Harry Houdini letters, 1924.

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Harry Houdini letters, 1924.

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Two letters to Charles David Irwin of Brookline, Massachusetts, in which Houdini, who was then making an investigation of spiritualism, thanks Irwin for clippings concerning an expose which appeared in the Boston Transcript and for photographs, one of which shows "two ghosts"; and one letter from Burton Holmes to Irwin.

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Holmes, Burton, 1870-1958

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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 ...

Irwin, Charles David.

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