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Harry Houdini

peteb — 2012-01-19T00:38:57Z

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- * [http://houdinireappears.blogsome.com/page/13/ Event record] on Houdini Reappears Blog	+ * [http://houdinireappears.blogsome.com/page/13 Event record] on Houdini Reappears Blog

Harry Houdini

alexandergartley — 2009-10-01T20:14:34Z

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- '''Harry Houdini''', the famous magician, daredevil, and Spiritualist exposer, ["Famous Visitors" performed in Rochester] in ["1907"]. The event was his first manacled bridge jump and enjoyed by a crowd of thousands. He lept from Weighlock bridge and emerged from the water within fifteen seconds.	+ '''Harry Houdini''', the famous magician, daredevil, and Spiritualist exposer, ["Famous Visitors" performed in Rochester] in ["1907"]. The event was his first manacled bridge jump and enjoyed by a crowd of thousands. He leapt from Weighlock bridge and emerged from the water within fifteen seconds.

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BradMandell — 2009-08-03T21:00:24Z

source, smaller img in case it is copyrighted, wiki links, sources

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- '''Harry Houdini''' was a famous magician, daredevil, and Spiritualist exposer who performed his first manacled bridge jump in Rochester in 1907 before a crowd of thousands. He lept from Weighlock bridge and emerged from the water within fifteen seconds.	+ [[Image(houdiniandmom.jpg,right, thumbnail, 300, noborder,"Houdini and his mom. 1908")]] + '''Harry Houdini''', the famous magician, daredevil, and Spiritualist exposer, ["Famous Visitors" performed in Rochester] in ["1907"]. The event was his first manacled bridge jump and enjoyed by a crowd of thousands. He lept from Weighlock bridge and emerged from the water within fifteen seconds.
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- Following the jump he noted in his personal diary: "Ma saw me jump!"	+ Following the jump he noted in his personal diary: "Ma saw me jump!" - see photo at right.
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	+ + '''Notes and References''' + * [wiki:wikipedia:Harry_Houdini Harry Houdini] on Wikipedia + * [http://houdinireappears.blogsome.com/page/13/ Event record] on Houdini Reappears Blog + * [http://www.umanitoba.ca/cm/vol12/no7/harryhoudini.html Harry Houdini, A Magical Life] - web page has excerpt from book that confirms some of the above information. "''While in Rochester, New York, in 1907, Harry performed his first Manacled Bridge Jump. ("Manacled" is another word for "handcuffed".) The scene was the Weighlock Bridge. Thousands began gathering beforehand to see Harry, shackled in handcuffs and chains, jump into the water far below. Harry waited till the crowd was silent, then took a deep breath...and leaped off the bridge. ... The onlookers held their breath. Would Harry free himself or would he drown? Fifteen seconds after Harry hit the water, a bare arm thrust up above the surface, holding the open cuffs. He'd done it!''"

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alexandergartley — 2009-08-03T20:30:27Z

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alexandergartley — 2009-08-03T20:30:14Z

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alexandergartley — 2008-09-04T15:20:53Z

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Harry Houdini

RobertPolyn — 2007-04-05T16:05:44Z

1st manacled bridge jump in rochester, loves his mother (photo & quote)

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	+ Famous magician, daredevil, and Spiritualist exposer performed his first manacled bridge jump in Rochester, 1907, before a crowd of thousands. He lept from Weighlock bridge and emerged from the water within fifteen seconds. + + Following the jump he noted in his personal diary: "Ma saw me jump!" + + -->[[Image(houdiniandmom.jpg)]] + Houdini and his mom. 1908. <-- + + The event was filmed, and archival footage of this performance allegedly exists at the ["George Eastman House"].

Harry Houdini

RobertPolyn — 2007-04-05T16:02:26Z

Upload of image houdiniandmom.jpg.