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Gelatin silver print - Harry Houdini hangs suspended upside-down over a street in a Straitjacket, Washington, DC, 1922 | McCord Museum
Harry Houdini hangs suspended upside-down over a street in a Straitjacket, Washington, DC, 1922
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Harry Houdini hangs suspended upside-down over a street in a Straitjacket, Washington, DC, 1922
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

Harry Houdini hangs suspended upside-down over a street in a Straitjacket, Washington, DC, 1922
Photographer
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
InscriptionsB. : HOUDINI FREE FROM / STRAIGHT JACKET / WASHINGTON DC JAN 12 1922; printed on back, c. : Reproduced from the collection of the Library of Congress; handwritten on back, u.r. : RS 10660
Period 20e siècle
Medium / Technique Silver salts on paper
Gelatin silver process
Dimensions25,4 × 20,6 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Origin Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Object NumberM2014.128.702.147
DivisionPhotography - Documentary Collection
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso
Status
Not on view

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Gelatin silver print
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Inconnu / Unknown
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