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Tarbell, Harlan. Webster the Mastermind Original Artwork and Printing Block. Chicago: ca. 1920s. Pen and ink on cardstock depicting Webster gazing into a crystal ball that his wife and stagehand, Alice Bryant, holds in her outstretched hands. Stamped in blue ink on verso: “Harlan E. Tarbell, D.N./32 N. State St./Chicago, Ill.” Includes printing block with zinc relief plate backed on wood etched with matching artwork graphics; Tarbell’s signature is engraved in the lower left. Card measures 12 x 8”, block measures 6 x 4”. Scattered foxing to margins, slight oxidation to block.