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[Theater lobby display, Salem Theater, Salem, Mass.] – Vintage Poster Wall Art

[Theater lobby display, Salem Theater, Salem, Mass.], 1906 April 18. — historic photograph
[Theater lobby display, Salem Theater, Salem, Mass.], 1906 April 18.. Historic photograph from the Theater Posters collection.

(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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A window into the past: [Theater lobby display, Salem Theater, Salem, Mass.], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Theater lobby display, Salem Theater, Salem, Mass.]

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Houdini's name and magic show materials fill this 1906 lobby display at the Salem Theater in Salem, Massachusetts, a community that, like many American towns, had a steady stream of touring vaudeville and magic acts. By the mid-1900s, Harry Houdini, born Erik Weisz in Hungary in 1874, was building his reputation as an escape artist and illusionist through touring stage shows and publicity. Lobby displays like this one gave local audiences a preview of the performer and his act before they bought tickets. The two prints are a useful record of how theaters promoted headline acts in the years before film replaced live performance as the main draw.

Created / published1906 April 18.
Medium2 photographic prints.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1910.
SubjectsHoudini, Harry,--1874-1926--Associated objects. Theatrical posters--1900-1910. Theaters--Massachusetts--Salem--1900-1910. Lobbies--Massachusetts--Salem--1900-1910. Magic--Massachusetts--Salem--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,269 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-188744

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