page_title: Davenport brothers
hierarchical_section_title: Davenport brothers
caption_attribution_description: Photograph of the Davenport Brothers in front of their spirit cabinet
context_page_description: Ira Erastus Davenport and William Henry Davenport, known as the Davenport brothers, were American magicians in the late 19th century, sons of a Buffalo, New York policeman. The brothers presented illusions that they and others claimed to be supernatural.
context_section_description: Ira Erastus Davenport (September 17, 1839 – July 8, 1911) and William Henry Davenport (February 1, 1841 – July 1, 1877), known as the Davenport brothers, were American magicians in the late 19th century, sons of a Buffalo, New York policeman.  The brothers presented illusions that they and others claimed to be supernatural.
caption: This 1870 photograph shows the brothers and William Fay in front of the "spirit cabinet".
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