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Gelatin silver print - Portrait of Harry and Bess Houdini, Chicago, IL, about 1923 | McCord Museum
Portrait of Harry and Bess Houdini, Chicago, IL, about 1923
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Portrait of Harry and Bess Houdini, Chicago, IL, about 1923
You can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes. Need more information about image licensing or a higher resolution image? Read our Photographic Services and Copyright page.

Gelatin silver print

Portrait of Harry and Bess Houdini, Chicago, IL, about 1923
Photographer
SignatureL.l. : BUTLER / CHICAGO
InscriptionsHandwritten, c.l. : To / Laurence G. Newman / from / Beatrice Houdini; handwritten on label, l.r. : Houdini; handwritten on back, u.l. : 1923
Date About 1923
Medium / Technique Silver salts on card
Gelatin silver process
DimensionsImage: 18,8 × 23,5 cm Support: 19,7 × 24,6 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States
Object NumberM2014.128.703.44
DivisionPhotography - Documentary Collection
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso
Status
Not on view

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