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Gelatin silver print - Harry Houdini with the self-styled "spirit photographer" Alexander Martin, about 1920 | McCord Museum
Harry Houdini with the self-styled "spirit photographer" Alexander Martin, about 1920
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Harry Houdini with the self-styled "spirit photographer" Alexander Martin, about 1920

Gelatin silver print

Harry Houdini with the self-styled "spirit photographer" Alexander Martin, about 1920
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
InscriptionsHandwritten, u.l. : Houdini; handwritten, c.r. : Alexander Martin Photo Medium; handwritten on back, c. : Houdini & / Alexander Martin / Photo. Medium
Date About 1920
Medium / Technique Silver salts on card
Gelatin silver process
Dimensions14,5 × 9,8 cm
Object NumberM2014.128.703.12
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso
Status
Not on view

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Harry Houdini with spirits, about 1924
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Portrait of Harry Houdini, about 1920
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Portrait of Harry Houdini, about 1920
Portrait of Harry Houdini, about 1920
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Portrait of Harry Houdini, about 1920
Portrait of Harry Houdini, about 1920
Inconnu / Unknown
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Portrait of Harry Houdini, about 1920
Portrait of Harry Houdini, about 1920
Inconnu / Unknown
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M2014.128.703.59

This project is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Azrieli Foundation and Canadian Heritage.