The photo shows some of Magic's most famous figures at a New York "Halloween Harry Houdini Seance." Although these have been called "seances" by many, it was really meant as a scientific test between Harry Houdini, his wife Bess Houdini and friends which she carried on for ten years when Bess Houdini did the final Houdini seance..

Seen in this photo are
1) Magic author and editor Byron Wells.
2) Long lost friend Solomon Cohen (where are you?)
3) Famous author Walter B. Gibson, author of "The Shadow," Harry Houdini biographer, ghost writer, confidant of Harry Houdini and his wife Bess. Before he died he asked Dorothy Dietrich to carry on the tradition of Houdini's wife's yearly seance tributes to Harry Houdini called by many "seances."
4) America's leading female magician and an expert on Harry Houdini, Dorothy Dietrich She carries on the Halloween Harry Houdini Seance.
5) Milbourne Christopher, magic historian, and biographer of Harry Houdini who attended most of the New York Halloween "Harry Houdini Seances" at The Magic Towne House before his death.

Famous magician and writer Milbourne Christopher
at another of our "Halloween Harry Houdini Seances" shortly before his death.

Please note the NYC Mayor's proclamation above Walter and Dorothy's head.

Harry Houdini never said he was coming back, or that he would open handcuffs, etc. Harry Houdini was the exposer of the very people who claimed they could get messages from your dead relatives, make their ghosts appear, in a seance, etc. Harry Houdini said such things were in his experience not possible, but being the greatest escape artist/magician that ever lived he, Harry Houdini, would try to escape from the beyond in a seance or any way he could. After ten years of no results doing the Halloween seances his wife Bess Houdini sent out a letter to participants and took ads saying "since the failure of the ten year TEST, it is my opinion that all concerned have struck a mighty world wide blow at superstition." That was her final Houdini seance.

Go to Articles about past Halloween "Harry Houdini Seances"

For many years Dunninger claimed he had a code with Harry Houdini. Research proves this to be a falsehood

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Harry Houdini biography. Halloween Seance info.

Not well known facts about Harry Houdini.< halloween seance info./a>
Harry Houdini's local appearances
Some Harry Houdini challenges in the area.
Harry Houdini's brother Hardeen and other magic history
Harry Houdini's exposure of psychics, mediums, seances and other frauds.
Local writer writes of seeing Harry Houdini many times.
Ads for Harry Houdini's movies in Scranton.
Some Harry Houdini portraits, drawings, etc.
Early theater history in Scranton.

Harry Houdini Museum Information. Halloween Seance info.

About the Harry Houdini museum and tour.
To order a T-Shirt.
Available souvenirs & Houidni Museum memberships.
Harry Houdini Museum Information for GROUPS & FIELD TRIPS AND MAGIC SHOWS.
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Harry Houdini Museum Memberships & Donations & Volunteers.
A GREAT NEW BOOK ABOUT HOUDINI!!! Called "Harry Houdini!!!" and is written by a Pulitzer Prize winning author who knows magic and magicians as well, Kenneth Silverman. A giant work with 150 pictures as well. It is now out of print. Send $35 plus $5 postage and handling in US or appropriate postage for non US destinations. Don't miss this. Send to Harry Houdini Museum, 1433 N. Main Ave., Scranton PA 18508

Tourist Information...
Go to Pocono - Scranton Fun Guide.
Go to SCRANTON HISTORY. Historic Jewel of the Pocono Region.
Go to Tour 1 of Scranton. City skyline
Go to Tour 2 of Scranton. Government buildings
Go to Tour 3 of Scranton. A tour of Luna Amusement Park .
Go to Tour 4 of Scranton. A tour of the old coal mining area.
Go to Early theater history in Scranton.

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