Art, Symbol & Imagination
Houdini Demonstrating a Slate Switch
Two standing figures hold writing slates above the head of a seated participant. The lifted objects make the action of exchanging them visible to the camera. The source identifies Houdini, Mrs. Houdini and Mr. Teale in this staged explanation of a séance technique.
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Photographer not identified. "Houdini Demonstrating a Slate Switch" [editorial title]. In A Magician Among the Spirits, Harry Houdini. First edition, 1924, Harper & Brothers. Source scan leaf 153. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0226-0137
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Photographer not identified. Houdini Demonstrating a Slate Switch. A Magician Among the Spirits. Scan leaf 153. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0226-0137