Variety Stage: Harry Houdini has many photos and some videos about this great magician. Houdini was a legendary magician and "Genius of Escape Who Will Startle and Amaze". If you never heard about him, you have to read his history.
More about Houdini on Houdini! and The American Experience, with posters, Escape Secrets, explaining the Houdini's techniques, and curious things about him.