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Gelatin silver print
Bess Houdini receiving the Key to the City from Baltimore Mayor Howard W. Jackson, Baltimore, MD, about 1935
Photographer
Inconnu / Unknown
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
InscriptionsHandwritten, b. : Mrs. Harry Houdini / Dr. Edw. Saint / Howard W. Jackson / Mayor / Paul Heese; handwritten on back, l.r. : 7/37 / H.F.
Date
About 1935
Medium / Technique
Silver salts on paper
Gelatin silver process
Gelatin silver process
Dimensions14,1 × 10,8 cm
Origin
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Object NumberM2014.128.705.1
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso
Status
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Admission ticket for the appearance of Harry Houdini in Baltimore
1925
M2014.128.702.18
Some Magic Dealers, Past and Present, Here and Abroad, Baltimore, Maryland, 1946
Inconnu / Unknown
1946
M2014.128.665
Bess Houdini, Hollywood, California, 1935
The Little Photo Studio
1935
M2014.128.676.3
Portrait of Bess Houdini, about 1940
Inconnu / Unknown
About 1940
M2014.128.705.17
Group portrait with Bess Houdini and Edward Saint, about 1940
Inconnu / Unknown
About 1940
M2014.128.705.16.1
George, Prince of Wales receiving salutes from British Contingents, military review, Quebec Tercentenary, Quebec City, QC, 1908
Keystone View Company
1908/07/24
MP-1981.94.45.1-2
George, Prince of Wales receiving salutes from British Contingents, military review, Quebec Tercentenary, Quebec City, QC, 1908
Keystone View Company
1908/07/24
MP-1981.94.45.2
George, Prince of Wales receiving salutes from British Contingents, military review, Quebec Tercentenary, Quebec City, QC, 1908
Keystone View Company
1908/07/24
MP-1981.94.45.1
Houdini's key collection, Houdini Magical Hall of Fame, Niagara Falls, ON, after 1968
Inconnu / Unknown
M2014.128.702.135
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