This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/19/2021
Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz). Photograph of Houdini Outdoor Straightjacket Escape, Inscribed and Signed. Providence, Rhode Island, 1917. Oversize photograph shows a throng gathered on the streets of Providence on March 7, 1917, watching Houdini, hanging suspended above the street from a block and tackle, as he escapes from a straightjacket. 10 ¾ x 13 ½”. Old cloth backing; folds and wear visible. Inscribed an initialed in black ink by Houdini in the lower left, “Bet 80,000 and / 100,000 people / HH” and with an inked arrow pointing to Houdini hanging from the building. Scarce.