Art, Symbol & Imagination
Eusapia Palladino at the Séance Table
A seated woman rests her hands beside a small table in a plain photographic setting. The furniture and pose give the image the appearance of a séance arrangement. The caption identifies Eusapia Palladino, one of the mediums discussed in Houdini’s investigation of Spiritualist claims.
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Photographer not identified. "Eusapia Palladino at the Séance Table" [editorial title]. In A Magician Among the Spirits, Harry Houdini. First edition, 1924, Harper & Brothers. Source scan leaf 99. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0226-0087
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Photographer not identified. Eusapia Palladino at the Séance Table. A Magician Among the Spirits. Scan leaf 99. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0226-0087