Identification of specific item; Date (if known); William S. Burroughs Papers; Box and
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Series III: Photographs and Realia
The photographs in the collection are mostly snapshots of Burroughs and Herbert
Huncke. Also included in this series is the Dreamachine, a device designed by
Burroughs and Brion Gysin and constructed by Ian Sommerville, designed to help
stimulate brain activity and bring about a hallucinatory state.
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