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Alexander the Conjuror (Alexander Heimbürger) and his wife with Harry Houdini and Bess Houdini, probably in Heimbürger's garden

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Billy Rose Theatre Collection photograph file

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Title
Alexander the Conjuror (Alexander Heimbürger) and his wife with Harry Houdini and Bess Houdini, probably in Heimbürger's garden
Collection

Billy Rose Theatre Collection photograph file

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Alexander the Conjuror (Alexander Heimbürger)

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1850 - 2020
Date Created: 1900 - 1909 (Approximate)
Place: probably Cologne, Germany
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Pho A (Alexander the Conjuror)
Topics
Heimbürger, Alexander, 1819-1909 -- Magicians
Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926 -- Houdini, Beatrice, 1876-1943 -- Magicians -- Heimbürger, Alexander, 1819-1909
Genres
Photographs
Physical Description
Photographic prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4d681ae0-c52d-012f-5a61-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1850: Created (Approximate)
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Alexander the Conjuror (Alexander Heimbürger) and his wife with Harry Houdini and Bess Houdini, probably in Heimbürger's garden" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850 - 2020. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-d5c8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Alexander the Conjuror (Alexander Heimbürger) and his wife with Harry Houdini and Bess Houdini, probably in Heimbürger's garden" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-d5c8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1850 - 2020). Alexander the Conjuror (Alexander Heimbürger) and his wife with Harry Houdini and Bess Houdini, probably in Heimbürger's garden Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-d5c8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Alexander the Conjuror (Alexander Heimbürger) and his wife with Harry Houdini and Bess Houdini, probably in Heimbürger's garden