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Aldrich, Charles T. Two Cabinet Card Portraits of Chas. T. Aldrich, one Signed. Cleveland: Krumhar Bros., ca. 1895. The first a boudoir card bust portrait of Aldrich, signed on the recto, and inscribed and signed again on the verso; the second a cabinet card of Aldrich in his tramp costume and a bust portrait. The larger 9 ¾ x 7”. Both chipped and with pinholes, images intact. Aldrich (1869 – 1955) was a magician, comic, and one of the great quick-change artists of his generation. He was also one of the earliest performers of the Dancing Handkerchief effect now most commonly associated with the Blackstones.