Thurston Master Magician and His Pets poster – Antique Poster Print
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Thurston Master Magician and His Pets poster comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Thurston Master Magician and His Pets poster
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Howard Thurston's name leads this poster, but the pets alongside him are what set it apart from the stage-magic bills of the period. Thurston was one of the best-known American magicians of the early 1900s, and his touring shows mixed mystery with novelty, with trained animals a crowd-pleasing part of the bill. Posters of this kind were usually bold, colorful lithographs meant to be read quickly from a street corner or theater lobby, so the animals would have caught passersby's eyes nearly as fast as the magician's name. The pairing of a showman with ordinary household pets was also a way to make a famous performer seem friendly and approachable.
| Original scan | 977 × 3,072 px · prints to 3 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 1675u |
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