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