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I recently acquired this 1895 magic lantern slide which shows Purser H. W. Kibbe of the American Line's S.S. Paris, formerly the Inman Line's S.S. City of Paris. Through period newspaper articles, I have confirmed that there was indeed a “Purser H.W. Kibbe” who worked aboard American Line...

I am the great grandson of Professor Harry Woodley, a famous escapologist and magician from Southampton. I have recently received an old copy of The Magic Circles magazine "The Magic Circular" with Prof Woodley and the Titanic on the cover titled "The Titanic Magician". The story details how...