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[Harry Houdini with his mother Cecilia Steiner Weiss, Rochester, New York] – Historic Print

[Harry Houdini with his mother Cecilia Steiner Weiss, Rochester, New York], [1907 or 1908] — historic photograph
[Harry Houdini with his mother Cecilia Steiner Weiss, Rochester, New York], [1907 or 1908]. Historic photograph from the New York City 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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[Harry Houdini with his mother Cecilia Steiner Weiss, Rochester, New York]

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Away from the stage and its handcuffs and water tanks, this photograph shows Harry Houdini beside his mother, Cecilia Steiner Weiss. The Library of Congress dates it to 1907 or 1908 and places it in Rochester, New York, during the years when Houdini was building his reputation as an escape artist. He was known for keeping his mother close through his touring life. Her death on June 17, 1913, hit him hard, and this picture offers a quieter counterpart to the public figure of his later fame.

Created / published[1907 or 1908]
Medium1 photographic print.
Genrebut dated 1908."
NotesProfoundly attached to his mother, Houdini was devastated by her death on June 17, 1913. If God in his greatness ever sent an angel on earth in human form
SubjectsHoudini, Harry,--1874-1926--Family. Weiss, Cecilia Steiner.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,231 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-188775

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