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Portrait photograph of Harry Houdini, inscribed to "Gentle Reader"

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Billy Rose Theatre Division photograph file

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Harry Houdini

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Harry Houdini, [Autographed]

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Title
Portrait photograph of Harry Houdini, inscribed to "Gentle Reader"
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Division photograph file

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Harry Houdini

Harry Houdini, [Autographed]

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1916-12-08
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-AUTPH (Houdini, Harry)
Topics
Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926
Magicians
Escape artists
Genres
Photographs
Autographs
Publicity photographs
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; on sheet 36 x 26 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20633205
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 26.501.165
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7e610cd0-18b5-013e-e4e5-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1916: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait photograph of Harry Houdini, inscribed to "Gentle Reader"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1916. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7eaaa5a0-18b5-013e-2f5e-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait photograph of Harry Houdini, inscribed to "Gentle Reader"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7eaaa5a0-18b5-013e-2f5e-0242ac110002

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1916). Portrait photograph of Harry Houdini, inscribed to "Gentle Reader" Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7eaaa5a0-18b5-013e-2f5e-0242ac110002

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7eaaa5a0-18b5-013e-2f5e-0242ac110002 | title= (still image) Portrait photograph of Harry Houdini, inscribed to "Gentle Reader", (1916)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 18, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Portrait photograph of Harry Houdini, inscribed to "Gentle Reader"