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Houdini

New York
· 1874 - 1926
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Houdini lived here from 1904 to 1926, collecting illusions, theatrical memorabilia, and books on psychic phenomena and magic. Famous for daring escapes, no restraints—ropes, chains, straitjackets, bank vaults, or jail cells—could hold him.
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