[Scrapbook comprising letters, photographs, clippings, etc. of/or relating to Harry Houdini [microform] 1904-1926 / Quincy Kilby, compiler].

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[Scrapbook comprising letters, photographs, clippings, etc. of/or relating to Harry Houdini [microform] 1904-1926 / Quincy Kilby, compiler].

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This scrapbook was compiled by Houdini's good friend Quincy Kilby, a Brookline resident and Boston theater impresario. Materials in this large volume were collected over a twenty-year period and include personal letters, photographs, programs, newspapers clippings, and other unique memorabilia. Knowing that Kilby was amassing this collection, Houdini would send him items specifically.

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Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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Boston Public Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Manuscripts.

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Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926

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Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-born American escape artist, illusionist, stunt performer and mysteriarch, noted for his escape acts. He first attracted notice in vaudeville in the United States and then as "Harry 'Handcuff' Houdini" on a tour of Europe, where he challenged police forces to keep him locked up. Soon he extended his repertoire to include chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, straitjackets under water, and having to escape from ...

Kilby, Quincy

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