illusionists

[Optical illusion disc with man and frog]

The disc is spun displaying the illusion of motion of a ball passing between a frog in a circle at the center of the disc and a man in a circle at the outer edge of the disc. Published in: McLean's optical illu... More

[Optical illusion disc with somersaults and horseback riding]

The disc is spun displaying the illusion of motion of a figure doing somersaults in a circle at the center of the disc and a man horseback riding in a circle at the outer edge of the disc. Published in: McLean'... More

[Optical illusion disc with a face catching a ball and a man with blac...

The disc is spun displaying the illusion of motion of a face catching a ball in a circle at the center of the disc and a man with blackface taking a bow in a circle at the outer edge of the disc. Published in: ... More

Politeness - Drawing. Public domain image.

Optical illusion disc which is spun displaying the illusion of motion of a man bowing and a woman curtsying to each other in a circle at the outer edge of the disc. Published in: McLean's optical illusions; or ... More

FOLIES- RAMBUTEAU/ . 18./ RUE DE RAMBUTEAU/ Tous les Soirs/ DERAME/ da...

Affiche Signature - S.B.D.: " Ch. Levy " Lettre - " FOLIES- RAMBUTEAU/ . 18./ RUE DE RAMBUTEAU/ Tous les Soirs/ DERAME/ dans ses Nouvelles/ CREATIONS " Lettre - B.C.: " PARIS- AFFICHES AMERICAINES, CH. LEVY, 76... More

[The Houdinis perform Metamorphosis]

Public domain scan of American poster, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Illusion, 19th century - Art nouveau public domain image

Henri-Jules-Ferdinand Bellery-Desfontaines (French, Paris 1867–1910) Public domain reproduction of art nouveau poster, cover, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kellar: Levitation Theatrical Poster

Illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy and friends onstage at the Mira...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Harry Houdini performs the great milk can escape]

Public domain photograph of 3d object museum collection, metal, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in Budapest in 1874. ... More

[Harry and Beatrice Houdini in Nice, France, full-length portrait, sta...

Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in Budapest in 1874. He was one of the most famous and successful magicians of his time, known for his spectacular escape acts and death-de... More

[Houdini and the water torture cell]

Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in Budapest in 1874. He was one of the most famous and successful magicians of his time, known for his spectacular escape acts and death-de... More

Harry Vardon--grip. Both hands - stereoscopic view, public domain phot...

Harry Vardon gripping golf club. J183279 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 411.

My wife and my mother-in-law. They are both in this picture - find the...

Illustration is an optical illusion showing a portrait of the artist's wife, head-and-shoulders, facing left away from the viewer, and his elderly mother-in-law, head-and-shoulders, facing left, with a kerchief... More

Publicity release about iron bound box test, 1917

Public domain scan of American poster, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Houdini is secured in a straitjacket]

Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in Budapest in 1874. He was one of the most famous and successful magicians of his time, known for his spectacular escape acts and death-de... More

Illusionists Siegfried (left) and Roy and friends onstage at the Mirag...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Famed illusionists Siegfried and Roy onstage at the Mirage Hotel, Las ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Las Vegas, Nevada's headlining illusionists Siegfried & Roy (Siegried ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. This was prior to the mauling of Roy, left, by a white ... More

Las Vegas superstar illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy (and a larg...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Famed illusionists Siegfried and Roy onstage at the Mirage Hotel, Las ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Las Vegas, Nevada's headlining illusionists Siegfried & Roy (Siegried ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. This was prior to the mauling of Roy, left, by a white ... More

Famed illusionists Siegfried and Roy onstage at the Mirage Hotel, Las ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Performance by the illusionists Siegfried & Roy prior to Roy's nearly ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Performance by the illusionists Siegfried & Roy prior to Roy's nearly ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy (and friend), Las Vegas, Nevada

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Performance by the illusionists Siegfried & Roy prior to Roy's nearly ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Las Vegas, Nevada's headlining illusionists Siegfried & Roy (Siegried ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. This was prior to the mauling of Roy, left, by a white ... More

Las Vegas illusionists Siegfried (right) & Roy, and a large feline fri...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Las Vegas, Nevada's headlining illusionists Siegfried & Roy (Siegried ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. This was prior to the mauling of Roy, left, by a white ... More

Las Vegas, Nevada's headlining illusionists Siegfried & Roy (Siegried ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. This was prior to the mauling of Roy, left, by a white ... More

