450 449. Kellar, Harry. Portrait of Magician Harry Kellar. Columbus: Baker Art Gallery, ca. 1900. Handsome bust portrait of Kellar in cabinet card format, captured at the peak of his success as an entertainer. Photographer’s mount measures 4 ¼ x 6 ½”. Minor wear at edges; very good. 500/700
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450. [Kellar, Harry] Photograph of Magicians Harry Kellar and Ching Ling Foo. New York, ca. 1914. Candid group photograph depicts the first Dean of American Magicians along with the great Chinese conjuror Ching Ling Foo. Kellar’s arm is wrapped around Foo’s daughter, Chee Toy. 10 x 7 ½”. Los Angeles photographer’s stamp on verso. Edges chipped and two corners clipped. 400/600 451. Kellar, Harry. Memorial Portrait of Magician Harry Kellar. 1922. Bust portrait of Kellar in coat and tie, published around the time of his death. Heavily retouched in the negative. 8 x 10”, on a paper mount 10 ½ x 12 ½”, with a short printed biography of Kellar attached at the bottom. Very good. 200/300
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452. Kolar, Hazel. Portrait of Escape Artist Hazel Kolar. Chicago: Johnson Photography, ca. 1910. Three-quarter length portrait of Mrs. Kolar in evening attire, her wrists held together with five pairs of handcuffs. Cabinet card format on an embossed mount, 4 ½ x 6 ⅝”. One pinhole, wear on verso. 200/300 453. Kolar, Hazel. Portrait of Mind Reader Hazel Kolar. Chicago: Johnson photography, ca. 1910. Full-length portrait of Mrs. Kolar in evening attire and blindfolded, her husband holding a slip of paper above her head in a classic “second sight” pose. Cabinet card format on an embossed mount, 4 ½ x 6 ⅝”. Signed “The Kolars” on recto and “Hazel Kolar” on verso. Wear at extremities. 200/300 With: the “pitch” book titled The Secrets of Hazel Kolar, Queen of the Mind Readers, in good condition.
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