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Bert Williams

Date: 1921
Description: White Studio portrait of vaudevillian Bert Williams.
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Houdini, Harry

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Description: Harry Houdini in chains and ropes. He is tied to a wheel on a locomotive.
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Vernon Castle

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Description: Studio portrait of Vernon Castle wearing a wing collar.
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Al Harveaux, Acrobat and Contortionist

Date: 1910
Description: Allie Harveaux, an acrobat, in a promotional photograph for his balancing act. His body is parallel to the floor supported only by his right hand which is ...
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Houdini in Chains

Date: 1922
Description: Harry Houdini, the well-known escape artist, was born in Budapest, Hungary and raised in Appleton, Wisconsin. At the time of his immigration his name was s...
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Portrait of Harry Houdini

Date: 1922
Description: Quarter-length publicity portrait of renowned escape artist Harry Houdini.
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Portrait of Harry Houdini

Date: 1919
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini.
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Mr. & Mrs. Houdini

Date: 1926
Description: Harry and Bess (Beatrice) Houdini in formal attire, the year of his death from acute appendicitis.
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USS Franklin Crew at Show

Date: 03 1945
Description: Surviving crew members of the USS Franklin watching an amateur vaudeville on their hanger deck, seven says after their disaster. The USS Franklin...
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USS Franklin Crew Applauding

Date: 03 1945
Description: Surviving crew members of the USS Franklin watching an amateur vaudeville on their hanger deck, seven says after their disaster. The USS Franklin...

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