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Downs, T. Nelson. Autograph Letter Signed, “T. Nelson,” to Harry Houdini. Marshalltown, Iowa: May, 1925. One page, 4to, reply letter on Central Iowa Power & Light letterhead, possibly a draft, accepting an invitation to attend a Society of American Magicians banquet at the Hotel McAlpin (New York) on June 6, 1925, where he was to be nominated for Life Membership. Olds folds, marginal loss lower left.


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Downs, T. Nelson. Christmas postcard of T. Nelson Downs, inscribed and signed. December, 1933. A stenciled silhouette of Downs in grey on the recto, catching Read more…


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