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Gelatin silver print - Ceremony at Houdini's grave to commemorate the magician's death, Machpelah Cemetery, New York, NY, 1954 | McCord Museum
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Ceremony at Houdini's grave to commemorate the magician's death, Machpelah Cemetery, New York, NY, 1954
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Gelatin silver print

Ceremony at Houdini's grave to commemorate the magician's death, Machpelah Cemetery, New York, NY, 1954
Photographer (1907-1993)
SignatureStamped on back, c. : Photo by / IRVING DESFOR / 69-77-180 ST. / FLUSHING 65, N.Y. / J Amaica 6-0414
InscriptionsHandwritten on back, l.c. : Oct. 31, 1954
Date 1954
Medium / Technique Silver salts on paper
Gelatin silver process
Dimensions25,4 × 20,7 cm
Origin New York, New York, United States
Object NumberM2014.128.703.66
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso

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Gravesite of Harry Houdini at the Machpelah Cemetery, New York, NY
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Inconnu / Unknown
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M2014.128.703.14
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Inconnu / Unknown
1908
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Portrait of Harry Houdini, New York, NY, about 1919
Portrait of Harry Houdini, New York, NY, about 1919
Apeda
About 1919
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Portrait of Harry Houdini, New York, NY, about 1919
Portrait of Harry Houdini, New York, NY, about 1919
Apeda
About 1919
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Portrait of Harry Houdini, New York, NY, about 1919
Portrait of Harry Houdini, New York, NY, about 1919
Apeda
About 1919
M2014.128.703.55
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Apeda
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