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Harry Houdini's death-defying mystery, failure means a drowning death

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Magic scrapbooks and posters

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Series II: Posters

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Title
Harry Houdini's death-defying mystery, failure means a drowning death
Collection

Magic scrapbooks and posters

Series II: Posters

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1908 (Approximate)
Place: Cincinnati, Ohio
Place: New York
Publisher: U.S. Lithographic Co. Russell-Morgan Print
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Mss 2011-31
Topics
Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926
Magic
Genres
Posters
Physical Description
Lithographs
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18891415
MSS Unit ID: 22051
Archives EAD ID: 3372617
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.PERF16_r1
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 332aa160-b2a3-013a-0146-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1908: Issued
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Harry Houdini's death-defying mystery, failure means a drowning death" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1908. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/58abe640-d3cf-013a-4b41-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Harry Houdini's death-defying mystery, failure means a drowning death" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/58abe640-d3cf-013a-4b41-0242ac110003

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1908). Harry Houdini's death-defying mystery, failure means a drowning death Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/58abe640-d3cf-013a-4b41-0242ac110003

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Harry Houdini's death-defying mystery, failure means a drowning death