On the date of his 137th birthday I thought I’d post a few interesting things I found in a quick search of the Archive for Harry Houdini:

Listen to Houdini himself in rehearsal for one of his feats of escape:
http://www.archive.org/details/EdisonMachineRehearsalByHarryHoudini1914

Here is a description and the actual audio from the final seance to try to contact Houdini:
http://www.archive.org/details/TheFinalHalloweenHoudiniSeance_860

A couple of books on Houdini:

Houdini, master of escape (1960): http://www.archive.org/details/houdinimasterofe00kend

Houdini’s Paper Magic:  http://www.archive.org/details/houdinispaperma00houdgoog

And lastly a Houdini screensaver:
http://www.archive.org/details/tucows_273642_Houdini_Screen_Saver

-Jeff Kaplan