Art, Symbol & Imagination
Ira Erastus Davenport with Houdini
An elderly bearded man stands beside Houdini in an outdoor photograph. Both men face the camera, their figures framed by the surrounding vegetation. The caption identifies Ira Erastus Davenport and dates the photograph to 5 July 1911, connecting it with Houdini’s account of the Davenport brothers.
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Photographer not identified. "Ira Erastus Davenport with Houdini" [editorial title]. In A Magician Among the Spirits, Harry Houdini. First edition, 1924, Harper & Brothers. Source scan leaf 59. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0226-0050
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Photographer not identified. Ira Erastus Davenport with Houdini. A Magician Among the Spirits. Scan leaf 59. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0226-0050