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Gelatin silver print - Harry Houdini, wrapped in chains, prepares to plunge into water, Providence, RI, 1911 | McCord Museum
Harry Houdini, wrapped in chains, prepares to plunge into water, Providence, RI, 1911
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Harry Houdini, wrapped in chains, prepares to plunge into water, Providence, RI, 1911
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, wrapped in chains, prepares to plunge into water, Providence, RI, 1911
Photographer
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
InscriptionsPrinted on back, t. : Reproduced from the collection of the Library of Congress; handwritten on back, u.r. : 23534 / 1; handwritten on back, l.r. : Harry Houdini, / Providence Keith Theatre, 1911.
Period 20e siècle
Medium / Technique Silver salts on paper
Gelatin silver process
Dimensions20 × 25,4 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Origin Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Object NumberM2014.128.702.149
DivisionPhotography - Documentary Collection
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso
Status
Not on view

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Gelatin silver print
Harry Houdini, wrapped in chains, prepares to plunge into water, about 1911
Inconnu / Unknown
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Harry Houdini seated and bound up in chains, about 1920
Inconnu / Unknown
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about 1908
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1900-1926
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Book
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1976
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1992
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