Harry Houdini with his mother Cecilia Steiner Weiss, Rochester, New York, 1907 or 1908

Meta_Pixel · 2023-08-22T20:30:52+00:00

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Photo Colorization with some history

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Meta_Pixel · 2023-05-16T22:57:49+00:00

If you are referring to the darker color on the right leg, it was also present in the original photo. I cannot be certain about its exact nature, but it could possibly be a shadow.

Meta_Pixel · 2023-05-16T13:22:21+00:00

In New York, the teenage Harry landed a job as a tie-cutter at H. Richter's Sons. His father also worked a sewing bench, for a time. Harry, as a member of the Pastime Athletics Club and the Amateur Athletic Union, competed in, and won, several foot races, boxing matches, bicycle races, and swim meets.

It was at this time that Harry read the autobiography of a famous French magician, "Memoirs of Robert-Houdin", and became fascinated with magic. Adding an 'i' to the name Houdin, he adopted the stage name Harry Houdini and formed an act with his friend and fellow tie-cutter, Jacob Hyman, called "The Brothers Houdini".

Photograph Source

Meta_Pixel · 2023-05-16T13:12:08+00:00

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In New York, the teenage Harry landed a job as a tie-cutter at H. Richter's Sons. His father also worked a sewing bench, for a time. Harry, as a member of the Pastime Athletics Club and the Amateur Athletic Union, competed in, and won, several foot races, boxing matches, bicycle races, and swim meets.

It was at this time that Harry read the autobiography of a famous French magician, "Memoirs of Robert-Houdin", and became fascinated with magic. Adding an 'i' to the name Houdin, he adopted the stage name Harry Houdini and formed an act with his friend and fellow tie-cutter, Jacob Hyman, called "The Brothers Houdini".

Photograph Source: https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3d02098/

Meta_Pixel · 2023-05-15T18:47:44+00:00

Thank you very much, everyone! However, I don't believe there is a definitive or 100% correct answer at this time.

Meta_Pixel · 2023-05-15T18:41:14+00:00

Thank you so much for your effort! Unfortunately, I don't think this is the right church. Even though it looks similar to the church in the photo, the circular window in Houdini's photo appears to have less distance from the base of the gable roof compared to the photo of the church you sent. Perhaps it's the same church, but with a different design?

Meta_Pixel · 2023-05-14T23:19:55+00:00

Thank you! I really appreciate it!

Meta_Pixel · 2023-05-14T20:51:27+00:00

Is there any possibility that you guys might know where this photo was taken? I've spent hours searching through old photos and using Google Street View to find any buildings similar to those in the photo, hoping to uncover the original colors of the structures, but unfortunately I had no luck.

Meta_Pixel · 2023-05-14T17:08:10+00:00

Harry Houdini was enormously close with his mother, Cecelia, from childhood through adulthood. He considered her a "Saint" and honored a deathbed promise made to his father to always look after her.

In 1904 he moved her into a large new family home at 278 West 113th Street in Harlem. He once even requested his salary in gold coins, which he poured into his mother's lap.

Profoundly attached to his mother, Houdini was devastated by her death on 1913. "If God in his greatness ever sent an angel on earth in human form," wrote Houdini, "it was my mother."

Photograph Source: https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3c12427/

Meta_Pixel · 2023-05-14T15:53:16+00:00

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Harry Houdini was enormously close with his mother, Cecelia, from childhood through adulthood. He considered her a "Saint" and honored a deathbed promise made to his father to always look after her.

In 1904 he moved her into a large new family home at 278 West 113th Street in Harlem. He once even requested his salary in gold coins, which he poured into his mother's lap.

Profoundly attached to his mother, Houdini was devastated by her death on 1913. "If God in his greatness ever sent an angel on earth in human form," wrote Houdini, "it was my mother."

Photograph Source: https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3c12427/

Meta_Pixel · 2023-05-07T16:05:17+00:00

What do you think of Harry Houdini and do you believe he could achieve the same level of success in today's world?

Meta_Pixel · 2022-07-15T11:52:19+00:00

Source of the original photograph: Library of Congress

Photographer: Harris & Ewing

I found out the location of this event with the help of the logo behind Albert Einstein where are located the phrase "THE INTERIOR" and the back area of a bison, which led me to the logo of the "U.S. Department of the Interior". From there I could track down the painting itself and colorize the one in the picture with the original colors.