Houdini slideshow

By at 12:58 pm Thursday, Apr 5

Smithsonian has posted an interesting short slideshow of images and artifacts celebrating the life of Harry Houdini. From the description of this vintage show poster:
Images Articles 2007 Apr Pop Houdini Spirits In the 1920s, after many years entertaining crowds as an escape artist, Houdini changed his show to expose the methods and motivations of the Spiritualists, a group who claimed they could contact the dead through séances. Testifying against them in Congress, he also exposed their tricks while on stage, an act he turned into a Broadway show. Soon, Houdini received death threats from the group.
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Previously on BB:
• Houdini may be brought back from the grave Link
• Miracle Mongers and Their Methods Link

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