Miss Baldwin, a Modern Witch of Endor — a seven-foot billboard printed in Hartford about 1870 for Kittie R. Baldwin, who worked a mind-reading and spirit act with her husband, the magician Samri S.…
Miss Baldwin, a Modern Witch of Endor — a seven-foot billboard printed in Hartford about 1870 for Kittie R. Baldwin, who worked a mind-reading and spirit act with her husband, the magician Samri S.…
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| Created / published | 1870 |
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| Notes | Miss Baldwin, a Modern Witch of Endor — a seven-foot billboard printed in Hartford about 1870 for Kittie R. Baldwin, who worked a mind-reading and spirit act with her husband, the magician Samri S. Baldwin. Skeleton, dragon, imps and a crown. No pointed hat, no broom, and nothing green. Source: Calhoun Print. Miss Baldwin, a modern witch of Endor. Hartford: Calhoun Print., approximately 1870. Color woodcut, sheet 213 x 107 cm. 1. No known restrictions on publication. |
| Subjects | Figure 11.1 in Hollywood Halloween Horrors |
| Source | Library of Congress |
| Reference | Fig 11.1 F1101a Miss_Baldwin_Witch_of_Endor_1870 |
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