Voices of the Past

When all we have from magicians of the past are anecdotes from books, perhaps a few photographs, or posters, and, of course, the tricks they created, it is far too easy to forget that they were real people.

Ben Winn
Collage of vintage photos
Photos of Dell O’Dell courtesy of Michael Claxton / Photo of T. Nelson Downs courtesy of Potter & Potter Auctions 

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