[Houdini and Jennie, the elephant, performing at the Hippodrome, New York] [graphic].
still image
Halftone photomechanical prints 1910-1920. gmgpc
1918.
Reproductions of photographs by White Studio.
Others might vanish rabbits, but in 1918, on the brightly-lit stage of the Hippodrome in New York City, Houdini made a 10,000-pound elephant disappear. He created a sensation. When Houdini fired a pistol Jennie vanished from view.
Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926--Performances.
Keith-Albee's New York Hippodrome--1910-1920.
Elephants--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920.
Magic--New York (State)--New York--1910-1920.
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