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| Crowd watching Harry Houdini, Over 500,000 people gathered in front of the Sun Building to watch Harry Houdini hang upside-down, 50 feet above the ground, for the two and a half minutes it took for him to escape from a straitjacket, Charles Street, Baltimore, April 26, 1916 |
Showing posts with label Austrian-Hungarian-born American. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Harry Houdini
Friday, August 10, 2012
Harry Houdini
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| Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz, later Ehrich Weiss or Harry Weiss; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was an Austrian-Hungarian-born American stunt performer, noted for his sensational escape acts. (top photo, Houdini and Mrs. Houdini five years after their runaway marriage) |
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