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Splendid amusement! Startling feats of legerdemain! : Mr. A. Walker, respectfully announces to the ladies and gentlemen of this place that he will entertain them at [blank] on [blank] evening, [blank] 1855, with a variety of novel, original and startling feats of natural magic! ... together with the extremely laughable performance of Punch & Judy ...

Title
Splendid amusement! Startling feats of legerdemain! : Mr. A. Walker, respectfully announces to the ladies and gentlemen of this place that he will entertain them at [blank] on [blank] evening, [blank] 1855, with a variety of novel, original and startling feats of natural magic! ... together with the extremely laughable performance of Punch & Judy ...
Publication
Hartford [Conn.] : Calhoun Steam Printing Co., 26 & 28 State Street, [1855]

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TextRestricted use *KVB++ 1855 09-200Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Walker, Albert, 1836-1902.
  • Calhoun Steam Printing Company. prt
Description
1 sheet ([1] p.); 46 x 21 cm.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Broadsides – United States – 19th century.
  • Advertisements – United States – 19th century.
Note
  • Announcement for entertainment featuring magic and a performance of Punch & Judy, with spaces left for insertion of location, time, and day.
  • Printer's imprint at foot, where "Hartford" follows printer's address.
  • "To conclude with the celebrated nose amputation! Large noses preferred!"
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available as an electronic image (American Antiquarian Society copy) via American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series 1.
Call Number
*KVB++ 1855 09-200
OCLC
43686331
Title
Splendid amusement! Startling feats of legerdemain! : Mr. A. Walker, respectfully announces to the ladies and gentlemen of this place that he will entertain them at [blank] on [blank] evening, [blank] 1855, with a variety of novel, original and startling feats of natural magic! ... together with the extremely laughable performance of Punch & Judy ...
Imprint
Hartford [Conn.] : Calhoun Steam Printing Co., 26 & 28 State Street, [1855]
Additional Formats
Also available as an electronic image (American Antiquarian Society copy) via American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series 1.
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Place of Publication
United States Connecticut Hartford.
Added Author
Walker, Albert, 1836-1902.
Calhoun Steam Printing Company. Printer
Research Call Number
*KVB++ 1855 09-200
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