HOUDINI HARRY Small photographic portrait of Houdinis mothe

Sale 1911 - Lot 56

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HOUDINI, HARRY. Small photographic portrait of Houdini's mother,<> standing on a dock amongst a group of people as she bids farewell to her son as he sails for Europe, a silver print in 4x5 inch format; mistakenly dated 1910 on the verso in pencil. New York, 1913

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The view as offered in this photograph represents what was Houdini's last look at his mother. She died very shortly afterward and Houdini quickly returned from Europe. A similar photo is reproduced on page 111 of Doug Henning's Houdini (1977).<