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Gelatin silver print - Houdini holding a spirit trumpet with reformed medium Mrs. Benninghofen, Chicago, IL, 1926 | McCord Museum
Houdini holding a spirit trumpet with reformed medium Mrs. Benninghofen, Chicago, IL, 1926
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Houdini holding a spirit trumpet with reformed medium Mrs. Benninghofen, Chicago, IL, 1926

Gelatin silver print

Houdini holding a spirit trumpet with reformed medium Mrs. Benninghofen, Chicago, IL, 1926
SignatureL.r. : BUTLER / CHICAGO / 7
InscriptionsHandwritten on back, u.l. : .75
Date About 1926
Medium / Technique Silver salts on card
Gelatin silver process
DimensionsImage: 23,5 × 18,6 cm Support: 25,5 × 20,3 cm
Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States
Object NumberM2014.128.703.22
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso
Status
Not on view

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