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Kennedy Vaudeville Co. presenting Kennedy the Mystifier: No handcuff or shackle, prison cell or lock can hold me

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LIBRARY DIVISION
Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Magic scrapbooks and posters

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Title
Kennedy Vaudeville Co. presenting Kennedy the Mystifier: No handcuff or shackle, prison cell or lock can hold me
Collection

Magic scrapbooks and posters

Series II: Posters

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1906 (Questionable)
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Mss 2011-031
Topics
Magic
Magicians
Escape artists
Genres
Posters
Playbills
Notes
Content: Includes playbill promoting the performance on Saturday, June 6, at Mack Hall, Peetzburg, New Jersey.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 poster
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18891415
MSS Unit ID: 22051
Archives EAD ID: 3379632
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 26.501.252
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6f94fbf0-5246-013b-a564-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1906: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Kennedy Vaudeville Co. presenting Kennedy the Mystifier: No handcuff or shackle, prison cell or lock can hold me" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1906. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/87f495b0-125a-013e-fab2-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Kennedy Vaudeville Co. presenting Kennedy the Mystifier: No handcuff or shackle, prison cell or lock can hold me" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/87f495b0-125a-013e-fab2-0242ac110002

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1906). Kennedy Vaudeville Co. presenting Kennedy the Mystifier: No handcuff or shackle, prison cell or lock can hold me Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/87f495b0-125a-013e-fab2-0242ac110002

Wikipedia Citation

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Kennedy Vaudeville Co. presenting Kennedy the Mystifier: No handcuff or shackle, prison cell or lock can hold me