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Pablo the Magician

Date: 06 17 1932
Description: Pablo the Magician holding a "Capital Times" newspaper in the lobby of the Orpheum Theatre. He is using the newspaper in his act with Fanchon and Marco's s...
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Ada Lois James with Rifle

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Description: Ada [& friend] Charlie. Ada is pretending to shoot an apple from the head of her friend Charlie, who is posing kneeling with his arms folded. There is a pa...
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Madison Theater Guild's "The Hasty Heart"

Date: 01 02 1949
Description: Conrad Harris, St. Louis, in his role as Blossom in Madison Theater Guild's production of "The Hasty Heart." Also included is a second negative of a portra...
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Mandu the Magician

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Description: Doc Mann of Beloit, Wisconsin, who performed novelty entertainment and "top hat magic" as Mandu the magician.
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Poster for "Uncle Josh Spruceby"

Date: 1890
Description: Color lithograph poster. Top banner "Uncle Josh Spruceby" with insert left containing picture of Uncle Josh. The image depicts a scene from the play with a...
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Pete Seeger and Florence Reece

Date: 10 1982
Description: Pete Seeger and Florence Reece at Highlander Benefit Concert at Bijou Theater. The inscription written on Seeger's banjo reads: "This Machine Surrounds Hat...

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