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Houdini's vanishing elephant

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M-U-M

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M-U-M, vol. 17, no. 58

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Houdini's vanishing elephant

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Title
Houdini's vanishing elephant
Additional title: Houdini's latest sensational illusion at the New York Hippodrome. One of the outstanding features of Charles Dillingham's Colossal Musical Revue "Cheer-Up"
Names
Society of American Magicians (Author)
Collection

M-U-M

M-U-M, vol. 17, no. 58

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1918-01
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: MZCA+ (M-U-M)
Topics
Magic tricks
Society of American Magicians
Magicians
Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926 -- Hippodrome Theatre (Organization : New York, N.Y.) -- Dillingham, C. B. (Charles Bancroft), 1868-1934 -- Magic -- Magicians
Genres
Photographs
Clippings
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15181992
Digital Gallery Image ID: ps_the_2802
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c8587170-0622-0132-2e9b-58d385a7b928
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

  • 1918: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Houdini's vanishing elephant" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1918-01. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c913e8b0-0622-0132-0de3-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Houdini's vanishing elephant" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c913e8b0-0622-0132-0de3-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1918-01). Houdini's vanishing elephant Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c913e8b0-0622-0132-0de3-58d385a7b928

Wikipedia Citation

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Houdini's vanishing elephant