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Houdini, in a packing case, is lowered into New York Bay
Summary
Houdini, in a packing case said to contain six hundred pounds of iron weights, is lowered into New York Bay. He is credited with having escaped in two minutes and fifty-five seconds.
Photograph by Dietz, N.Y.
Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in Budapest in 1874. He was one of the most famous and successful magicians of his time, known for his spectacular escape acts and death-defying stunts. Houdini's signature tricks included escaping from handcuffs, straitjackets, and locked boxes, as well as diving into and out of tanks of water while shackled.
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Date
01/01/1914
Location
new jersey
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain
