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Wild About Harry
- 1971: Year of the Torture Cell(s)
- Houdini Periodical Bibliography Revised 3rd Edition
- Talking Houdini with S.A.M. Virtual Assembly #1
- Magic mural in Wauseon, Ohio
- Inside Houdini's Los Angeles Orpheum
- Harry and the Highwire released in the UK
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- Visiting the SAM Hall of Fame in Whittier
- Own a replica Steel Straitjacket from Houdini '53
- Houdini, Ragtime, and the Valentine
Carnegie Magic Detective
- Houdini Playing Cards For Sale
- The Next Podcast Will Be on Dr. Sesrad Meyers. Who???
- Doug Henning Styled Shoes - For Kids
- Majinga Is Gone But Not Forgotten
- Exposing Magic!
- February is Over And the Moon Is Still Here: David Copperfield Update!
- Chita Rivera Has Died
- Houdini vs Dunninger Water Torture Cells
- Florida Magic Collector's Conference 2024
- The Rice and Water Mystery
New York Times
- The Real Lives of Early 20th-Century Celebrities, as Depicted in ‘Ragtime’
- When Harry Met Harry
- A Mysterious Autograph Hound’s Book Is Up for Auction
- Overlooked No More: Rose Mackenberg, Houdini’s Secret ‘Ghost-Buster’
- He’s a Young Black Magician. People Ask: ‘Are You the New Houdini?’
- Part of a Magic Act
- Tony Oursler’s Paranormal Possessions
- The Musical ‘Houdini’ Travels a Bumpy Path
- A Box of Tricks, Studio Size
- ‘Houdini,’ With Adrien Brody, on the History Channel
Google News
- Who Killed Harry Houdini? - Theories About His Mysterious Death - Popular Mechanics
- Harry Houdini at 150: A look at the master magician's Jewish roots - The Jerusalem Post
- On this day in history, October 31, 1926, escape artist Harry Houdini shackled eternally by Grim Reaper - Fox News
- Harry Houdini's 150th birthday magic and history on display in Appleton - Fox11online.com
- 'Houdini's Last Handcuffs' Wins the Firebird Book Award in the Fantasy Category - News Channel Nebraska
- This day in history: Harry Houdini dies in Detroit on Halloween - CBS News
- Harry Houdini: The Man Who Inspired Superheroes - IGN
- Magician will bring Harry Houdini to life at Harrisburg mansion - PennLive
- Harry Houdini's Death: Was It Really by Sucker Punch? - The Collector
- Was Harry Houdini Really Killed By A Punch To The Stomach? - All That's Interesting
Tag Archives: newspapers
71 East Eagle Street: Another Houdini Address?
By Tom Interval In September 1856, homeowner E.A. Rockwell petitioned the Buffalo Common Council to build a 7 x 14′ addition to his one-story home at 71 East Eagle Street in Buffalo, New York. Little did he know that 39 … Continue reading
Posted in 305 East 69th St., 71 East Eagle St., Buildings, Homes, Life Phases, Locations, Young Man
Tagged 1895, 71 east eagle street, buffalo, clippings, e, harry houdini, Homes, houdini, houses, lived, living, new york, news, newspapers, quarters, residence, residents, st, young houdini, Youth
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Mademoiselle Houdini
By Tom Interval From the time Harry Houdini graced the stage in the early 1890s as one of the two Brothers Houdini, to the day he died in 1926, he earned a superabundant paper-flood of press coverage. Whether he was mentioned … Continue reading
Posted in Bess, Popular Science Monthly
Tagged articles, ball and chain, beatrice, bess, bess houdini, bessie, clippings, equality, escapes, houdini, mentions, mrs h, mrs houdini, newspapers, oregon boot, photos, public relations, publicity
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Houdini’s Suspended Straitjacket Escape at Police Field Day Games
By Tom Interval There’s no enviable day to die, but if you’re a magician, and you have to cash in your chips, anyway, it might as well be on Halloween. That’s exactly what Harry Houdini did 91 years ago today: … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Death, Escapes, Halloween, Straitjacket
Tagged athletics, clippings, competitions, coney island, contests, escapes, events, exhibitions, fairs, games, gravesend, harry houdini, horses, hotel mcalpin, houdini, images, new york, new york times, newspapers, nypd, photos, pictures, police, police field day games, pomp and circumstance, race track, races, racetrack, sam, sheepshead bay, society of american magicians, straight-jackets, straightjackets, strait-jackets, straitjackets, suspended, upside down, upsidedown
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