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Photographs of prominent magicians, likely compiled by Joseph Dunninger, Volume 4

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Magic scrapbooks and posters

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Title
Photographs of prominent magicians, likely compiled by Joseph Dunninger, Volume 4
Additional title: Scrapbook
Collection

Magic scrapbooks and posters

Series I: Scrapbooks

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1910 - 1915 (Approximate)
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Mss 2011-031
Topics
Magic
Magicians
Dunninger, Joseph, 1892-1975
Genres
Scrapbooks
Photographs
Portraits
Notes
Content: Photographs of the following: Guss Vincent; Wilbur Maud; Alexander Herrmann; Robert Houdin; Haidee Heller; Charles J. Hagen; Signor Blitz; Raymond; Frederick Eugene Powell; Cagliostro; Bancroft; Frederick Eugene Powell; George Schulte; Dunninger; Louis Krieger; Wuh[?] Loo; Ward McDonough; Joe Dunninger; Harry Kellar; Adelaide Herrmann; group portrait including Dunninger and Saram Ellison (holding skull); Mildred Matthews; Howard Thurston; Carl Hertz; and unidentified. Some photographs are inscribed to Dunninger.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 volume
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18891415
MSS Unit ID: 22051
Archives EAD ID: 1079789
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 26.501.290
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 26.501.317
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 129a9d40-4845-0139-1e95-0242ac110004
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1910: Created (Approximate)
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Photographs of prominent magicians, likely compiled by Joseph Dunninger" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1910 - 1915. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f26bcfc0-341b-013e-5cef-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Photographs of prominent magicians, likely compiled by Joseph Dunninger" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 16, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f26bcfc0-341b-013e-5cef-0242ac110003

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1910 - 1915). Photographs of prominent magicians, likely compiled by Joseph Dunninger Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f26bcfc0-341b-013e-5cef-0242ac110003

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Photographs of prominent magicians, likely compiled by Joseph Dunninger