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Gelatin silver print - Portrait of Harry Houdini and his voisin biplane, about 1910 | McCord Museum
Portrait of Harry Houdini and his voisin biplane, about 1910
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Portrait of Harry Houdini and his voisin biplane, about 1910
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 Houdini and his voisin biplane, about 1910
Photographer
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
InscriptionsL.c. : HOUDINI AND HIS VOISIN BI-PLANE / (THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL AVIATOR IN AUSTRALIA); stamped on back, c.l. : Reproduced from the collection of the Library of Congress; handwritten on back, u.l. : 10643 / P5
Period 20e siècle
Medium / Technique Silver salts on paper
Gelatin silver process
Dimensions25,5 × 20,6 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Object NumberM2014.128.703.69
DivisionPhotography - Documentary Collection
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso
Status
Not on view

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Houdini piloting his voisin biplane, Melbourne, Australia, 1910
Gelatin silver print
Houdini piloting his voisin biplane, Melbourne, Australia, 1910
Inconnu / Unknown
About 1910
M2014.128.703.45
Houdini Piloting his Voisin Biplane in Australia, 1910
Photographic print
Houdini Piloting his Voisin Biplane in Australia, 1910
Inconnu / Unknown
after 1910
M2014.128.588
Harry Houdini seated in cockpit of his biplane, about 1910
Gelatin silver print
Harry Houdini seated in cockpit of his biplane, about 1910
Inconnu / Unknown
M2014.128.703.68
Harry Houdini in white trunks escapes from his handcuffs and his leg irons, about 1906
Gelatin silver print
Harry Houdini in white trunks escapes from his handcuffs and his leg irons, about 1906
Inconnu / Unknown
M2014.128.702.140
Scanned at 600dpi
Gelatin silver print
Harry Houdini reading a book in his library, about 1925
Inconnu / Unknown
About 1925
M2014.128.703.39
Harry Houdini with his wife and the oriental magician Ching Ling Foo, Brighton Beach, New York, NY, about 1912
Gelatin silver print
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
Count Jacques de Lesseps and his Schreck biplane G-CAJN over Quebec City, QC, about 1910
Transparency
Count Jacques de Lesseps and his Schreck biplane G-CAJN over Quebec City, QC, about 1910
Inconnu / Unknown
About 1910
MP-0000.25.1052
Harry Houdini in his workshop, New Jersey, NY, about 1925
Gelatin silver print
Harry Houdini in his workshop, New Jersey, NY, about 1925
Brown Brothers
About 1925
M2014.128.703.37
Harry Houdini with his wife and mother, Philadelphia, PA, about 1907
Gelatin silver print
Harry Houdini with his wife and mother, Philadelphia, PA, about 1907
Frederick Gutekunst
About 1907
M2014.128.703.11
Letter from Ehrich Weiss (Harry Houdini) to his mother Cecilia Steiner Weiss
Colour transparency
Letter from Ehrich Weiss (Harry Houdini) to his mother Cecilia Steiner Weiss
Inconnu / Unknown
M2014.128.702.61
Stuart Cumberland, with Dr Irving on his right and Houdini on his left, London, England, 1920
Gelatin silver print
Stuart Cumberland, with Dr Irving on his right and Houdini on his left, London, England, 1920
Inconnu / Unknown
after 1920
M2014.128.702.31
Crates used by Houdini for his performances, Houdini Magical Hall of Fame, Niagara Falls, ON, after 1968
Gelatin silver print
Crates used by Houdini for his performances, Houdini Magical Hall of Fame, Niagara Falls, ON, after 1968
Inconnu / Unknown
M2014.128.702.136

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