...Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Collection of Harry Blackstone Artifacts and Memorabilia. Seven pieces, including a 21” long shard of wood from Blackstone’s...
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RESOLUTION DISSOLVING BLACKSTONE INC.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Resolution Dissolving Blackstone Inc. January, 1931. Harry Blackstone’s carbon copy of a notarized resolution dissolving the corporation Blackstone...
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HARRY BLACKSTONE SR. FINANCIAL RECORDS,1920—50.Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone Sr. Financial Records, 1920—50. Massive career-spanning archive, housed in 13 large cartons and comprised...
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BLACKSTONE EXCHANGE OF COURTESY PASS.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Blackstone Exchange of Courtesy Pass. 1923. Complimentary pass used by Blackstone’s press agent to admit the bearer into Blackstone’s show. Signed...
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PAIR OF ILLUSION SKETCHES BY BLACKSTONE.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Pair of Illusion Sketches by Blackstone. Pencil sketches on thin paper, the first depicting the Buzz Saw Illusion, showing a ghoulish figure lowering...
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ARCHIVE OF SPIRITUALISM AND MINDREADINGMATERIAL.[Spiritualism and Mind Reading] Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Archive of Spiritualism and Mindreading Material. Including ALSs to Blackstone asking him to create...
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HARRY BLACKSTONE’S THIS IS YOUR LIFESCRIPT.Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone’s This is Your Life Script. NBC, 1960. The original shooting script in the stamped presentation binder, presented...
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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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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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ARCHIVE OF HARRY BLACKSTONE’S CORRESPONDENCEFROM MAGIC...Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Archive of Harry Blackstone’s Correspondence from Magicians. Over 100 pages, with fascinating content, mailed by unknown...
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HARRY HOUDINI VS. THE GREAT BLACKSTONE.FILE OF DOCUMEN...[Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz)] Harry Houdini vs. The Great Blackstone. File of Documents Regarding Houdini’s Charge Against Blackstone’s Use of the...
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ARCHIVE OF HARRY BLACKSTONE—WALTERGIBSON CORRESPONDENC...Gibson, Walter. Archive of Harry Blackstone—Walter Gibson Correspondence and Records. Including holographic and typewritten letters from Blackstone’s...
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DEL ADELPHIA / BLACKSTONE POSTCARD.Adelphia,Del. Del Adelphia / Blackstone Postcard. Dated Sept. 25 1915 and postmarked in Newark, New Jersey, Adelphia, “The Cowboy Magician,” writes to Blackstone a terse but important...
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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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INEZ BLACKSTONE’S FREDRIK THE GREAT/ BLACKSTONE SCRAPB...Kitchen, Inez (Inez Nourse). Inez Blackstone’s Fredrik the Great / Blackstone Scrapbook. Owned and kept by Harry Blackstone’s first wife, the scrapbook...
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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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EARLY SCRAPBOOK OF BLACKSTONE’S NEWSPAPERPUBLICITY.Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Early Scrapbook of Blackstone’s Newspaper Publicity. Collected by Blackstone (or a member of his company) during 1921 and 1922...
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HARRY BLACKSTONE AND PETER BOUTON SCRAPBOOK.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone and Peter Bouton Scrapbook. Thick photo album owned and kept by Harry Blackstone, and chronicling his earliest exploits as a magician...
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HARRY BLACKSTONE SR.’S PERFORMANCE-WORNTAILCOAT.Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone Sr.’s Performance-Worn Tailcoat. Lansing: John Berrmann’s Sons Merchant Tailors, 1944. A custom wool tailcoat,...
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PORTRAIT OF BLACKSTONE BY INEZ BLACKSTONE—KITCHEN.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Portrait of Blackstone by Inez Blackstone—Kitchen. Oil on canvas, a bust portrait of Blackstone. Original gilt wooden frame. 31 x 26”. Cardboard...
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ORIGINAL CARTOON ALBUM, “THE RUBAIYATOF OMAR BLACKSTON...Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Original Cartoon Album, “The Rubaiyat of Omar Blackstone,” With Art By 26 Editorial Cartoonists and Strip Artists....
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CLOTH PATTERN FOR BLACKSTONE’S “REDRAGS” TRICK.Blackstone, Harry (Henry Boughton). Cloth Pattern for Blackstone’s “Red Rags” Trick. Circa 1950. Heavy cloth pattern used to make up the Afghan Bands trick...
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HARRY BLACKSTONE’S INK TO GOLDFISH.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone’s Ink to Goldfish. Circa 1915. Oversize and custom-made hand blown and hand-etched glass vase with spun metal rim. Filled to the...
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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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HARRY BLACKSTONE SR.’S PERENNIAL BOUQUET.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Harry Blackstone Sr.’s Perennial Bouquet. Boston: Joseph Frustaglia (for Holden’s Magic), ca. 1941. A barren green bouquet visibly blooms red flowers...
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