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Europe's eclipsing sensation: Harry Houdini, the world's handcuff king and prison breaker

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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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Europe's eclipsing sensation: Harry Houdini, the world's handcuff king and prison breaker

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Title
Europe's eclipsing sensation: Harry Houdini, the world's handcuff king and prison breaker
Collection

Magic scrapbooks and posters

Series II: Posters

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1900 (Approximate)
Publisher: U.S. Lithographic Co. Russell-Morgan Print
Edition: #9548
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Mss 2011-31
Topics
Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926
Genres
Posters
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18891415
MSS Unit ID: 22051
Archives EAD ID: 3208533
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1aa6ffe0-4845-0139-a3f9-0242ac110004
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

  • 1900: Issued
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Europe's eclipsing sensation: Harry Houdini, the world's handcuff king and prison breaker" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5cfbf49-a59d-7548-e040-e00a18060aef

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Europe's eclipsing sensation: Harry Houdini, the world's handcuff king and prison breaker" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5cfbf49-a59d-7548-e040-e00a18060aef

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1900). Europe's eclipsing sensation: Harry Houdini, the world's handcuff king and prison breaker Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5cfbf49-a59d-7548-e040-e00a18060aef

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b5cfbf49-a59d-7548-e040-e00a18060aef | title= (still image) Europe's eclipsing sensation: Harry Houdini, the world's handcuff king and prison breaker, (1900) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Europe's eclipsing sensation: Harry Houdini, the world's handcuff king and prison breaker