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Sat, Apr 8, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Apr 9, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Lot 309

Houdini Family Photograph.

Estimate: $700 - $900

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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini Family Photograph. Circa 1909. Houdini peeks out from a doorway on the steps of his wife’s family home, surrounded by his wife Bess, her sister, and her mother. Old ink notations on the recto, likely in the hand of one of the Hinson family members, identifies each person in the photograph. 6 ¾ x 4 ½”. Old tears crudely repaired by tape on recto and verso; sold as-is. An important and intimate photograph of Houdini and his family.

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