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[Harry Houdini, standing alongside of Theodore Roosevelt, on S.S. Imperator(?), full-length] – Antique Print

[Harry Houdini, standing alongside of Theodore Roosevelt, on S.S. Imperator(?), full-length], [1914] — historic photograph
[Harry Houdini, standing alongside of Theodore Roosevelt, on S.S. Imperator(?), full-length], [1914]. Historic photograph from the Presidents 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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This historic photograph of [Harry Houdini, standing alongside of Theodore Roosevelt, on S.S. Imperator(?), full-length] brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Harry Houdini, standing alongside of Theodore Roosevelt, on S.S. Imperator(?), full-length]

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This picture places escape artist Harry Houdini beside former president Theodore Roosevelt on what the record tentatively identifies as the S.S. Imperator, a ship whose name carries a question mark in the catalog. The Imperator, a Hamburg America Line liner that entered service in 1913, was among the largest passenger ships afloat, so the setting points to a transatlantic crossing. Roosevelt had left the presidency in 1909 but remained a celebrated public figure, and Houdini was one of the best-known performers in the world, which made their pairing a natural subject for photographers.

Created / published[1914]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenreGroup portraits 1910-1920.Portrait photographs 1910-1920.Photographic prints 1910-1920.
SubjectsHoudini, Harry,--1874-1926. Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,281 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-186953

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