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Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini “To My Mother” souvenir card. [New York?], ca. 1913. Decorative border surrounds and elaborate tribute to mothers, bearing Houdini’s name at its conclusion. Medallion photograph of Houdini kissing his mother on the cheek at right. 7 1/8” x 5 3/8”. One corner creased, margins toned. Most likely produced after the death of Houdini’s beloved mother, the great magician has long been described by biographers as being virtually obsessed with his mother, Cecelia Steiner Weiss. The final line of the card states, “The poet who wrote “God Himself could not be everywhere so He made Mothers” – gives poetic utterance to my own sentiment.”


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