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Houdini in His Latest Incredible Invention, the Double Fold Death Defying Water Mystery. Failure Means a Drowning Death

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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COLLECTION
Houdiniana

SUB-COLLECTION
Series V: Posters

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Houdini in His Latest Incredible Invention, the Double Fold Death Defying Water Mystery. Failure Means a Drowning Death

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Title
Houdini in His Latest Incredible Invention, the Double Fold Death Defying Water Mystery. Failure Means a Drowning Death
Additional title: Color lithograph poster publicizing Harry Houdini's magic performance, illustrating him in a cutaway view in a crate, crouched in a milk can as assistants fill it with water
Names
Russell & Morgan Printing Company (Lithographer)
Collection

Houdiniana

Series V: Posters

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1911
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Mss 2016-010
Shelf locator: Treasures Room [b. Framed]
Topics
Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926
Escape artists
Magic
Magic tricks
Magicians
Genres
Posters
Lithographs
Notes
Content: Color lithograph poster
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 1 poster : color lithograph ; 114 x 79 cm
Framed
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20947518
MSS Unit ID: 30057
Archives EAD ID: 3209611
Photo Order: 66843
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 71688820-fd9f-013b-a69a-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1911: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Houdini in His Latest Incredible Invention, the Double Fold Death Defying Water Mystery. Failure Means a Drowning Death" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1911. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/540d4e70-a901-013d-a2ac-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Houdini in His Latest Incredible Invention, the Double Fold Death Defying Water Mystery. Failure Means a Drowning Death" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/540d4e70-a901-013d-a2ac-0242ac110002

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1911). Houdini in His Latest Incredible Invention, the Double Fold Death Defying Water Mystery. Failure Means a Drowning Death Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/540d4e70-a901-013d-a2ac-0242ac110002

Wikipedia Citation

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Houdini in His Latest Incredible Invention, the Double Fold Death Defying Water Mystery. Failure Means a Drowning Death