Person Record
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Best, Walter T. |
Related Records
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1994.61.01
Photo.. Mrs. O. A. Chappelle. Black and White. Formerly wife of "The Great Maro" Prince of Magic, Walter Best. She married Mr. Chappelle after Maro's death. NOTE: See file Best, Walter in the Vertical FIle (Archives room) for more information
Record Type: Object
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2000.32.02
Print, Photographic. Walter T. Best. "Professor Maro, Prince of Magic" portrait. He had a summer home on Lake Leelanau- Maro- Nook.
Record Type: Photo
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2004.18.02 - Local Legends & Traditions of Leland
Historical account of the Village of Leland spanning from the time of it's first inhabitants, the Native Americans, to a place known for being a summer vacation destination.
Record Type: Archive
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2005.83.137 - Property Record
Record of the choronlogical succession of owners of the Lake Leelanau property now known as Horn's Foot, from June 10, 1856 to October 10, 1972.
Record Type: Archive
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2015.05.24 - Entrance to Maronook
Entrance to Maronook, Leland, Michigan. Southeast edge of leland overlooking north Lake Leelanau.
Record Type: Photo
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2015.08.01 - CD of info on Maro the Magician
Information about Walter Truman Best, who became known as Edward Maro, "The Prince of Magic." He was known as a great magician, musician, artist, and shadowgraphist. This CD holds many articles and magazines about Maro: Comments from press in articles who admire Maro's work, an article that describes the restoring process at Maro's gravesite, a 1997 magic magazine that explains Maro's family life, a magician newspaper known as "Mahatma" which dis...
Record Type: Object