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Carter, Charles. Carter. The Mystery of the Yogi’s. [Chicago: Goes Litho Co., ca. 1905]. A dozen gnomes in green pants and pointed red caps, some ringing bells, others with drums or horns, float above Carter and spirit away his suit coat while the magician is lashed to a chair. Gilt wooden frame, 29 x 23”. Visible restoration primarily in margins, but not examined out of frame; sold as-is. Linen backed. Rare. This poster is an artist’s depiction of Carter’s Spirit Cabinet routine, which would remain a feature of his show for decades. A giant billboard printed by Otis many years later depicts the wardrobe-like cabinet into which Carter was secured before the ghostly manifestations began.