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(HOUDINI--CHALLENGE.) Liverpool City Police Office Dale St., Feb. 2nd, 1904. Large broadside announcement that Houdini had successfully escaped from
(HOUDINI--CHALLENGE.) Liverpool City Police Office Dale St., Feb. 2nd, 1904. Large broadside announcement that Houdini had successfully escaped from a prison cell, 29x20 inches; considerably damaged, with numerous chips and tears at edges, extensive cellotape repairs on recto along previous folds. sold as is. Liverpool, 1904
- Notes: Clever advertising broadside stating Houdini's success in escaping from a jail cell, opening all the other cell doors, and moving a man from one cell to another. This is one of Houdini's most famous escapes. He uses this broadside to trumpet his achievement and to announce his appearance at the Empire Theatre.
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