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Gelatin silver print - Portrait of Bess Houdini, about 1940 | McCord Museum
Portrait of Bess Houdini, about 1940
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Portrait of Bess Houdini, about 1940
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

Portrait of Bess Houdini, about 1940
Photographer
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
Date About 1940
Medium / Technique Silver salts on paper
Gelatin silver process
Dimensions25,3 × 20,3 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Object NumberM2014.128.705.17
DivisionPhotography - Documentary Collection
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso
Status
Not on view

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Group portrait with Bess Houdini and Edward Saint, about 1940
Gelatin silver print
Group portrait with Bess Houdini and Edward Saint, about 1940
Inconnu / Unknown
About 1940
M2014.128.705.16.1
Portrait of Bess Houdini, Los Angeles, CA, about 1940
Gelatin silver print
Portrait of Bess Houdini, Los Angeles, CA, about 1940
Paul Grenbeaux
About 1940
M2014.128.705.15
Group portrait with Bess Houdini, Seattle, WA, about 1940
Gelatin silver print
Group portrait with Bess Houdini, Seattle, WA, about 1940
Roy M. Peak
About 1940
M2014.128.705.18
Bess Houdini receiving the Key to the City from Baltimore Mayor Howard W. Jackson, Baltimore, MD, about 1935
Gelatin silver print
Bess Houdini receiving the Key to the City from Baltimore Mayor Howard W. Jackson, Baltimore, MD, about 1935
Inconnu / Unknown
About 1935
M2014.128.705.1
Portrait of Harry and Bess Houdini, Chicago, IL, about 1923
Gelatin silver print
Portrait of Harry and Bess Houdini, Chicago, IL, about 1923
Butler Photography
About 1923
M2014.128.703.44
Harry and Bess Houdini with the Welsh Brothers Circus, 1895
Gelatin silver print
Harry and Bess Houdini with the Welsh Brothers Circus, 1895
Inconnu / Unknown
1895
M2014.128.703.2
Publicity poster for Harry and Bess Houdini "Metamorphosis" show, after 1895
Colour transparency
Publicity poster for Harry and Bess Houdini "Metamorphosis" show, after 1895
Inconnu / Unknown
M2014.128.702.62
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
Bess Houdini, Hollywood, California, 1935
Gelatin silver print
Bess Houdini, Hollywood, California, 1935
The Little Photo Studio
1935
M2014.128.676.3
Card from Harry Houdini to Bess Houdini
Autograph card
Card from Harry Houdini to Bess Houdini
1919
M2014.128.702.3
Letter to W. Crowel from Bess Houdini
Letter
Letter to W. Crowel from Bess Houdini
1934
M2014.128.705.10
Autographs of Wallace Lee Wallace and Bess Houdini
Autograph
Autographs of Wallace Lee Wallace and Bess Houdini
1937
M2014.128.705.9

This project is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Azrieli Foundation and Canadian Heritage.