My previous blog, L302-55 versus L302-60, which we will call Part I showed two famous images of Houdini standing shackled in a Jail Cell with cuffs and ball & chains that are similar but slightly different images.

This blog which we will call Part II presents some physical evidence of where these images have shown up.

In the Los Angeles Times, The Book Review Section, on Sunday, January 22, 1978, the L302-55 image appeared in the article that Ricky Jay did on the book Houdini: His Legend and His Magic by Doug Henning with Charles Reynolds.  The funny thing is that in the actual book, the L302-60 image is the image that appears in the book on page 147.

Also, there was a seller on E-Bay who was selling an item titled, Famous HOUDINI with chains photograph-Antique Negative– One of the better quality portraits of Houdini extant that had a picture of the actual negative for sale and a picture of what it would supposedly look like developed.  On closer inspection, the negative was of L302-60 and the developed picture was of L302-55; note both pictures on E-Bay had the L302 numbers cropped off.

See below for more evidence.

L302-55:

• The Book Review
• Ebay – Picture of what the Antique negative supposedly looked like developed
• The Truth About Houdini
• Kino Movie Star Front Cover
• Kino Movie Star Back Cover
• 2011 Goodwin Champions by Upper Deck
• Copy of 11 x 14 lobby card, acquired in the late 70’s
• Evening Public Ledger Philadelphia, December 20, 1919
• Los Angeles Magazine October 1979 (pic credited to Manny Weltman collection)
• Weekly World News October 28, 1980
• Kinema Comic Insert 1920

L302-60:

• Can be found on page 147 of Doug Henning’s 1977 book titled, Houdini His Legend and His Magic
• Ebay – Picture of actual Antique Negative
• Deck of Cards
• NYPL Billy Rose Theatre Collection:  Photographs of Houdini in various Chains (Appears in Houdini Art and Magic book on page 61)
• Magazine Cover
• Magic Wallet Cards
• 2002 Topps American Pie