Art, Symbol & Imagination
Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini
Two men stand side by side in a formal photographic portrait. Their contrasting heights and light and dark suits give the pair an immediately recognisable silhouette. The printed caption identifies Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini, whose differing views of Spiritualism inform the book.
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Photographer not identified. "Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini" [editorial title]. In A Magician Among the Spirits, Harry Houdini. First edition, 1924, Harper & Brothers. Source scan leaf 6. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0226-0004
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Photographer not identified. Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini. A Magician Among the Spirits. Scan leaf 6. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0226-0004