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Gelatin silver print - Houdini's spirit, appearing at his gravesite at the Machpelah Cemetery, New York, NY, 1954 | McCord Museum
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Houdini's spirit, appearing at his gravesite at the Machpelah Cemetery, New York, NY, 1954
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Gelatin silver print

Houdini's spirit, appearing at his gravesite at the Machpelah Cemetery, New York, NY, 1954
Photographer (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
Dimensions20,9 × 25,2 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Origin New York, New York, United States
Object NumberM2014.128.703.65
DivisionPhotography - Documentary Collection
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso
Status
Not on view

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Image Not Availablefor Ceremony at Houdini's grave to commemorate the magician's death, Machpelah Cemetery, New York, NY, 1954
Gelatin silver print
Ceremony at Houdini's grave to commemorate the magician's death, Machpelah Cemetery, New York, NY, 1954
Irving Desfor
1954
M2014.128.703.66
Gravesite of Harry Houdini at the Machpelah Cemetery, New York, NY
Gelatin silver print
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
Gelatin silver print
Gravesite of Harry Houdini at the Machpelah Cemetery, New York, NY
The Standard Flashlight Co.
1927-1975
M2014.128.703.67
Image Not Availablefor Portrait of Hardeen, Jr., after 1945
Gelatin silver print
Portrait of Hardeen, Jr., after 1945
Irving Desfor
after 1945
M2014.128.706.19
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
Houdini on the gravesite of Bartolomeo Bosco in the Catholic cemetery of Friedrichstadt, Dresden, Saxony, about 1905
Gelatin silver print
Houdini on the gravesite of Bartolomeo Bosco in the Catholic cemetery of Friedrichstadt, Dresden, Saxony, about 1905
Inconnu / Unknown
About 1905
M2014.128.702.42
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's dues payable to the A.S.S.R. Bodies of New York City
Invoice
Harry Houdini's dues payable to the A.S.S.R. Bodies of New York City
1925
M2014.128.702.53
Profil portrait of Harry Houdini, New York, NY, about 1919
Gelatin silver print
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
Gelatin silver print
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
Gelatin silver print
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
Gelatin silver print
Portrait of Harry Houdini, New York, NY, about 1919
Apeda
About 1919
M2014.128.703.55

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