Monocle Gallery

Cardini - Magician (Richard Valentine Pitchford)

Cardini - Magician (Richard Valentine Pitchford) (1895-1973). Born and raised in Britain (and having served in the British Army in WW1), he worked chiefly in the United States of America, achieving fame combining magic with a very entertaining stage performance, setting the template for many magicians and conjurors in the following decades. Date: 1937

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Still from the film Die schoenen Tage in Aranjuez, aka Ein Traum

RYS336056 Still from the film "Die schoenen Tage in Aranjuez", aka "Ein Traum vom Glueck" with Gustaf Gruendgens, 1933 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gustaf Gruendgens (1899-1963);); German, out of copyright

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1930s, 30s, Acting, Actor, Classic, Costume, Entertainment, Fashion, Film, Hat, Industry, Mens Fashion, Monocle, Movie, Scene, Set, Studio, Thirties

"First: very excellent, second: caffeine-free", Kaffee Hag, c. 1930 (lithograph)

397483 "First: very excellent, second: caffeine-free", Kaffee Hag, c. 1930 (lithograph) by Oppenheim, Louis (1879-1936); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: "First: very excellent, second: caffeine-free", Kaffee Hag, Louis Oppenheim and Graph. Art Institute Ed. Strache, Varnsdorf & Haida'); JMK Archiv

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