Houdiniana & Magic Memorabilia
Sat, Apr 26, 2025 12:00PM EDT
Lot 128
VERNON, Dai (David Verner, 1894 - 1992). Photograph of the ...
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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VERNON, Dai (David Verner, 1894 - 1992). Photograph of the Night Dai Vernon Fooled Houdini. Chicago, 1922. A panoramic banquet photograph captioned, ?Banquet in Honor of Houdini given by Chicago Assembly Society of American Magicians Ass'n. Great Northern Hotel Feb 6. 1922." Pictured at large tables in the hotel ballroom are Houdini, Russel Walsh, Harlan Tarbell, Dr. A.M. Wilson, Eddie McLaughlin, a young Laurie Ireland and Ade Duval, Sam Margules, and Dai Vernon. 10 ? x 17 ?". Neatly laminated, else near fine. A SCARCE image captured on the night Vernon, still a young man, earned the moniker that would serve him in great stead for years to come: ?The Man Who Fooled Houdini." Kevin Connolly Collection.
