Offered is an original chrome postcard featuring "Professor Wright and Family." The front shows Professor Wright performing a stage magic illusion with members of his family as part of a live entertainment act.

The reverse promotes Professor Wright's Merry-Go-Round of Magic, Rhythm and Quiz, describing a 45–90 minute stage show featuring original magic, interpretive dancing, escape illusions, and a baton-twirling tap dancer on roller skates. The card identifies the performer as Prof. Robert A. Wright, Professor of Magic, of Casey, Illinois, and includes telephone numbers for booking. A handwritten date of 1954 appears on the reverse.

This is a chrome postcard, featuring a glossy color photographic reproduction typical of the Chrome Era. The reverse has a divided back with an unused stamp box. The publisher is identified as Moss Photo Service, Inc., 350 West 50th Street, New York 19, New York.

Promotional postcards for magicians, illusionists, and traveling stage performers are highly collectible. They appeal to collectors of magic memorabilia, vaudeville and stage entertainment, circus and carnival history, advertising postcards, and ephemera documenting mid-century performers.

Postcard Details

• Title: Professor Wright and Family
• Subject: Professor Robert A. Wright, Professor of Magic
• Location: Casey, Illinois
• Postcard Type: Chrome
• Printing Method: Color offset lithograph
• Postcard Period: Chrome Era
• Back: Divided
• Publisher: Moss Photo Service, Inc., 350 West 50th Street, New York 19, New York
• Series Number: None visible
• Embossed: No
• Stamp: None
• Postmark: None
• Written Message: None
• Additional Notations: Handwritten "1954" and light pencil price notation on the reverse

Condition

Pre-owned postcard showing age-related wear. Light corner and edge wear, minor surface wear, and light age toning are present. Handwritten notations appear on the reverse, including "1954" and a light pencil price notation. Please review all photographs carefully for the postcard's actual condition.

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