Harlequin holds two doll-like caricatures of other characters as if they are marionettes, in this illustration for a scene in "The Wonder Hat" by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman and Ben Hecht.
Medium: 4 x 5 in.
Reproduction Number: HABS ILL,16-CHIG,56--3
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Charles Waliczek at Estelle's Cozy Inn at 3062 S. Broad Street in Chicago on April 26, 1949. (Note: The original image has been cropped for purposes of the game.)
A close-up black and white photograph of three men on a porch stoop. They are obviously homeless, desolate, and probably drinking alcohol in the image.
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A 1952 radio play of "The Wonder Hat" by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, performed by students associated with the Goodman Memorial Theatre; issued in a new digital version with color illustrations by Jaime Dear.
