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HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Candid Photograph of Houdini his Dog Charlie, and a Little Person. (Kansas City), ca. 1907. Sepia tone full-length postcard-size photograph of Houdini standing with a little person, Herr Genenolal [?] in his arms. Houdini’s white dog, Charlie, stands in the foreground with his back to the camera. 5 1/2x 3 1/8”. With old penciled notations across the image, likely in Bess Houdini’s hand, identifying the location and the subjects of the picture. Old folds, clipped corners, chips. Likely an unpublished image and the first example we have encountered. Houdini’s dog Charlie was a gift to the magician from the Grand Duke of Russian in 1903. As Harry and Beatrice toured Europe, the Pomeranian was occasionally smuggled across borders using techniques of concealment favored by the great Chinese magician Ching Ling Foo.