[Houdini at gravesite alone and with his brother William Weiss, New York, New York] – Vintage Print
![[Houdini at gravesite alone and with his brother William Weiss, New York, New York], [ca. 1914] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/0e/0ee853b47fbd-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: [Houdini at gravesite alone and with his brother William Weiss, New York, New York], preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Houdini at gravesite alone and with his brother William Weiss, New York, New York]
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Here Houdini appears at a family grave with his brother William Weiss, and then alone, in three prints that capture the site before its large monument stood in place. Houdini established the plot for the Weiss family, chiefly his mother and himself, and the exedra monument was not unveiled until October 1, 1916. The pictures show the magician planning his own resting place years before his death in 1926. Beatrice Houdini came here to mourn him, but she was buried elsewhere.
| Created / published | [ca. 1914] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 3 photographic prints. |
| Genre | Group portraits 1910-1920.Portrait photographs 1910-1920.Photographic prints 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Edward Saint Collection. Houdini is shown here first with his brother William and, then, alone. This gravesite was established by Houdini for the Weiss Family, first and foremost his mother and himself. The large exedra monument, not yet in place, was unveiled on October 1, 1916. Although Beatrice Houdini came here to mourn her husband, she was buried elsewhere. |
| Subjects | Houdini, Harry,--1874-1926--Family. Tombs & sepulchral monuments--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920. Cemeteries--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 922 × 768 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-152196 |
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