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Under Water Packing Crate Escape

Date: 1914
Description: Harry Houdini, born Erik Weisz in Hungary and raised as Erich Weiss in Appleton, Wisconsin, preparing to do one of his famous escapes, this time from a sub...
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Houdini in Chains

Date: 1919
Description: Harry Houdini in a scene from the silent motion picture, "The Grim Game."
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Teatro Campesino Acto

Date: 1967
Description: Teatro Campesino acto or skit dramatizing the experiences of Hispanic workers in America. Four actors stand together in costume with signs around their nec...
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Carol Brewster and Skip Homeier in Death Valley Days

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Description: Claire Vernon (Carol Brewster) sits on a wooden bench outside a building next to Reverend Ben Darniell (Skip Homeier) in a scene from the episode "The Figh...

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