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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
Irving Desfor
(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
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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Houdini's spirit, appearing at his gravesite at the Machpelah Cemetery, New York, NY, 1954
Irving Desfor
1954
M2014.128.703.65
Gravesite of Harry Houdini at the Machpelah Cemetery, New York, NY
Inconnu / Unknown
1927-1975
M2014.128.703.18
Gravesite of Harry Houdini at the Machpelah Cemetery, New York, NY
The Standard Flashlight Co.
1927-1975
M2014.128.703.67
Annual Dinner, Society of American Magicians, New York, NY, 1917
Drucker & Co.
1917
M2014.128.703.51
Harry Houdini with his wife and the oriental magician Ching Ling Foo, Brighton Beach, New York, NY, about 1912
Inconnu / Unknown
About 1912
M2014.128.703.14
Stage program for the Fourth Annual Dinner of The Society of American Magicians, New York, 1908
Inconnu / Unknown
1908
M2014.128.624
Profil portrait of Harry Houdini, New York, NY, about 1919
Apeda
About 1919
M2014.128.703.53
Portrait of Harry Houdini, New York, NY, about 1919
Apeda
About 1919
M2014.128.703.56
Portrait of Harry Houdini, New York, NY, about 1919
Apeda
About 1919
M2014.128.703.57
Portrait of Harry Houdini, New York, NY, about 1919
Apeda
About 1919
M2014.128.703.55
Portrait of Harry Houdini and Howard Thurston, New York, NY, about 1920
Apeda
About 1920
M2014.128.703.63
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