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Display of posters, signs, and props to promote a performance by Harry Houdini at the Salem Theatre, Salem, Mass

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Houdiniana

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Series IV: Photographs

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Display of posters, signs, and props to promote a performance by Harry Houdini at the Salem Theatre, Salem, Mass

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Title
Display of posters, signs, and props to promote a performance by Harry Houdini at the Salem Theatre, Salem, Mass
Collection

Houdiniana

Series IV: Photographs

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1906-04 (Inferred)
Place: Salem, Mass
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Mss 2016-010
Topics
Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926
Escape artists
Magic
Magic tricks
Magicians
Salem Theatre (Salem, Mass.)
Advertising -- Performing arts
Genres
Photographs
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20947518
MSS Unit ID: 30057
Archives EAD ID: 3380239
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5e04ae90-c555-012f-f934-3c075448cc4b
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

  • 1906: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Display of posters, signs, and props to promote a performance by Harry Houdini at the Salem Theatre, Salem, Mass" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1906. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9e8c3294-fdfb-9b91-e040-e00a18065432

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Display of posters, signs, and props to promote a performance by Harry Houdini at the Salem Theatre, Salem, Mass" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9e8c3294-fdfb-9b91-e040-e00a18065432

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1906). Display of posters, signs, and props to promote a performance by Harry Houdini at the Salem Theatre, Salem, Mass Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9e8c3294-fdfb-9b91-e040-e00a18065432

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9e8c3294-fdfb-9b91-e040-e00a18065432 | title= (still image) Display of posters, signs, and props to promote a performance by Harry Houdini at the Salem Theatre, Salem, Mass, (1906)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 15, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Display of posters, signs, and props to promote a performance by Harry Houdini at the Salem Theatre, Salem, Mass