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Houdini
If not the world’s greatest magician, Houdini was certainly the world’s greatest self-promoter.
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The following account of Houdini in Philadelphia was written by the noted magician, author, and ghost-writer for Thurston, Houdini and Blackstone, Walter B. Gibson. In the piece, Gibson details Houdini’s performance in the city in 1926, the last year of his life.
(Tom Ewing, Editor)
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The following images are representative of the publicity generated by and about him.
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