![]() ![]() ![]() Houdini was able to escape in four minutes and nine seconds. They had come to view the test,” reported the San Antonio Express. ![]() For presently, Harry Houdini, “The Elusive American,”arch mystifier and world’s foremost self-liberator, would risk his life and his reputation just that they might be thrilled. They just snuggled closer in their wraps and maneuvered the while for points of better vantage. They wintry, penetrating wind in its frigid sworling seemingly did not bother them. A master of escape, Harry Houdini drew crowds of thousands to watch him break free of just about any seemingly inescapable bind. They packed the streets converging at The Express Building, men, women, children. The full-width print is expected to sell for upward of 12,000. A few speeches were made, light lunches and refreshments were served and an orchestra filled the hall with melody,” reported the Express-News.įebruary 2, 1916: Thousands braved the cold and wind to witness Harry Houdini free himself of a strait-jacket while suspended in the air over the intersection of Crocket and Navarro in downtown San Antonio. Free Shipping Houdini Suspended Strait Jacket Escape, 1922 Poster Print by Science Source Item VARSCIJB0508 Science Source Posters and Prints from. “In the presence of a distinguished assemblage of railway officials, officers of the army and representative citizens, the magnificent passenger depot of the Southern Pacific Railway was formally opened Saturday noon. February 1, 1903: The new Sunset railroad depot opened on Jan. ![]()
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