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Kellar the great magician

Description: Image of a half-length portrait of American magician Harry Kellar, bald, in formal dress wearing a tuxedo with a red devil with horns on each shoulder.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1894
Call number: priJLC_ENT_001370
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

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