ESCAPING OBSCURITY: Discoveries & Corrections

Here is a list of post-publication discoveries and corrections to Escaping Obscurity: The Travel Diary of Harry Houdini 1897-1899. 

Page 43: “One of the 3 [Nudos] fell from traps.”

The 3 Nudos were trapeze artists Marie, Richard, and Beth. (More)

Thanks to Richard Hatch.

Page 56: "Dash takes my wheel (& sold it)."

David Byron suggested the word here is "sold" instead of "saved," and I agree with him 100%.

Thank you, David.

Page 76: Typo in caption. Should read: "As early as 1895 Houdini produced magic catalogs..."

Thanks to David Byron.

Page 107: "4 in morning New Years."

Thanks to David Byron.

Page 168: Somehow, the caption on the page got omitted. It should read:

This rare photo of the Welsh Bros. Circus in Lancaster shows the geography of the circus: the sideshow out front, the central big top, and the smaller concert tent out back where The Houdinis performed their “big city show” for an additional nickel. Private Collection of Fred Pfening III.

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