Thurston, the famous magician East Indian rope-trick : world's most famous illusion : first time-out-of-India. – Historic Reproduction
![Thurston, the famous magician East Indian rope-trick : world's most famous illusion : first time-out-of-India., Cleveland, O. : Otis Lithograph Co., [ca. 1927] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b9/b94200aad943-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Thurston, the famous magician East Indian rope-trick : world's most famous illusion : first time-out-of-India., a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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A tall, narrow lithograph from about 1927 advertises Howard Thurston's version of the East Indian rope trick, which its text bills as the world's most famous illusion and as appearing outside India for the first time.
| Created / published | Cleveland, O. : Otis Lithograph Co., [ca. 1927] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 104 x 35 cm. |
| Genre | O." "Made in U.S.A." Caption: Real Indian conjurors : the world's famous mystery. Forms part of the McManus-Young Collection. No. 0 187. Transferred from; LC Rare Book and Special Collections Division; 1956." |
| Notes | Created by The Otis Lithograph Co. |
| Subjects | Thurston, Howard,--1869-1936--Performances. Magicians. Ropes. Magic. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,104 × 5,105 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-226582 |
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