Performance by the illusionists Siegfried & Roy prior to Roy's nearly ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Las Vegas, Nevada's headlining illusionists Siegfried & Roy (Siegried ...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Las Vegas illusionists Siegfried (right) & Roy, and a large feline fri...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Superstar Illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy (and a large feline f...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Superstar Illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy (and a large feline f...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Las Vegas superstar Illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy (and a larg...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Las Vegas, Nevada's headlining illusionists Siegfried & Roy (Siegried ...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Las Vegas superstar illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy (and a larg...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Famed illusionists Siegfried and Roy onstage at the Mirage Hotel, Las ...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Performance by the illusionists Siegfried & Roy prior to Roy's nearly ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Las Vegas, Nevada's headlining illusionists Siegfried & Roy (Siegried ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. This was prior to the mauling of Roy, left, by a white ... More

Las Vegas, Nevada's headlining illusionists Siegfried & Roy (Siegried ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. This was prior to the mauling of Roy, left, by a white ... More

Las Vegas, Nevada's headlining illusionists Siegfried & Roy (Siegried ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. This was prior to the mauling of Roy, left, by a white ... More

Las Vegas superstar Illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy (and a larg...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Nevada, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Performance by the illusionists Siegfried & Roy prior to Roy's nearly ...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Walter Campbell, performs a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Biloxi State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Illusionists Siegfried (below) and Roy and friends onstage at the Mira...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Illusionists Siegfried (below) and Roy and friends onstage at the Mira...

Public domain photograph - performance, musical, dance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Illusionists Siegfried (left) and Roy and friends onstage at the Mirag...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Illusionists Siegfried (right) and Roy and friends onstage at the Mira...

Public domain photograph of theatrical production, cabaret, musical, performance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Harry Houdini, with his wife Beatrice and mother Cecilia Steiner Weis...

Public domain reproduction of portrait print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in Budapest in 1874. He wa... More

Harry Handcuff Houdini - Public domain portrait print

Harry Houdini, three-quarter length portrait, facing front. Photograph by Campbell-Gray, Ltd. Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in Budapest in 1874. He was one of the most ... More

Poster - Kellar in his latest mystery - Public domain lithograph

C252447 U.S. Copyright Office Caption: Self decapitation. Created and "copyright 1897 by The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cin'ti & New York." N.Y. no. 7647. Forms part of: Magic poster collection (Library of Congress)

Odilon Redon - Hallucinations, Europe, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Public domain scan of 19th century French drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Flickr - …trialsanderrors - Thurston's greatest mystery, magician post...

Yet another poster for American magician (Howard) Thurston and his assistants. This time he fancies a whippet. Thurston's greatest mystery: The vanishing Whippet Willys-Overland car. The wonder show of the univ... More

WHITE DUST ON RAILROAD CROSSING HAS FLOATED OVER FROM GYPSUM PLANT AT ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of railroad tracks, railway, train car, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Thomas Hobson from NPG - Public domain portrait painting

This set of images was gathered by User:Dcoetzee from the National Portrait Gallery, London website using a special tool. All images in this batch are listed as "unknown author" by the NPG, who is diligent in r... More

Exposition universelle de Paris de 1900. Vue à vol d’oiseau prise du c...

Français : Exposition universelle de Paris de 1900. Gravure représentant, sous forme d'une vue à vol d’oiseau, le Grand Palais, le Petit Palais et les pavillons de l'esplanade des Invalides, des quais de la Sei... More

Vaudeville entertainer Lew Hawkins in blackface (SAYRE 3291)

Vaudeville entertainer Lew Hawkins in blackface. Subjects: vaudeville

Joseph Dunninger indian rope trick

The magician Joseph Dunninger with students from Columbia University demonstrating how the Indian rope trick can be performed by camera trickery. The rope was tied to a branch out of camera range, the connectio... More

Frederick Bancroft, prince of magicians

Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Magic Land of Allakazam cast 1960

Cast photo of the children's program The Magic Land of Allakazam. From top-Rebo the Clown, Mark Wilson and Nani Darnell. Wilson and Darnell are husband and wife; he was the magician on the program and she was... More

Goochelcongres in Nijmegen, Bestanddeelnr 911-6013

Nederlands: Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Goochelcongres in Nijmegen Datum : 16 september 1960 Locatie : Nijmegen Trefwoorden : GOOCHELAARS Fotograaf... More

