Harris, Lou. Blackstone Assistant Lou Harris’s Scrapbook. Kept by magician and assistant to Blackstone Lou Harris, the scrapbook is filled with over 100 images, most of them candid, showing Harris and his wife, alongside other members of the Blackstone gang both on and off stage. Other images chronicle Harris’s time in the Navy during WWII, and still others show the Blackstone company during its stint entertaining US troops as part of the USO Camp Shows efforts. Other Blackstone assistants appear in the images, among them George Boston, Pete Bouton, and the Johnstones. Clippings related to the USO, the Blackstone show, and Harris’s navy service complement the photos. Laid in are a handful of early photos of Harris’s wife (see next lot) along with personal cards and sentiments. A photograph of actress and pinup model Ann Savage, inscribed and signed to Harris, is among the images in the scrapbook. 4to. Decorative cover featuring a Navy ship. Contents loose or laid down; generally good condition. Harris managed the Palace Theatre in Columbus, Ohio, where he met Blackstone on his annual tours. He met Mary Martell (Mary Hykkra) while she was part of the Blackstone cast. The two married, and Harris left his theater job to tour with Blackstone.