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Houdini piloting his voisin biplane, Melbourne, Australia, 1910
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Houdini piloting his voisin biplane, Melbourne, Australia, 1910

Gelatin silver print

Houdini piloting his voisin biplane, Melbourne, Australia, 1910
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
InscriptionsB. : HOUDINI PILOTING HIS VOISIN BIPLANE. THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL AVIATOR IN AUSTRALIA. / WINS THE AUSTRALIAN AERO LEAGUES TROPHY, MARCH 15TH. 1910. MELBOURNE. AUSTRALIA.
Date About 1910
Medium / Technique Silver salts on paper
Gelatin silver process
Dimensions19,8 × 25 cm
Origin Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Object NumberM2014.128.703.45
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso
Status
Not on view

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Inconnu / Unknown
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Portrait of Harry Houdini and his voisin biplane, about 1910
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Inconnu / Unknown
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George B. Foster piloting RAF biplane, copied for George B. Foster in 1918
Inconnu / Unknown
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Inconnu / Unknown
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Inconnu / Unknown
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Inconnu / Unknown
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Inconnu / Unknown
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Crates used by Houdini for his performances, Houdini Magical Hall of Fame, Niagara Falls, ON, after 1968
Crates used by Houdini for his performances, Houdini Magical Hall of Fame, Niagara Falls, ON, after 1968
Inconnu / Unknown
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Jean in wedding dress with bridesmaids Mary and Bessie, Australia(?), 1937
Jean in wedding dress with bridesmaids Mary and Bessie, Australia(?), 1937
Inconnu / Unknown
1937/08
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Inconnu / Unknown
1914
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