Goochelcongres in Nijmegen, Bestanddeelnr 911-6012

Nederlands: Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Goochelcongres in Nijmegen Datum : 16 september 1960 Locatie : Nijmegen Trefwoorden : GOOCHELAARS Fotograaf... More

Internationaal Goochelcongres, Bestanddeelnr 901-8902

Nederlands: Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Internationaal Goochelcongres Datum : 12 augustus 1946 Trefwoorden : GOOCHELCONGRES Fotograaf : Fotograaf O... More

Duck-Rabbit - Public domain drawing

Duck-Rabbit figure from Fliegende Blatter Public domain photograph of bird drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Picture puzzle - A black and white photo of two children

Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Raju madur 2009 nepal - A man with a white beard sitting on a chair

Rajú Madur en Rajastán, 2009. Español: Rajú Madur en Rajastán, 2009.

Eugenio Lucas Villaamil The Magician at the Palace

Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alexweyer - A poster for a magician show

Circus poster advertising The Great Alex Weyer printed by Adolph Friedländer in 1903 Lëtzebuergesch: The Great Alex Weyer, 1903, Friedländer

Wojciech Gerson - Zjawa Barbary Radziwiłłówny

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fakir of Ava - Forest Lawn, Buffalo

Grave of the Fakir of Ava, in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, NY

Annonce Comte 1820

Annonce dans l'Almanach du commerce de Paris, des départemens de la France et des principales villes du monde.

Da França ao Japão 04 - An old drawing of a man in a costume

Português: Página da obra Da França ao Japão.

1824 roget - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration plate for Peter Mark Roget's Explanation of an Optical Deception in the Appearance of the Spokes of a Wheel Seen through Vertical Apertures (1825)

All Is Vanity (hvd) - Drawing. Public domain image.

“All Is Vanity,” by Charles Allan Gilbert, Life, vol. 40, no. 1048, 27 Nov. 1902, p. 459. Digitized by Google from the collection of the Harvard University library.

Abramelin

Deutsch: Reprint - so the information given on the page - of a book allegedly published in 1725 with the fictitious publisher Peter Hammer/Pierre Marteau. The alleged 1725 edition is no longer ecxtant. A print... More

German postcard from 1888 - Drawing. Public domain image.

German postcard from 1888

PSM V54 D319 Optical illusion 3

Optical illusion 3

PSM V54 D321 Halftone process on film creating an illusion

Halftone process on film creating an illusion

Signed drawing by Joseph Dunninger for Manuel Rosenberg for the Cincin...

Signed drawing by Joseph Dunninger for Manuel Rosenberg for the Cincinnati Post 1926

Signed drawing of Joseph Dunninger by Manuel Rosenberg for the Cincinn...

Signed drawing of Joseph Dunninger by Manuel Rosenberg for the Cincinnati Post 1926

Museum of Illusions Toronto

Museum of Illusions Toronto

Galligantus - Project Gutenberg eText 17034

Public domain image of a mythological scene, classic mythology, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

P Xm 2

peru xtremem magic

Lukasz Grant-2-

Do spirits return? Houdini says no - and proves it 3 shows in one : ma...

Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in Budape... More

Do spirits return? Houdini says no - and proves it 3 shows in one : ma...

Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in Budape... More

Thurston the great magician the wonder show of the universe.

Public domain scan of performing arts poster, printed advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The ghost illusion fig. 7, page 69

Newmann's wonderful spirit mysteries

"Printed in U.S.A. by Donaldson Litho. Co., Newport, KY." No. 5786. Transferred from; LC Rare Book and Special Collections Division; 1956. Forms part of: Magic poster collection (Library of Congress) Forms part... More

Thurston the great magician the wonder show of the universe.

"Made in U.S.A." Caption: Do the spirits come back? Created by "The Otis Lithograph Co., Cleveland, O." No. O-656. Transferred from; LC Rare Book and Special Collections Division; 1956. Forms part of: Magic pos... More

The zoopraxiscope--Athletes--Boxing

Images on a disc which when spun gives the illusion of two men boxing. 14666Y U.S. Copyright Office. No. 2. Copyright by Eadweard Muybridge. Exhibited: "Moving Pictures : The Un-easy Relationship between Ameri... More