Houdini letterhead from 1912 - Public domain book scan / engraving
Summary
Letterhead with cameo portrait of Harry Houdini in profile; a note signed by Houdini identifies this item as his steel engraving letterhead of 1912, made in Bradford, England.
From the collections of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division.
From the Oscar Teale Houdini scrapbook
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.
Tags
Date
01/01/1912
Location
bradford
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain