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Description
Clay Burton Vance advertisement for life readings. Vance was a conman in the early 20th century who became well known internationally for selling false astrological readings. Vance, which was the pseudonym of Elmer Sidney Prather, would sell personal "Complete Life Readings" to people for a large fee, but provided them with a mass produced reading instead.
Identifier
sc.0199.os1_001.002
Date
circa 1911
Keywords
Clay Burton Vance, astrology, advertisement
Recommended Citation
"Clay Burton Vance advertisement, c. 1911" (2022). Documents. 2.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-fletcher-martin1/2
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