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Gelatin silver print - Ceremony at Houdini's grave to commemorate the magician's death, Machpelah Cemetery, New York, NY, 1954 | McCord Museum
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Ceremony at Houdini's grave to commemorate the magician's death, Machpelah Cemetery, New York, NY, 1954
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Gelatin silver print

Ceremony at Houdini's grave to commemorate the magician's death, 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
Dimensions25,4 × 20,7 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Origin New York, New York, United States
Object NumberM2014.128.703.66
DivisionPhotography - Documentary Collection
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso
Status
Not on view

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Image Not Availablefor Houdini's spirit, appearing at his gravesite at the Machpelah Cemetery, New York, NY, 1954
Gelatin silver print
Houdini's spirit, appearing at his gravesite at the Machpelah Cemetery, New York, NY, 1954
Irving Desfor
1954
M2014.128.703.65
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
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
Annual Dinner, Society of American Magicians, New York, NY, 1917
Offset print
Annual Dinner, Society of American Magicians, New York, NY, 1917
Drucker & Co.
1917
M2014.128.703.51
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
Stage program for the Fourth Annual Dinner of The Society of American Magicians, New York, 1908
Program
Stage program for the Fourth Annual Dinner of The Society of American Magicians, New York, 1908
Inconnu / Unknown
1908
M2014.128.624
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
Bess Houdini and Edward Saint at Pacific Coast Association of Magicians Dinner in Seattle, WA, 1941
Gelatin silver print
Bess Houdini and Edward Saint at Pacific Coast Association of Magicians Dinner in Seattle, WA, 1941
Roy M. Peak
1941
M2014.128.705.3
The Magicians Club Dinner and Presentation to Harry Houdini, Savoy Hotel, London, 1920
Gelatin silver print
The Magicians Club Dinner and Presentation to Harry Houdini, Savoy Hotel, London, 1920
Fradelle & Young
1920
M2014.128.678.4
Houdini's Death Defying Mystery
Commemorative envelope
Houdini's Death Defying Mystery
Colorano
1992
M2014.128.710.2
Stamp for the 25th Anniversary of Houdini's death
Stamp
Stamp for the 25th Anniversary of Houdini's death
Inconnu / Unknown
1951
M2014.128.894

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