HOUDINI (Erik Weisz, 1874 – 1926). Press Photo of Houdini's Shelton Hotel Pool Breath Hold. New York, 1926. Vintage press photograph of Houdini stepping from the metal coffin constructed for his record-setting breath hold underwater at the Shelton Hotel on August 5, 1926. 7 x 9". Wide World stamps and snipe to verso.