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Gelatin silver print - Harry Houdini in the old stocks in Stamford Park, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, about 1914 | McCord Museum
Harry Houdini in the old stocks in Stamford Park, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, about 1914
Harry Houdini in the old stocks in Stamford Park, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, about 1914

Gelatin silver print

Harry Houdini in the old stocks in Stamford Park, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, about 1914
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
InscriptionsTypewritten, u.r. : HOUDINI IN THE OLD / STOCKS IN PUBLIC / S.PARK ASHTON ON LYME / ENGLAND / HOUDINI ESCAPED IN / 12 MINUTES; handwritten on back, u.r. : ASHTON STOCKS; handwritten on back, l.l. : 14 / Dec 4 / Houdini
Date About 1914
Medium / Technique Silver salts on card
Gelatin silver process
Dimensions12,5 × 17 cm
Origin Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Object NumberM2014.128.703.13
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso

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