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[Harry Houdini, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, in chains] – Vintage Wall Art

[Harry Houdini, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, in chains], c1905. — historic photograph
[Harry Houdini, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, in chains], c1905.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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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Here Harry Houdini stands full length, turned to the right, with heavy chains wrapped around his body, a publicity image of the kind he used to build his reputation as an escape artist. Made around 1905, when he was touring vaudeville and dime-museum stages with challenges to lock and restraint, the picture shows the stagecraft behind his act, with the chains serving as both prop and promise. The "Handcuff King" note on the record reflects the nickname he earned for daring audiences to bind him, a showmanship that made him one of the most famous performers of his era.

Created / publishedc1905.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesHarry Houdini, Handcuff King.
SubjectsHoudini, Harry,--1874-1926--Performances.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,257 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-188769

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