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Houdini's Startling  Expose of Chicago's Fake Medium
Houdini's Startling Expose of Chicago's Fake Medium

Magic poster

Houdini's Startling Expose of Chicago's Fake Medium
SignatureL.c. :  [...] PRINTING / TRADES / AMERICAN / LABEL / [...] / CHICAGO / 176
Date 1920-1926
Dimensions36.9 × 27.7 cm (14 1/2 × 10 7/8 in.)
Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States
Object NumberM2014.128.598
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso

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